Anjali Devi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2.261

Gender

Female

Birthday

24-Aug-1927

Age

(97 years old)

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamilnadu

Also Known As
  • அஞ்சலிதேவி

Anjali Devi

Biography

Anjali Devi(Telugu:అంజలీ దేవి) 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was a Telugu & Tamil actress and producer. She was well known for her role as the mythological Sita in Lava Kusha as well as for the titular roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.


Credits

Tata Manavadu Tata Manavadu (1973) Character: N/A
A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.
Devta Devta (1956) Character: Nalini
Black-and-white fantasy film centred around a king who loses his sight and uses the forces of the ‘serpent world’ to get his sight back. He orders a young man working in the palace to descend into the world, and in the process, the young man falls in love with the serpent princess.
Soggadu Soggadu (1975) Character: N/A
Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin Saroja. Saroja's father Paramesam does not like this as he wants Saroja to be married to a well-educated individual. Sobhanadri challenges Paramesam that he will marry an educated girl.
Desamante Manushuloi Desamante Manushuloi (1970) Character: N/A
Desamante Manushuloyi is a 1970 Telugu, political social problem film. The film was directed by C. S. Rao. It received the 1970 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
பிறகு பிறகு (2007) Character: Antony's wife
Piragu (English: Then) is a 2007 Tamil crime drama film directed by N. Jeeva. The film features Hamsavardhan, Keerthi Chawla and Sunitha Varma in lead roles, with Vadivelu, Kadhal Dhandapani, Malaysia Vasudevan, Sabitha Anand and Emey playing supporting roles. The film, produced by R. Saravana and S. K. Chandhrasekar, had musical score by Srikanth Deva and was released on 21 September 2007.
ரத்த பாசம் ரத்த பாசம் (1954) Character: Rani
Raja is a petty thief living around the streets of Bombay, indulging in pickpocketing. In the same city lives Rani who makes a living through dancing. The two meet and fall in love. Raghu, the owner of a cycle company, lives luxuriously with his wife Sarala and children in Madras. Madhu, his manager, has been misappropriating the company funds with the help of his lover Manorama who Raghu is later attracted to. The company is soon closed due to losses, putting Sarala and her children in poverty.
Town Bus Town Bus (1955) Character: Amutha
Town Bus is a 1955 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by K. Somu and produced by M. A. Venu under his banner M. A. V. Pictures. The film was written by A. P. Nagarajan, and the soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars N. N. Kannappa and Anjali Devi, A. Karunanidhi, T. K. Ramachandran in the lead roles with V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, T. P. Muthulakshmi portraying supporting roles. The plot of the film was built around a bus transport company based in Coimbatore.
Aada Pettanam Aada Pettanam (1958) Character: N/A
The film begins in a village, where a wealthy couple, Ganapathi (Chadalavada) & Rangamma (Kannamba) has a son Krishna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and a daughter Swarajyam (Suryakala). Here, virago Rangamma maintains the household authority and scorns on the step-son Krishna. Krishna falls for his childhood Radha (Anjali Devi), daughter of school teacher Ramaiah (Perumallu). Learning it, Ramaiah moves with the wedding proposal when Rangamma desires Rs 10,000 of dowry. So, Ramaiah approaches malicious President Kondaiah (Gummadi) one that tramples the villagers by providing loans. At present, Ramaiah mortgages his property and acquires amount. But indeed, Kondaiah aspires to possess Radha, so, he thefts the dowry amount which makes avaricious Rangamma cancel the match. During that plight, Ramaiah agrees to couple up Radha with Kondaiah when Radha attempts suicide.
Chadarangam Chadarangam (1967) Character: N/A
Chadarangam was the winner of the Best Telugu Film award at the 15th Filmfare Awards South ceremony.
Keelu Gurram Keelu Gurram (1949) Character: Guna Sundari
A young man after knowing his past through his queen mother who has been abandoned from the kingdom by the king for some false complaints against her, tries to make the things get better in the kingdom with the help of a magical horse.
Agni Pareeksha Agni Pareeksha (1970) Character: N/A
Agni Pareeksha is a movie directed by K Varaprasadarao featuring Sridevi, Anjali Devi.
Raksha Rekha Raksha Rekha (1949) Character: Chithra
The film begins with Kalavathi, the only daughter of Simhala King Rajasimha, who is averse to marriage. So was Sudhakara, son of King Parthapa of Avanthi. Unable to convince him to get married, King Parthapa keeps him, along with a servant Dooradarsi, in a dilapidated house in the forest.
Pirappu Pirappu (2007) Character: Shenbagam, Padma's mother
