R. B. Lakshmi Devi (born February 2, 1917) is a South Indian theater and film actress. She played the lead role in Srinivasa Kalyanam, the first Tamil film produced in Chennai.
Biography
Devi was born into a wealthy family in North Chennai.[1]
Devi made her film debut with director C. V. Ramana.[2] Her brother, A. Narayanan, made his debut in a talking film Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934).[2] She later appeared as a stunt actress in several Tamil films produced in Bombay.[2]
In the early 1950s, Devi settled at 70 Lloyds Road, Chennai. She was the first to settle in Lloyd's Road, where many celebrities of the Tamil film industry lived.[1] She later shifted to Gopalapuram Ganapathi Colony near Lloyds Road.[1]
Filmography
- Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934)
- Dharma Pathini (1936)
- Danger Signal (1937)
- Pakka Rowdy (1937)
- Anandha Ashramam (1939)[3]
- Toofan Queen (1940)
- Prem Bandhan (1941)[4]
- Malaimangai (1947)
- Veera Vanitha (1947)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 வாமனன் (9 October 2017). "செல்லுலாய்ட் 'தேவதைகள்' வலம் வந்த சென்னை மாநகரின் லாயிட்ஸ் சாலை!". தினமலர் (in Tamil). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "நட்சத்திரம் பிறந்த நாள்". குண்டூசி: 34. February 1951.
- ↑ "Ananthasayanam (1942)". The Hindu. 2016-06-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ↑ "Blast from the past: Prema Bandhan 1941". The Hindu. 2015-01-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
External links
- இதுவகையான் at YouTube - ஆர். பி. லட்சுமிதேவி ஜயக்கொடி படத்தில் கே. நடராஜனுடன் பாடிய பாடல்
- டுபான் குயீன் at YouTube - இவர் நடித்த திரைப்படம்
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