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Sriranjani (February 22, 1927 – April 27, 1974) was Telugu and Tamil film actress. She is the younger sister of Sriranjani.^[1] She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly as the long-suffering wife.

Brief 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 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 (1944). She subsequently acted in Gollabhama, Brahmachari, Gitanjali, Madalasa, Laila Majnu etc., Her life turned brighter with heroin character in Gunasundari Katha in 1949 directed by famous Kadiri Venkata Reddy. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She subsequently acted in the Tamil version of Gunasundari Katha and obtained critical reviews. 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), she portrayed the male ideal of virtuous Hindu womanhood. She played Rajee in the Tamil film Raji En Kanmani (1954), the blind flower seller who regains sight, thanks to the unknown benefactor.^[2] The film is based on the City Lights (1931) of Charlie Chaplin.

She retired from films in 1960, but returned to cinema field to play a few guest roles, usually of elderly mother figures. She died in 1974.

Filmography

Inti Kodalu (1974)
Jeevana Tarangalu (1973)
Bhale Tammudu (1969)
Nenante Nene (1968)
Bangaru Panjaram (1965)
Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963)
Mahakavi Kalidasu (Telugu, 1960)
Krishna Leelalu (1959)
Preme Daivam (1957)
Penki Pellam (1956)
Uma Sundari (1956)
Santanam (1955)
Shri Krishna Tulabharam (1955)
Ratha Kanneer (1954)
Chandraharam (1954)
Amarasandesam (1954)
Peddamanushulu (1954)
Raji En Kanmani (1954)

Bratuku Teruvu (1953)
Kathal (1952)
Manavati (1952)
Parasakthi (1952)
Prema (1952)
Rajeshwari (1952)
Sankranti (1952)
Mantradandam (1951)
Vali Sugriva (1950)
Laila Majnu (1949)
Gunasundari Katha (1949)
Gitanjali (1948)
Madalasa (1948)
Brahma Ratham (1947)
Grihapravesham (1946)
Bhishma (1944)

References

Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2005.

External links

Sriranjani Junior at IMDb.

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[1] Sri Ranjani Sisters in Kalasevakulu at Idlebrain.com.

[2] Rajee En Kanmani 1954 review in the Hindu.

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 <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Parasakthi Sriranjani.jpg|thumbnail|right|Sriranjani Jr, in ''Parasakthi'' (1952)]] -->
 '''Sriranjani''' (February 22, 1927 – April 27, 1974) was Telugu and Tamil film actress. She is the younger sister of [[Sriranjani (actress)|Sriranjani]].<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/kalasevak/sriranjani.html Sri Ranjani Sisters in Kalasevakulu at Idlebrain.com.]</ref> She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly as the long-suffering wife.
 ==Brief 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 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]]'' (1944). She subsequently acted in ''Gollabhama'', ''Brahmachari'', ''Gitanjali'', ''Madalasa'', ''Laila Majnu'' etc., Her life turned brighter with heroin character in [[Gunasundari Katha]] in 1949 directed by famous [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]]. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She subsequently acted in the Tamil version of Gunasundari Katha and obtained critical reviews. 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.
+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 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]]'' (1944). She subsequently acted in ''Gollabhama'', ''Brahmachari'', ''Gitanjali'', ''Madalasa'', ''Laila Majnu'' etc., Her life turned brighter with heroin character in [[Gunasundari Katha]] in 1949 directed by famous [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]]. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She subsequently acted in the Tamil version of Gunasundari Katha and obtained critical reviews. 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 film)|Parasakthi]] (1952), she portrayed the male ideal of virtuous [[Hindu]] womanhood. She played Rajee in the Tamil film [[Raji En Kanmani]] (1954), the blind flower seller who regains sight, thanks to the unknown benefactor.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/07/24/stories/2009072450411600.htm Rajee En Kanmani 1954 review in the Hindu.]</ref> The film is based on the [[City Lights]] (1931) of [[Charlie Chaplin]].