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'''Sriranjani''' (22 February 1927 – 27 April 1974) was an Indian actress active in Telugu and Tamil films. She was the younger sister of [[Sriranjani (actress)|Sriranjani]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/kalasevak/sriranjani.html |title=Sri Ranjani Sisters in Kalasevakulu at Idlebrain.com. |access-date=28 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218191608/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/kalasevak/sriranjani.html |archive-date=18 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly as the long-suffering wife.
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'''Sriranjani''' (22 February 1927 – 27 April 1974) was an Indian actress active in Telugu and Tamil films. She was the younger sister of [[Sriranjani (Telugu actress)|Sriranjani]].<ref name="I">{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/kalasevak/sriranjani.html |title=Sri Ranjani Sisters in Kalasevakulu at Idlebrain.com. |access-date=28 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218191608/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/kalasevak/sriranjani.html |archive-date=18 February 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly her frequent portrayal of the long-suffering wife.<ref name="I"/>


==Life in Brief==
==Life==
Sriranjani was born in Murikipudi village of [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Her elder sister, Senior Sriranjani was also an actress and is the first Sita of the Telugu screen. Her birth name is Mahalakshmi. She had grown up with her elder sister and developed interest in movies and acting. [[Chitrapu Narayana Murthy]] encouraged her and gave her chance to act in the film ''[[Bhishma]]'' in 1944. She subsequently acted in ''Gollabhama'', ''Brahmachari'', ''Gitanjali'', ''Madalasa'', ''Laila Majnu'' etc., Her life turned brighter as a heroine character in [[Gunasundari Katha]] in 1949, directed by famous [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]]. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She subsequently acted in the Tamil version of Gunasundari Katha and obtained critical reviews. She acted as heroine in the magnum opus ''[[Chandraharam]]''. Though she acted in many films like ''Mantradandam'', ''Sankranthi'', ''Prema'', ''Bratuku Teruvu'', ''Svayamprabha'', ''Ramanjaneya Yuddham'' her best portrayal was the all-time hit of Gunasundari Katha.
Sriranjani was born in Murikipudi village of [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Her elder sister, Senior Sriranjani was also an actress and is the first Sita of the Telugu screen. Her birth name is Mahalakshmi. She had grown up with her elder sister and developed interest in movies and acting. [[Chitrapu Narayana Murthy]] encouraged her and gave her chance to act in the film ''[[Bhishma]]'' in 1944. She subsequently acted in ''Gollabhama'', ''Brahmachari'', ''Gitanjali'', ''Madalasa'', ''Laila Majnu'' etc., Her life turned brighter as a heroine character in [[Gunasundari Katha]] in 1949, directed by famous [[K. V. Reddy]]. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She acted as heroine in the magnum opus ''[[Chandraharam]]''. Though she acted in many films like ''Mantradandam'', ''Sankranthi'', ''Prema'', ''Bratuku Teruvu'', ''Svayamprabha'', ''Ramanjaneya Yuddham'' her best portrayal was the all-time hit of Gunasundari Katha.


In her Tamil film [[Parasakthi (1952 film)|Parasakthi]] (1952), Sriranjani portrayed the male ideal of virtuous [[Hindu]] womanhood. In the same year, she also starred with MGR in the movie ''Kumari''. Another serious role of Sriranjani was as Chandra (the wife of the hero, a lothario who suffers from leprosy) in ''Ratha Kanneer'', a 1954 Tamil movie. Sriranjani played Rajee in the Tamil film [[Rajee En Kanmani]] (1954).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110429013250/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/07/24/stories/2009072450411600.htm Rajee En Kanmani 1954 review in the Hindu.]</ref> The film is based on the [[City Lights]] (1931) of [[Charlie Chaplin]].
In her Tamil film [[Parasakthi (1952 film)|Parasakthi]] (1952), Sriranjani portrayed the male ideal of virtuous [[Hindu]] womanhood. In the same year, she also starred with MGR in the movie ''Kumari''. Another serious role of Sriranjani was as Chandra (the wife of the hero, a lothario who suffers from leprosy) in ''Ratha Kanneer'', a 1954 Tamil movie. Sriranjani played Rajee in the Tamil film [[Rajee En Kanmani]] (1954).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110429013250/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/07/24/stories/2009072450411600.htm Rajee En Kanmani 1954 review in the Hindu.]</ref> The film is based on the [[City Lights]] (1931) of [[Charlie Chaplin]].<ref name="I"/>


She retired from films in 1960, but returned for a few guest roles. She died in 1974.
She retired from films in 1960, but returned for a few guest roles. She died in 1974.


