C. Lakshmi Rajyam

{{Short description|Indian actress, film producer (1922–1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = C. Lakshmi Rajam | image = Laxmirajyam.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1922 | birth_place = Owk, Kurnool District, Madras Presidency, British India | death_date = 1987 | death_place = | occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | producer}} | spouse = K. Sridhar Rao | awards = }} '''C. Lakshmi Rajyam,''' or shortly '''Lakshmirajyam''' (1922–1987), was a Telugu and Tamil film and drama actress and film producer from the 1930s to 1970s.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002, pp: 594–96</ref>

She was a native of Owk and developed a passion for music early in life, learning the art from her uncle Narasimham. She also studied Harikatha under the guidance of Saluri Rajeswara Rao. Together with her other uncle, Venkata Ramaiah, she joined the drama company of Puvvula Suri Babu. On stage, she gained recognition for her roles, playing Nalini in ''Tulabaram'' and Chitra in ''Chintamani''. Her contemporaries are Pulipati Venkateswarlu and Puvvula Ramatilakam.

She started her film career as a child artist in ''Sri Krishna Leelalu'' (1934) and later acted in about 35 films, mostly in the Telugu language. She became a famous actress after playing the role of the second heroine in ''Illalu'' (1940) directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam.

She married K. Sridhar Rao and established Rajyam Pictures in 1951. They produced about 11 films, including ''Daasi'' (1952), ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959), ''Harischandra'' (1960), ''Narthanasala'' (1963), ''Sakuntala'' (1966) and ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968), ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971)

==Filmography== ===Telugu films === {{Colbegin}} # ''Sri Krishna Leelalu'' (1935) as Radha # ''Srikrishna Thulabhaaram'' (1935) # ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' (1936) # ''Amma'' (1939) # ''Illalu'' (1940) # ''Apavadu'' (1941) # ''Panthulamma'' (1943) # ''Mangalsutram'' (1946) # ''Narada Naradi'' (1946) # ''Tyagayya'' (1946) # ''Drohi'' (1948) ... Seeta # ''Paramanandayya Sishyulu'' (1950) ... Leelavathi # ''Samsaram'' (1950) ... Manjula # ''Agni Pareeksha'' (1951) ... Suseeia # ''Akasaraju'' (1951) # ''Mayalamari'' (1951) # ''Mayapilla'' (1951) # ''Daasi'' (1952) (actor and producer) # ''Praja Seva'' (1952) # ''Raju Peda'' (1954) # ''Ettuku Pai Ettu'' (1958) # ''Krishna Leelalu''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna Leelalu (1959) |url=https://indiancine.ma/JDP |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> (1959) (actor and producer)...Yasodha # ''Maragatham'' (1959) # ''Harishchandra'' (1960) (actor and producer) # ''Vimala'' (1960) # ''Batasari'' (1961) # ''Narthanasala'' (1963) (actor and producer)...Subhadra # ''Sakunthala'' (1966) (actor and producer) # ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968) (actor and producer) # ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971) (actor and producer) # ''Magaadu'' (1976) (producer) {{Colend}}

===Tamil films=== # ''Velaikari Magal'' (1953) (actor and producer) # ''Maragatham'' (1959) # ''Mannadhi Mannan'' (1960) as dancer # ''Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu'' (1960) # ''Kongunattu Thangam'' (1961) # ''Kanaal Neer'' (1961)<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzzTUCyCAYY |title=Kaanal Neer 1961 -- Kannil Therinthum Kaikku Varaatha |publisher=Thambi Mariaselvam |date=26 April 2019 |via=YouTube }}</ref> # ''Iruvar Ullam'' (1963) # ''Bommai'' (1964)

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0482299|Lakshmirajyam}} * {{IMDb name|0127364|C. Lakshmi Rajyam}} * [http://www.ghantasala.info/pictures/from-kvr/5.html Photograph of Lakshmirajyam with the Indian Prime Minister.] * [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1718617/ C. Lakshmi Rajyam vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax, ... on 21 March, 1960]

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