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'''Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Rajayee''' (5 May 1922&nbsp;– 20 September 1999), popularly known by her screen name '''T. R. Rajakumari''', was an Indian film actress, [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] singer and dancer. She has been called the first "dream girl" of Tamil cinema.<ref name="newspaper">{{Cite news |first=Randor |last= Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=T. R. Rajakumari: 'The dream girl' with many-sided talent |date=17 November 1990 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/08/04122341/rajakumari.html | title=தமிழ்ப்பட உலகின் முதல் கனவுக்கன்னி டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி |trans-title=T. R. Rajakumari, the first dream girl of Tamil cinema | work=[[Maalai Malar]] | date=2 August 2009 | access-date=14 March 2010 | language=Tamil}}</ref>
'''Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Rajayee''' (5 May 1922&nbsp;– 20 September 1999), known by her screen name '''T. R. Rajakumari''', was an Indian actress, [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] singer and dancer. She has been called the first "dream girl" of Tamil cinema.<ref name="newspaper">{{Cite news |first=Randor |last= Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=T. R. Rajakumari: 'The dream girl' with many-sided talent |date=17 November 1990 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/08/04122341/rajakumari.html | title=தமிழ்ப்பட உலகின் முதல் கனவுக்கன்னி டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி |trans-title=T. R. Rajakumari, the first dream girl of Tamil cinema | work=[[Maalai Malar]] | date=2 August 2009 | access-date=14 March 2010 | language=Tamil}}</ref>


== Film career ==
== Film career ==
Rajayee made her film debut in "''Kumara Kulothungan"'' which was produced in 1938–39 but was released in 1941 after ''Kacha Devayani''. In the initial ads her name appeared as T. R. Rajayee but later in the film she was credited as T. R. Rajalakshmi. Her second film was Mandharavathi directed by D.S. Marconi was also released in 1941.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/kumara-kulothungan-1939/article5818852.ece|title=Kumara Kulothungan (1941)|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 March 2014|access-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140323040330/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/kumara-kulothungan-1939/article5818852.ece| archive-date=23 March 2014}}</ref> ''Kacha Devayani'' (1941) was a hit and helped launch her career in movies. There is some confusion about in which film she actually made her debut as ''Kacha Devayani's'' director [[K. Subramaniam]] later insisted that he was the one who introduced her to films.<ref>{{cite book|last=Narayanan|first=Aranthai|title=Aramba Kaala Tamil cinema (1931–1941)|publisher=Vijaya Publications|year=2009|pages=107}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/10/23/stories/2009102350471600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129082039/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/10/23/stories/2009102350471600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2010|title= Blast from the Past: Katcha Devayani 1941  |last=Randor Guy  |author-link=Randor Guy  |date=23 October 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref> In 1944, Rajakumari starred in the record-breaking film ''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]'' alongside [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] and gained recognition for her glamorous portrayal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/07/11/stories/2008071150391600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714042834/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/07/11/stories/2008071150391600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2008|title=Blast From the Past : Haridas 1944|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=11 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref>
Rajayee made her film debut in "''Kumara Kulothungan"'' which was produced in 1938–39 but was released in 1941 after ''Kacha Devayani''. In the initial ads her name appeared as T. R. Rajayee but later in the film she was credited as T. R. Rajalakshmi. Her second film was Mandharavathi directed by D.S. Marconi was also released in 1941.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/kumara-kulothungan-1939/article5818852.ece|title=Kumara Kulothungan (1941)|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 March 2014|access-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140323040330/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/kumara-kulothungan-1939/article5818852.ece| archive-date=23 March 2014}}</ref> ''Kacha Devayani'' (1941) was a hit and helped launch her career in movies. There is some confusion about in which film she actually made her debut as ''Kacha Devayani's'' director [[K. Subramaniam]] later insisted that he was the one who introduced her to films.<ref>{{cite book|last=Narayanan|first=Aranthai|title=Aramba Kaala Tamil cinema (1931–1941)|publisher=Vijaya Publications|year=2009|pages=107}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/10/23/stories/2009102350471600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129082039/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/10/23/stories/2009102350471600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2010|title= Blast from the Past: Katcha Devayani 1941  |last=Randor Guy  |author-link=Randor Guy  |date=23 October 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref> In 1944, Rajakumari starred in the record-breaking film ''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]'' alongside [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] and gained recognition for her glamorous portrayal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/07/11/stories/2008071150391600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714042834/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/07/11/stories/2008071150391600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2008|title=Blast From the Past : Haridas 1944|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=11 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref>