==Filmography==
==Partial filmography==
{{col-begin}}
===Telugu===
{{col-2}}
{{colbegin}}
* Inti Kodalu (1974)
* ''[[Bhishma (1944 film)|Bhishma]]'' (1944)
* Galipatalu (1974)
* ''Gruhapravesam'' (1946)
* [[Jeevana Tarangalu]] (1973)
* ''[[Brahma Ratham]]'' (1947)
* [[Bhakta Tukaram]] (1973)
* ''[[Gollabhama (1947 film)|Gollabhama]]'' (1947)
* [[Jeevitha Chakram]] (1971)
* ''[[Madalasa (film)|Madalasa]]'' (1948)
* [[Bhale Tammudu]] (1969)
* ''[[Gitanjali (1948 film)|Gitanjali]]'' (1948)
* [[Aggi Meeda Guggilam]] (1968)
* ''[[Gunasundari Katha]]'' (1949)
* [[Nenante Nene]] (1968)
* ''[[Laila Majnu (1949 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' (1949)
* [[Bangaru Panjaram]] (1965)
* ''Vali Sugriva'' (1950)
* [[Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham]] (1963)
* ''[[Mantra Dandam]]'' (1951)
* [[Mahakavi Kalidasu]] (Telugu, 1960)
* ''[[Sankranti (1952 film)|Sankranti]]'' (1952)
* [[Krishna Leelalu]] (1959)
* ''Rajeswari'' (1952)
* Arasala Pirandavan (1958) (dubbed version of [[Mantra Dandam]]
* ''[[Prema (1952 film)|Prema]]'' (1952)
* [[Preme Daivam]] (1957)
* ''Manavati'' (1952)
* [[Penki Pellam]] (1956)
* ''[[Bratuku Teruvu]]'' (1953)
* [[Uma Sundari]] (1956)
* ''[[Pedda Manushulu (1954 film)|Peddamanushulu]]'' (1954)
* [[Santhanam (film)|Santhanam]] (1955)
* ''[[Amarasandesam]]'' (1954)
* [[Shri Krishna Tulabharam]] (1955)
* ''[[Chandraharam]]'' (1954)
* [[Ratha Kanneer]] (1954)
* ''[[Sri Krishna Tulabharam (1955 film)|Sri Krishna Tulabharam]]'' (1955)
* [[Chandraharam]] (1954)
* ''[[Santhanam (film)|Santhanam]]'' (1955)
* [[Amarasandesam]] (1954)
* ''[[Uma Sundari]]'' (1956)
* [[Peddamanushulu]] (1954)
* ''[[Penki Pellam]]'' (1956)
* [[Rajee En Kanmani]] (1954)
* ''[[Preme Daivam]]'' (1957)
{{col-2}}
* ''[[Vaddante Pelli]]'' (1957) as Gowri
* [[Thilakam (1960 film)|Thilakam]] (1959)
* ''[[Krishna Leelalu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna Leelalu (1959) |url=https://indiancine.ma/JDP |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> (1959) as [[Devaki]]
* [[Orey Vazhi]] (1959)
* ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasu]]'' (1960)
* [[Bratuku Teruvu]] (1953)
* ''[[Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham]]'' (1963)
* Kathal (1952)
* ''[[Bangaru Panjaram]]'' (1965)
* Manavati (1952)
* ''[[Nenante Nene]]'' (1968)
* [[Parasakthi (1952 film)|Parasakthi]] (1952)
* ''[[Aggi Meeda Guggilam]]'' (1968)
* [[Prema (1952 film)|Prema]] (1952)
* ''[[Bhale Thammudu (1969 film)|Bhale Tammudu]]'' (1969)
* Rajeshwari (1952)
* ''[[Ukku Pidugu]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Ukku Pidugu Telugu Length Movie {{!}} Kaantha Rao {{!}} RajaShree {{!}} Raajanala {{!}} TVNXT Telugu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxqRiyGx-Xw |access-date=13 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> (1969) as Maharani Shanthimathi Devi of Kalinga
* [[Kumari (1952 film)|Kumari]] (1952)
* ''[[Raja Simha (1969 film)|Raja Simha]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raja Simha (1969) |url=https://indiancine.ma/NOX |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> (1969) as Ratanavali
* [[Sankranti]] (1952)
* ''[[Jeevitha Chakram]]'' (1971)
* [[Mantra Dandam]] (1951)
* ''[[Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971 film)|Sampoorna Ramayanam]]'' (1972) as [[Sumitra]]
* Vali Sugriva (1950)
* ''[[Bhakta Tukaram]]'' (1973)
* [[Laila Majnu (1949 film)|Laila Majnu]] (1949)
* ''[[Jeevana Tarangalu]]'' (1973)
* [[Gunasundari Katha]] (1949)
* ''Galipatalu'' (1974)
* [[Gitanjali]] (1948)
* ''Inti Kodalu'' (1974)
* [[Madalasa]] (1948)
{{colend}}
* [[Gollabhama (1947 film)|Gollabhama]] (1947)
 
