T. R. Rajakumari
1922-05-05 ( 102 years old ) in Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India

Thanjavur Ranganayaki Rajayee popularly known by her screen name T. R. Rajakumari, was an Indian film actress, Carnatic singer and dancer. She has been called the first "dream girl" of Tamil cinema Rajayee was born in 1922 in a family of carnatic musicians. Both her mother and her grandmother wanted Rajayee to become a singer and trained her in Carnatic music. Rajayee made her film debut as "T. R. Rajakumari" in the 1939 Tamil film Kumara Kulothungan which was an average grosser. Her second film Kacha Devayani (1941) was a hit and helped launch her career in movies. Rajakumari died on September 20, 1999 after a prolonged illness

Movies

Vanambadi 1963-03-09
Umma 1960-03-29
Thangapadumai 1959-01-10
Gulebagavali 1955-07-29
Manohara 1954-03-03
Panakkaari 1953-03-31
Anbu 1953-02-28
Amarakavi 1952-02-09
Chandralekha 1948-04-09
Valmiki 1946-04-13
Haridas 1944-10-16
Sivakavi 1943-04-10