In her Tamil film career, Rajakumari acted as the female lead to many major film stars including Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]], [[K. R. Ramaswamy (actor)|K. R. Ramaswamy]], [[P. U. Chinnappa]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. She also started a film production company (with her brother T. R. Ramanna) called "R. R. Pictures" and produced films like ''Vaazhapirandhavan'' (1953), ''[[Koondukkili]]'' (1954), ''[[Gul-E-Bagaavali]]'' (1955), ''[[Paasam]]'' (1962), ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'' (1963), ''[[Panam Padaithavan]]'' (1965) and ''[[Parakkum Paavai]]'' (1966). Her last film as an actress was ''[[Vanambadi]]'' (1963).<ref name="newspaper" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/08/04122341/rajakumari.html |title="கனவுக்கன்னி" டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி 5 சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்களுடன் நடித்தார்  |date=4 August 2009 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.vn/2013.01.28-073933/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/08/04122341/rajakumari.html |archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>
In her Tamil film career, Rajakumari acted as the female lead to many major film stars including Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]], [[K. R. Ramaswamy (actor)|K. R. Ramaswamy]], [[P. U. Chinnappa]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. She also started a film production company (with her brother T. R. Ramanna) called "R. R. Pictures" and produced films like ''Vaazhapirandhavan'' (1953), ''[[Koondukkili]]'' (1954), ''[[Gul-E-Bagaavali]]'' (1955), ''[[Paasam]]'' (1962), ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'' (1963), ''[[Panam Padaithavan]]'' (1965) and ''[[Parakkum Paavai]]'' (1966). Her last film as an actress was ''[[Vanambadi]]'' (1963).<ref name="newspaper" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/08/04122341/rajakumari.html |title="கனவுக்கன்னி" டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி 5 சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்களுடன் நடித்தார்  |date=4 August 2009 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/2013.01.28-073933/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/08/04122341/rajakumari.html |archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>


