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C. T. Rajakantham
C. T. Rajakantham in early 1950s
Born	Rajakantham c. 1917
Died	2002 (aged 86) Chennai, India
Occupation(s)	stage and film actor, singer
Years active	1929–1998
Spouse	Kali N. Rathnam

C. T. Rajakantham (1917–2002) was a Tamil stage and film actress. She was the mother-in-law of playback singer Tiruchi Loganathan and grandmother of playback singers and popular music show judges T. L. Maharajan and Deepan Chakkravarthy

Early life

Rajakantham was born in Coimbatore in about 1917. Once while staging a play in the city, the members of a drama troupe headed by S. R. Janaki stayed at a house owned by Rajakantham's father. Impressed by her acting skills, Janaki inducted Rajakantham in her troupe. Starting with minor roles, Rajakantham later formed a successful comedy duo with veteran comedian Kali N. Rathnam. Rajakantham made her debut in the 1941 movie Sabapathy alongside Rathnam.

Filmography

Television

• Marmadesam Vidathu Karuppu as Pechi, 1998 - 1999.

References

1. ^ "Kali N. Rathinam - C. T. Rajakantham". cinemapettai.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

• Guy, Randor (5 February 2015). "The Rathnam brand of comedy". The Hindu.

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