* [[Brahma Ratham]] (1947)
===Tamil===
* [[Grihapravesham]] (1946)
{{colbegin}}
* [[Bhishma]] (1944)
* ''[[Parasakthi (1952 film)|Parasakthi]]'' (1952)  
{{col-2}}
* ''[[Kumari (1952 film)|Kumari]]'' (1952)
{{col-end}}
* ''[[Prema (1952 film)|Kaadhal]]'' (1952)  
* ''[[Manavathi]]'' (1952)  
* ''[[Chandraharam]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Rajee En Kanmani]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Ratha Kanneer]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Anbe Deivam]]'' (1957)  
* ''[[Orey Vazhi]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Thilakam (1960 film)|Thilakam]]'' (1960)
{{colend}}
 
===Kannada===
* ''[[Premada Putri]]'' (1957)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2005.
* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2005.


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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Actresses from Andhra Pradesh]]

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Sriranjani Jr.
Born(1927-02-22)22 February 1927
Murikipudi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died27 April 1974(1974-04-27) (aged 47)
OccupationActress
Years active1944–1974
Notable work
Gunasundari Katha (1949), Parasakthi (1952)

Sriranjani (22 February 1927 – 27 April 1974) was an Indian actress active in Telugu and Tamil films. She was the younger sister of Sriranjani.[1] She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly her frequent portrayal of the long-suffering wife.[1]

Life[edit | edit source]

Sriranjani was born in Murikipudi village of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Her elder sister, Senior Sriranjani was also an actress and is the first Sita of the Telugu screen. Her birth name is Mahalakshmi. She had grown up with her elder sister and developed interest in movies and acting. Chitrapu Narayana Murthy encouraged her and gave her chance to act in the film Bhishma in 1944. She subsequently acted in Gollabhama, Brahmachari, Gitanjali, Madalasa, Laila Majnu etc., Her life turned brighter as a heroine character in Gunasundari Katha in 1949, directed by famous K. V. Reddy. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She acted as heroine in the magnum opus Chandraharam. Though she acted in many films like Mantradandam, Sankranthi, Prema, Bratuku Teruvu, Svayamprabha, Ramanjaneya Yuddham her best portrayal was the all-time hit of Gunasundari Katha.

In her Tamil film Parasakthi (1952), Sriranjani portrayed the male ideal of virtuous Hindu womanhood. In the same year, she also starred with MGR in the movie Kumari. Another serious role of Sriranjani was as Chandra (the wife of the hero, a lothario who suffers from leprosy) in Ratha Kanneer, a 1954 Tamil movie. Sriranjani played Rajee in the Tamil film Rajee En Kanmani (1954).[2] The film is based on the City Lights (1931) of Charlie Chaplin.[1]

She retired from films in 1960, but returned for a few guest roles. She died in 1974.

Partial filmography[edit | edit source]

Telugu[edit | edit source]

Tamil[edit | edit source]

Kannada[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sri Ranjani Sisters in Kalasevakulu at Idlebrain.com". Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Rajee En Kanmani 1954 review in the Hindu.
  3. ↑ "Krishna Leelalu (1959)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Ukku Pidugu Telugu Length Movie | Kaantha Rao | RajaShree | Raajanala | TVNXT Telugu, retrieved 13 January 2024
  5. ↑ "Raja Simha (1969)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  • Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2005.

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