== Later life and death ==
== Later life and death ==
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|1939 || ''Kumara Kulothungan'' ||  || ||
|1939 || ''Kumara Kulothungan'' ||  ||
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|1941 || ''[[Kacha Devayani]]''  || Devayani || ||
|1941 || ''[[Kacha Devayani]]''  || Devayani ||
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|1941 ||''Mandharavathi''  ||  || ||
|1941 ||''Mandharavathi''  ||  ||
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|1941 ||''Soorya Puthiri''  ||  || Kothamangalam Seenu ||
|1941 ||''Soorya Puthiri''  ||  ||
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|1942 ||''Sathi Suganya''  ||  || [[Honnappa Bhagavathar|C. Honnappa Bhagavathar]] ||
|1942 ||''Sathi Suganya''  ||  ||
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|1942 ||''[[Manonmani]]'' || Manonmani || [[P. U. Chinnappa]] ||
|1942 ||''[[Manonmani]]'' || Manonmani ||
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|1943||''[[Sivakavi]]'' || Vanji || [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]], [[S. Jayalakshmi]] ||
|1943||''[[Sivakavi]]'' || Vanji ||
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|1943 ||''Kubera Kuchela''  ||  || P. U. Chinnappa ||
|1943 ||''Kubera Kuchela''  ||  ||
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|1944 || ''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]'' || Haridas' mistress|| M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, [[N. C. Vasanthakokilam]] ||
|1944 || ''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]'' || Haridas' mistress||
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|1944 ||''Prabhavathi''  ||  || C. Honnappa Bhagavathar ||
|1944 ||''Prabhavathi''  ||  ||
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| 1945 || ''[[Saalivaahanan]]'' || Chandralekha || [[Ranjan (actor)|Ranjan]], K. L. V. Vasantha ||
| 1945 || ''[[Saalivaahanan]]'' || Chandralekha ||
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| 1946 || ''[[Valmiki (1946 film)|Valmiki]]'' ||  || C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, [[U. R. Jeevarathinam]] ||
| 1946 || ''[[Valmiki (1946 film)|Valmiki]]'' ||  ||
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| 1946 || ''Vikatayogi'' ||  || P. U. Chinnappa ||
| 1946 || ''Vikatayogi'' ||  ||
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| 1947 || ''[[Pankajavalli]]'' ||  || P. U. Chinnappa ||
| 1947 || ''[[Pankajavalli]]'' ||  ||
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| 1948 || ''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]'' || Chandralekha || [[M. K. Radha]], [[Ranjan (actor)|Ranjan]] ||
| 1948 || ''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]'' || Chandralekha ||
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| 1949 || ''[[Krishna Bakthi]]'' || Devakumari || P. U. Chinnappa ||
| 1949 || ''[[Krishna Bakthi]]'' || Devakumari ||
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| 1949 || ''[[Pavalakkodi (1949 film)|Pavalakkodi]]'' || Pavalakkodi || T. E. Varadhan ||
| 1949 || ''[[Pavalakkodi (1949 film)|Pavalakkodi]]'' || Pavalakkodi ||
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| 1950 || ''[[Ithaya Geetham]]'' || Thara || [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T.R. Mahalingam]] ||
| 1950 || ''[[Ithaya Geetham]]'' || Thara ||
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| 1950 || ''[[Vijayakumari (film)|Vijayakumari]]'' ||  || [[K. R. Ramaswamy (actor)|K. R. Ramaswamy]] ||
| 1950 || ''[[Vijayakumari (film)|Vijayakumari]]'' ||  ||
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| 1951 || ''[[Vanasundari]]'' || Vanasundari || P. U. Chinnappa ||
| 1951 || ''[[Vanasundari]]'' || Vanasundari ||
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| 1952 || ''[[Amarakavi]]'' ||  || M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar ||
| 1952 || ''[[Amarakavi]]'' ||  ||
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| 1953 || ''[[Anbu (1953 film)|Anbu]]'' || Thangam || [[Sivaji Ganesan]] ||
| 1953 || ''[[Anbu (1953 film)|Anbu]]'' || Thangam ||
|-
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| 1953 || ''[[En Veedu]]'' ||  || [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] ||
| 1953 || ''[[En Veedu]]'' ||  ||
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| 1953 || ''[[Panakkaari]]'' ||  || Chittor V. Nagaiah, [[M. G. Ramachandran]] ||
| 1953 || ''[[Panakkaari]]'' ||  ||
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| 1953 || ''Vazha Pirandavan'' ||  || ||
| 1953 || ''Vazha Pirandavan'' ||  ||
|-
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| 1954 || ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' || Vasanthasenai || Sivaji Ganesan ||
| 1954 || ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' || Vasanthasenai ||
|-
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|  1955 || ''[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebagavali]]'' || || M. G. Ramachandran, [[G. Varalakshmi]] ||
|  1955 || ''[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebagavali]]'' || ||
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|  1957 || ''[[Pudhumai Pithan (1957 film)|Pudhumai Pithan]]'' || || M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja ||
|  1957 || ''[[Pudhumai Pithan (1957 film)|Pudhumai Pithan]]'' || ||
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| 1957 || ''[[Thangamalai Ragasiyam]]'' || || Sivaji Ganesan, [[M. N. Nambiar]] ||
| 1957 || ''[[Thangamalai Ragasiyam]]'' || Nandhini ||
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| 1959 || ''[[Thanga Padhumai]]'' || || Sivaji Ganesan, [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] ||
| 1959 || ''[[Thanga Padhumai]]'' || ||
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|  1962 || ''[[Paasam]]'' || || [[M. R. Radha]], M. G. Ramachandran ||
|  1962 || ''[[Paasam]]'' || ||
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| 1963 ||''[[Vanambadi]]''||  ||[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[S. V. Sahasranamam]]||
| 1963 ||''[[Vanambadi]]''||  ||
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| 1963 || ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]''|| Gangamma, Murugappan's elder sister || M. G. Ramachandran,  Saroja Devi ||
| 1963 || ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]''|| Gangamma, Murugappan's elder sister ||
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T. R. Rajakumari
T. R. Rajakumari in Sivakavi (1943).
Born
Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Rajayee

