Sriranjani Jr.

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 workGunasundari 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

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

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1944BhishmaTelugu
1946GruhapravesamTelugu
1947Brahma RathamTelugu
1947GollabhamaTelugu
1948MadalasaTelugu
1948GitanjaliTelugu
1949Gunasundari KathaTelugu
1949Laila MajnuTelugu
1950Vali SugrivaTelugu
1951Mantra DandamTelugu
1952SankrantiTelugu
1952RajeswariTelugu
1952PremaTelugu
1952ManavatiTelugu
1952ParasakthiTamil
1952KumariTamil
1952KaadhalTamil
1952ManavathiTamil
1953Bratuku TeruvuTelugu
1954PeddamanushuluTelugu
1954AmarasandesamTelugu
1954ChandraharamTelugu
1954ChandraharamTamil
1954Illara JothiTamil
1954Rajee En KanmaniTamil
1954Ratha KanneerTamil
1955Sri Krishna TulabharamTelugu
1955SanthanamTelugu
1956Uma SundariTelugu
1956Penki PellamTelugu
1956Naane RajaTamil
1957Preme DaivamTelugu
1957Vaddante PelliGowriTelugu
1957Anbe DeivamTamil
1957Premada PutriKannada
1959Krishna LeelaluDevakiTelugu
1959Penn Kulathin Pon VilakkuTamil
1959Orey VazhiTamil
1960Mahakavi KalidasuTelugu
1960ThilakamTamil
1962VikramaadhithanTamil
1963Sri Krishnarjuna YudhamTelugu
1963Idhu SathiyamTamil
1965Bangaru PanjaramTelugu
1967NaanTamil
1968Nenante NeneTelugu
1968Aggi Meeda GuggilamTelugu
1968MoondrezhuthuTamil
1969Bhale TammuduTelugu
1969Ukku PiduguMaharani Shanthimathi Devi of KalingaTelugu
1969Raja SimhaRatanavaliTelugu
1969Kaaval DheivamTamil
1971Jeevitha ChakramTelugu
1972Sampoorna RamayanamSumitraTelugu
1972Vazhai Yadi VazhaTamil
1973Bhakta TukaramTelugu
1973Jeevana TarangaluTelugu
1973PonnunjalTamil
1974GalipataluTelugu
1974Inti KodaluTelugu

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  • Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2005.
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