Marudhu (Mahadevan) and Kaliammal (Saranya Ponvannan) are a rich but childless couple. They adopt Kannan (Prabha), a young man from a lower caste. However, Kannan feels depressed to leave his parents and little sister for his new family. Kannan, Marudhu and Kaliammal then leave their place for Kaliammal's native village.
Jayasimha Jayasimha (1955) Character: Kalindi
Inspired from the Telugu novel Veera Pooja, the film tells the story of Jayasimha (played by Rama Rao), the crown prince of Malawa kingdom who escapes assassination attempts from his uncle Rudrasimha (Ranga Rao), who wishes to ascend the throne as the next king. Jayasimha leaves Malawa assuming a new identity and leads the life of a soldier in Magadha kingdom.
Chandipriya Chandipriya (1980) Character: N/A
Chandipriya is a 1980 Telugu language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Jaya Prada and Sobhan Babu. The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Polkampalli Santha Devi.[1][2]
Annai Oru Alayam Annai Oru Alayam (1979) Character: N/A
Rajinikanth catches forest animals through traps and sells them. Rajni's mother will tell him to stop his business, but he will not listen. Later he traps a elephant calf and the mother elephant comes in search of its calf.
Mudhal Thedhi Mudhal Thedhi (1955) Character: Lakshmi
Mudhal Thedhi Starring Sivaji Ganesan, Anjali Devi. Sivagnanam (Sivaji Ganesan) works as a bank clerk.
Matharkula Manikkam Matharkula Manikkam (1956) Character: Parvathi
The film is based on two couples – where the first couple Dr. Chandra Shekar (Gemini Ganesan) & Parvathi (Anjali Devi) and the second couple is Ravi (A. Nageswara Rao) & Lakshmi (Savitri). Ravi & Lakshmi are happy lovers. Ravi is summoned and asked to marry another girl forcibly. Since his father's life & honor are at stake, Ravi agrees to the marriage. Simultaneously another marriage takes place in the same village Dr. Chandra Shekar visits his best friend's sister marriage but the marriage cancels in the last moment due to dowry problems to keep up his friend's prestige Shekar marriage's his sister called Parvathi. Due to sudden marriage, the couple doesn't see each other. Thereby because marriage is happening without his wish Ravi also not seen the bride's face. Both the bridal parties traveling on the same train which run into a disastrous accident. In the accident Ravi's parents and wife are dead.
Penn Penn (1954) Character: N/A
The action revolves around two friends played by Vyjayanthimala and Anjali Devi. In Tamil.
భక్త ప్రహ్లాద భక్త ప్రహ్లాద (1967) Character: Leelavathi
Prahlada, Lord Vishnu's staunch devotee, is born to Hiranyakashipu (S.V. Ranga Rao) his father. Hiranyakashipu is determined to dissuade his son from worshipping Lord Vishnu, as the Lord killed his brother, Hiranyaksa. To prevent Prahlada's devotion, Hiranyakashipu is willing to go to any extent.
Aadarsa Kutumbam Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) Character: Janaki
Prasad is an ambitous and young medical student who lives with his extended family. His oldest brother, Pathabi, is a hard working farmer who provides for the entire family. Prasad's other brothers, Prakasam and Pratap, waste a lot of time and money on frivolous things in life which only makes it harder on Pathabi. He decides to teach his lethargic brothers, what their eldest brother, does to make a hard earned pay.
Lakshmi Nivasam Lakshmi Nivasam (1968) Character: N/A
Lakshmi Nivasam is a 1968 Indian Telugu drama film released on Jul 19, 1968. The film is directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.
பொன்வயல் பொன்வயல் (1954) Character: N/A
Considered to be a lost film.
Bhakta Tukaram Bhakta Tukaram (1973) Character: N/A
The story of this film is based on the life story of a prominent saint Tukaram.
పరువు-ప్రతిష్ఠ పరువు-ప్రతిష్ఠ (1963) Character: Susheela
The plot in unknown.
పల్లెటూరి పిల్ల పల్లెటూరి పిల్ల (1950) Character: Shantha
Chief Jayanth raids and loots many villages of their stock, food and wealth in the region assigned to him. Once Shanta slaps him, his whole perspective of life changes. The film was loosely based on the English play Pizaro by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Sri Krishna Tulabharam Sri Krishna Tulabharam (1966) Character: N/A
When Sathyabhama, the wife of Sri Krishna starts envying his other wives, he decides to teach her a lesson.
பூலோக ரம்பை பூலோக ரம்பை (1958) Character: N/A
Story revolving around the friendship between a prince and the son of the Prime Minister. Their friendship is tested over many trials and tribulations as they fight all kinds of negative forces.
టైగర్ టైగర్ (1979) Character: Fathima Begum
Tiger is a remake of 1977 Hindi film Khoon Pasina.
Neelamalai Thirudan Neelamalai Thirudan (1957) Character: N/A
Neelamalai Thirudan, a young man, sets out to avenge his family that was separated during his childhood due to his bloodthirsty and materialistic uncle Nagappan.
ஒன்பதுல குரு ஒன்பதுல குரு (2013) Character: N/A