5 May 1922
Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died20 September 1999 (age 77)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active1936–1963
Parent(s)Father: Radhakrishnan
Mother: Ranganayaki
FamilyT. S. Damayanthi (Sister),
T. D. Kusalakumari (niece),
T. R. Ramanna (brother)

Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Rajayee (5 May 1922 – 20 September 1999), known by her screen name T. R. Rajakumari, was an Indian actress, Carnatic singer and dancer. She has been called the first "dream girl" of Tamil cinema.[1][2]

Film career

Rajayee made her film debut in "Kumara Kulothungan" which was produced in 1938–39 but was released in 1941 after Kacha Devayani. In the initial ads her name appeared as T. R. Rajayee but later in the film she was credited as T. R. Rajalakshmi. Her second film was Mandharavathi directed by D.S. Marconi was also released in 1941.[3] Kacha Devayani (1941) was a hit and helped launch her career in movies. There is some confusion about in which film she actually made her debut as Kacha Devayani's director K. Subramaniam later insisted that he was the one who introduced her to films.[4][5] In 1944, Rajakumari starred in the record-breaking film Haridas alongside M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and gained recognition for her glamorous portrayal.[6]

In her Tamil film career, Rajakumari acted as the female lead to many major film stars including Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, T. R. Mahalingam, K. R. Ramaswamy, P. U. Chinnappa, M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan. She also started a film production company (with her brother T. R. Ramanna) called "R. R. Pictures" and produced films like Vaazhapirandhavan (1953), Koondukkili (1954), Gul-E-Bagaavali (1955), Paasam (1962), Periya Idathu Penn (1963), Panam Padaithavan (1965) and Parakkum Paavai (1966). Her last film as an actress was Vanambadi (1963).[1][7]

Later life and death

Rajakumari died on 20 September 1999 after a prolonged illness.[8]

Partial filmography

Year Title[9] Role Notes
1939 Kumara Kulothungan
1941 Kacha Devayani Devayani
1941 Mandharavathi
1941 Soorya Puthiri
1942 Sathi Suganya
1942 Manonmani Manonmani
1943 Sivakavi Vanji
1943 Kubera Kuchela
1944 Haridas Haridas' mistress
1944 Prabhavathi
1945 Saalivaahanan Chandralekha
1946 Valmiki
1946 Vikatayogi
1947 Pankajavalli
1948 Chandralekha Chandralekha
1949 Krishna Bakthi Devakumari
1949 Pavalakkodi Pavalakkodi
1950 Ithaya Geetham Thara
1950 Vijayakumari
1951 Vanasundari Vanasundari
1952 Amarakavi
1953 Anbu Thangam
1953 En Veedu
1953 Panakkaari
1953 Vazha Pirandavan
1954 Manohara Vasanthasenai
1955 Gulebagavali
1957 Pudhumai Pithan
1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Nandhini
1959 Thanga Padhumai
1962 Paasam
1963 Vanambadi
1963 Periya Idathu Penn Gangamma, Murugappan's elder sister

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guy, Randor (17 November 1990). "T. R. Rajakumari: 'The dream girl' with many-sided talent". The Indian Express. p. 18.
  2. ↑ "தமிழ்ப்பட உலகின் முதல் கனவுக்கன்னி டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி" [T. R. Rajakumari, the first dream girl of Tamil cinema]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ Guy, Randor (22 March 2014). "Kumara Kulothungan (1941)". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Narayanan, Aranthai (2009). Aramba Kaala Tamil cinema (1931–1941). Vijaya Publications. p. 107.
  5. ↑ Randor Guy (23 October 2009). "Blast from the Past: Katcha Devayani 1941". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  6. ↑ Guy, Randor (11 July 2008). "Blast From the Past : Haridas 1944". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  7. ↑ ""கனவுக்கன்னி" டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி 5 சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்களுடன் நடித்தார்". Maalai Malar. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Actress Rajkumari dies at 79". The Indian Express. 21 September 1999. Retrieved 30 November 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "T. R. Rajakumari filmography". Jointscene.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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