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.
Devi made her film debut with director C. V. Ramana. Her brother, A. Narayanan, made his debut in a talking film Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934). She later appeared as a stunt actress in several Tamil films produced in Bombay.
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. She later shifted to Gopalapuram Ganapathi Colony near Lloyds Road.
Filmography
- Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934)
- Dharma Pathini (1936)
- Danger Signal (1937)
- Pakka Rowdy (1937)
- Anandha Ashramam (1939)
- Toofan Queen (1940)
- Prem Bandhan (1941)
- Malaimangai (1947)
- Veera Vanitha (1947)
References
- ^ வாமனன் (9 October 2017). "செல்லுலாய்ட் 'தேவதைகள்' வலம் வந்த சென்னை மாநகரின் லாயிட்ஸ் சாலை!". தினமலர் (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "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 on YouTube - ஆர். பி. லட்சுமிதேவி ஜயக்கொடி படத்தில் கே. நடராஜனுடன் பாடிய பாடல்
- டுபான் குயீன் on YouTube - இவர் நடித்த திரைப்படம்