Five friends go on an adventurous trip just before one among them is about to get married. However, post an entire night of partying, they are shocked to find one of their friends missing.
బృందావనం బృందావనం (1992) Character: N/A
Panakalu (Satyanarayana) betrays Ravi's (Rajendra Prasad) grandparents and fraudulently occupies their house named Brindavanam. Ravi promises his grandmother that he will take back the possession of their house. The story is about how Ravi does a tit for tat, teaching Panakalu a lesson and gets the property possession.
लड़की लड़की (1953) Character: Kamini
Raja lives a wealthy lifestyle with his somewhat upper Caste Hindu, eccentric, woman-hating dad, Hazurdas, and mom. He is friendly with Kishore, and both are aspiring doctors. On their way to college, they meet with two young women, Rani Mehra and Kamini.
என்னதான் முடிவு என்னதான் முடிவு (1965) Character: N/A
A just-released convict plans revenge against the man who framed him for two crimes.
సంతోషం సంతోషం (1955) Character: Amrutham
Intelligent revenge story by two friends on greedy money lender.
Marumunai Marumunai (2014) Character: N/A
Kathir (Maruthi), a medical college student from a poor family, falls in love with Charumathi (Mrudhula Bhaskar), a rich girl. As expected, their parents oppose their love and as a result, the young couple decide to die together if they can't live together. They elope with the intention of committing suicide. But when the time comes, only Charu takes the extreme step. Kathir refrains for a reason...
జయం మనదే జయం మనదే (1956) Character: Shobha Devi
Once upon a time in a kingdom, a young man named Prathap decides to teach a lesson to the army chief Prachanda who oppresses the people in the kingdom.
సతీ సులోచన (ఇంద్రజీత్) సతీ సులోచన (ఇంద్రజీత్) (1961) Character: Sulochana
Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana) is a 1961 Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Indrajit from the epic Ramayana. It tells the story of the life and death of Ravan's son, great warrior Meghanadhudu.
Manchi Manushulu Manchi Manushulu (1974) Character: Seethamma
Gopi and Radha fall in love during a trip but Radha's father orchestrates their breakup. Years later, the estranged couple reunites through their illegitimate child.
உரிமைக்குரல் உரிமைக்குரல் (1974) Character: Kaveri, Soundharam Pilai 's wife
Together, Gopi and his brother are a power to reckon with. But Dorai, a jealous man, tries to turn them against each other and create the possibility of sibling rivalry.
రేచుక్క రేచుక్క (1955) Character: Nana
A greedy minister takes over a kingdom and arrests the king. A countryman takes the prince to a family in the forest. However, after many years, the prince sets out to avenge the minister. The story was inspired by The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951), starring Tony Curtis.
భలే కృష్ణుడు భలే కృష్ణుడు (1980) Character: Lakshmi
Krishna is the son of a wealthy man, Madhav Rao. When Madhav Rao's secretary tricks him for his property leading to his death, Krishna takes up a false identity to avenge his father's loss.
Anarkali Anarkali (1955) Character: Anarkali
The legend of the romance between Mughal prince Salim and Anarkali.
The Creation of Woman The Creation of Woman (1961) Character: Dancer
This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as dancers Bhaskar, Dinu and Anjali Devi "act" out the story.
அடுத்த வீட்டுப்பெண் அடுத்த வீட்டுப்பெண் (1960) Character: Leela
Mannaru falls in love with his neighbour, Leela, who is a skilled dancer and singer. Realising that he could woo Leela through music, Mannaru seeks help from his musically talented friend.
సంఘం సంఘం (1954) Character: Kamini
Kamini, a pretty woman, and Raja, a handsome man, are in love, but Raja's parents do not approve of the match.
கன்னியின் காதலி கன்னியின் காதலி (1949) Character: Megala
After a shipwreck, Chandrika who's disguised as a man falls in love with Prince Vasanthakumar but he is smitten by Megala Devi. However, Megala falls for Chandrika.
బడిపంతులు బడిపంతులు (1972) Character: Janaki
Raghava Rao (N. T. Rama Rao) is a teacher in a government primary school. His wife is Janaki (Anjali Devi). Papa Rao (Nagabhushanam) is the school proprietor. The teacher lives with the commitment to basic values of life. He has two sons Satyam (Rama Krishna) and Venu (Krishnam Raju) and a daughter (T. Padmini). The school children built a house for their teacher with love and affection. After retirement, Raghava Rao has no choice but to live with his children.His ungrateful children sell the house of Raghava Rao and Janaki against their wishes. They separate their father and mother and take care of them by rotation even though the old couple wants to live together. Ramu (Jaggayya) is an old student of Raghava Rao who becomes a police officer. He purchases Raghava Rao's house in the auction and gifts it to his beloved teacher.
బాలరాజు బాలరాజు (1948) Character: Mohini
