M. V. Rajamma
Born 1921 (age 78)
Appears in 31 titles

M. V. Rajamma (10 March 1921 – 23 April 1999) was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer of Indian films mostly in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu languages from the 1930s through 1970s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwart South Indian actors such as Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan, MGR and NTR. Making her debut as a lead actress in the 1936 released Samsara Nauka Rajamma enjoyed an elaborate career in feature films across South India. She was the first and foremost woman producer in India and in Kannada films. She produced the film Radha Ramana in 1943 under her own home banner Vijaya Films. Her entry to the Tamil films was through the 1940 classic hit film Uthama Puthiran. She went on to star in about 60 Kannada, 80 Tamil, 20 Telugu and one Hindi films in her career spanning around four decades.

Filmography

Karnan
7.3
Karnan
1964
as Kunti Devi
Sampatthige Savaal
7.8
Sampatthige Savaal
1974
as Parvathi, Vishwa & Veerabhadra's mother
Jaga Mecchida Maga
9.3
Jaga Mecchida Maga
1972
as Aditya's mother
Daari Thappida Maga
8.7
Daari Thappida Maga
1975
as Prakash & Prasad's mother
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
Bandha Pasam
7.5
Bandha Pasam
1962
7.2
Aadi Perruku
1962
as Parvathi
9.0
Paava Mannippu
1961
as Maragatham
Sri Krishnadevaraya
8.0
Sri Krishnadevaraya
1970
as Kamala, Mahamantri Timmarusu's wife
Bangarada Panjara
9.0
Bangarada Panjara
1974
as Nanjamma, Beera's foster mother
Trimurthy
10.0
Trimurthy
1975
as Savithri
9.0
School Master
1973
Thai Ullam
9.0
Thai Ullam
1952
Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
10.0
Kittur Chennamma
1961
as Rudrambe
Paadha Kaanikkai
6.0
Paadha Kaanikkai
1962
Saradha
7.0
Saradha
1962
Dudde Doddappa
7.0
Dudde Doddappa
1966
as Sharada
Emme Thammanna
8.0
Emme Thammanna
1966
as Kaveri, Narasimhaiah's wife
Sathi Shakthi
8.0
Sathi Shakthi
1963