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Kumari (actress)
Kumari She was booked for 3 films with Vauhini Studios. She
got a major break in Sumangali in 1940. Since then she
Born Maddela Nagarajakumari was known as Kumari. She played as an innocent house-
1921
Tenali, India maid in Devatha in 1941. She has competed with Chittor
V. Nagaiah and Tanguturi Suryakumari and got good
Died 3 March 2008 name. She played with K. S. Prakash Rao in Tulasidas. She
Vijayawada, India
used to voice her own songs.
Occupation Actress, Singer After a gap of 5 years, she has acted in the successful
film Mugguru Maratilu in 1946. She has acted the duel
Years active 1936–1954
role very bravely in Maayapilla in 1951. She portrayed as
Asha and Roopa. However this was a failure. She subse-
Maddela Nagaraja Kumari (Telugu: మదద్ ెల నగరాజకుమారి)
quently acted in the classic film Malliswari (1951) as Ma-
Kumari,
(1921 – 3 March 2008), better known as Kumari was fa- harani, Akasharaju (1951), based on the story by Vish-
mous South Indian Actress and playback singer. She is wanatha Satyanarayana, Pempudu Koduku (1953) and Sri
the first Indian actress to play duel-role in the films. [1],[2] Kalahastiswara Mahatyam (1954).
She was born in Tenali in 1921. She has been very She has shifted to Vijayawada in 1958. She died on 3
much interested in Acting since childhood. Her parents March 2008 at the age of 87 years.
did not agree for this. Her relative Puvvula Anjaiah pur-
suited her parents and booked her for acting in Dasa-
vataram in 1936. This was her debut film, wherein she has References
acted in three roles as Lakshmi, Seetha and Yashodhara. [1] Maayapilla article published in Navya magazine.
She got a chance to play the role of heroine in the [2] Nagaraja Kumari in Navya magazine.
second film in Amma (1939) directed by Niranjan Pal. She
portrayed the role of Chitralekha in Usha in the same
year. Both the films did not do well.
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