The story begins in heaven a Devakanya Mohini and a Yaksha are in love. Indra, the ruler of Suvarloka, has an interest in Mohini. His emissary Kubera, unable to separate the lovers, curses Yaksha to be born as a human. Mohini refuses to bow to the wish of Indra, who then curses her to be born as a human and pine for her lover. The Yaksha, now Balaraju, is brought up by a shepherd. Mohini is found in a field by Kamma Naidu, who names her Sita and brings her up. As she grows up, pressure mounts on him to perform her marriage. Fearing that the wealth he had acquired after her arrival may disappear if she leaves him, he refuses to get her married and keeps her in a solitary tower in a forest.
Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam (1957) Character: N/A
Alladin throws away a magic lamp after an evil magician fools him into finding it. Years later, when Alladin learns the full extent of its powers, he decides to find and use it.
భట్టి విక్రమార్క భట్టి విక్రమార్క (1960) Character: Prabhavathi Devi
Bhatti Vikramarka (transl. Bhatti and Vikramarka) is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckling adventure film based on the life of King Vikramaditya.
రామ్ రాబర్ట్ రహీమ్ రామ్ రాబర్ట్ రహీమ్ (1980) Character: N/A
Three brothers, who were separated at birth, are brought up in different religions and are reunited by fate. Together, they combat the evil man responsible for their separation.
పాండురంగ మహత్యం పాండురంగ మహత్యం (1957) Character: Rama
Panduranga Mahatyam is a 1957 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and starring N. T. Rama Rao playing the role of Pundarika. The Lyrics written by Samudrala Ramanujacharya are excellent. The songs of Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao particularly Jaya Krishna Mukunda Murari and Amma Ani Pilichina are ever remembered as the best film songs expresses the human feelings of devotion and sorrow.
మగాడు మగాడు (1976) Character: Shantamma
Two brothers are raised amidst difficulties, but one becomes a cop while the other takes to crime and becomes a gangster. Fate puts them against each other, which leads to disastrous consequences. It is a remake of Hindi film Deewaar (1975).
Kurukshetram Kurukshetram (1977) Character: Kunti
The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.
Palnati Yudham Palnati Yudham (1966) Character: N/A
When the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes arises in the kingdom leading to war.
Sabadham Sabadham (1971) Character: Rajeswari
Sabatham is 1971 black-and-white Tamil Drama – Romantic film, directed by P. Madhavan.
அதிதி அதிதி (2014) Character: Dr. Nirmala
A seemingly happy couple's life is turned upside down in a single day when a stranger walks into their life. He orders them to do the strangest of tasks if they want to see their daughter alive. What does he want?
లవకుశ లవకుశ (1963) Character: Goddess Sita
This movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.
శ్రీ రామ పట్టాభిషేకం శ్రీ రామ పట్టాభిషేకం (1978) Character: Sabari
Sri Rama Pattabhishekam (Coronation of Lord Rama) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film directed and produced by N. T. Rama Rao. King Dasharatha's queen Kaikeyi makes unusual demands to thwart the coronation of Lord Rama as king of Ayodhya. As a result, Lord Rama is forced to undergo several challenges.
तुमसा नहीं देखा तुमसा नहीं देखा (1957) Character: Kamla
Twenty years ago, Sardar Rajpal killed his brother and fled his hometown with his adopted daughter. Once settled, he asked his estranged wife to send their son on the misleading promise of employment. When two young men with the same name show up, both claiming to be there for the job, a baffled Sardar is forced to work out the imposter and his motive, while his daughter gradually develops a soft spot for one of them.
భీష్మ భీష్మ (1962) Character: Amba / Shikhandi
Bhishma is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Bhishma from the epic Mahabharata.
శ్రీ తిరుపతి వేంకటేశ్వర కళ్యాణం శ్రీ తిరుపతి వేంకటేశ్వర కళ్యాణం (1979) Character: Vakula Devi
1979 Telugu Film
శ్రుతిలయలు శ్రుతిలయలు (1987) Character: N/A
The film revolves around Naidu, a Carnatic musician whose adopted sons become popular performers in the city. In their success, they disrespect their father and lose sight of his original ambition of building a music academy. Years later, Sita, the daughter-in-law of Naidu, brings these souls on track.
Parivartan Parivartan (1949) Character: Nalini
Parivartan is a movie directed by N.R. Aacharya featuring Raj Kapoor, Motilal.
చరణ దాసి చరణ దాసి (1956) Character: Parvathi
The film revolves around couples - Dr. Chandra Shekar and Parvathi ahead Venu and Lakshmi. Charana Daasi (transl. Wife) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language drama film written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali novel Noukadubi. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as Mathar Kula Manikkam (1956). Story and Dialogues were by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam



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