Kusalakumari - Actress (Kannada,Telugu,Tamil, Malayalam)

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Friday 31, October 2025, 05:15.


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Introduction:


Thanjavur Damayanthi Kusalakumari (6 December 1937 - 7 March 2019) was an Indian actress and dancer. She featured in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films.

Early life:

Born in Thanjavur, Kusalakumari is a niece of T. R. Rajakumari. Her birth name is Kusalambal. Being born in an artistes family, she began learning Bharata Natyam at the age of 3. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Chennai. She used to go to film shooting with her aunt T. R. Rajakumari.

Film career:

Kusalakumari began her film career as a child artiste. Though she has danced in films before, she got a character role in Avvaiyar as the child Avvaiyar. Her major role as the poor woman falling in love with Sivaji Ganesan, was in Koondukili, the only film Sivaji Ganesan and M. G. Ramachandran featured together. Later she acted as the younger sister of Sivaji Ganesan in Kalvanin Kadhali, and then as the younger sister of K. R. Ramasamy in Needhipathi.

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The competition dance with Kumari Kamala in Konjum Salangai brought fame to her as a dancer.


She began her film career in Telugu with Raju Peda as a dancer. The film featured N. T. Rama Rao in the main role and was a success. After that, she starred in many Telugu films both as dancer and in character roles.

She was paired with Prem Nazir in Malayalam-language film Seeta in the title role. The film ran for more than 200 days. Another Malayalam film Mariakutty won the President's award.

Awards:

Kalimamani

Kalai Chelvam

Later life:

Kusalakumari did not marry. She lived with her brother T. D. Sekar in Chennai. The then Chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa learned of Kusalakumari's financial difficulties and sanctioned a monthly allowance of Rs.5000.

Death:

Kusalakumari died of old age (83) on 7 March 2019 in Chennai.

Filmography:

Year Film name Language Role

1940:


1944 Mahamaya Tamil Child Bala Credited as Baby Kusalambal


1949 Krishna Bakthi Tamil Child dancer


1950:


1950 Laila Majnu Tamil Young Laila

1951 Manamagal Tamil

1951 Pelli Koothuru Telugu

1952 Parasakthi Tamil Dancer

1953 Ammalakkalu Telugu Dancer

1953 Avvaiyar Tamil Child Awvaiyar

1953 Marumagal Tamil Dancer

1954 Koondukkili Tamil Sokki

1954 Bedara Kannappa Kannada

1954 Nanban Tamil

1954 Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan Tamil Chandra

1954 Raju Peda Telugu Dancer

1954 Ratha Kanneer Tamil Dancer

1955 Jayasimha Telugu Dancer

1955 Donga Ramudu Telugu

Dancer:

1955 Jayasimman Tamil Dancer

1955 Kalvanin Kadhali Tamil Abirami

1955 Menaka Tamil Dancer

1955 Kaveri Tamil Dancer

1955 Needhipathi Tamil

1956 Ilavelpu Telugu Singari

1956 Kudumba Vilakku Tamil Dancer

1957 Aandi Petra Selvan Tamil Dancer

1957 Parasakthi Telugu Dancer

1957 Samaya Sanjeevi Tamil

1957 Sati Anasuya Telugu Rati

1958 Mangalya Bhagyam Tamil

1958 Mariakutty Malayalam Betty

1959 Kaveriyin Kanavan Tamil DancerP

1959 Mahishasura Mardini Kannada

1959 Nalla Theerpu Tamil

1959 Raja Sevai Tamil

1959 Rechukka Pagatichukka Telugu

1960

1960 Mahakavi Kalidasu Telugu Dancer

1960 Bhatti Vikramarka Telugu Dancer

1960 Desingu Raja Katha Telugu Dancer

1960 Pathivratha Telugu Dancer

1960 Patti Vikramathithan Tamil Dancer

1960 Raja Desingu Tamil Dancer

1960 Rathinapuri Ilavarasi Tamil

1960 Seeta Malayalam Sita

1961 Bhakta Kuchela Malayalam

1961 Bharya Bharthalu Telugu

1961 Ennai Paar Tamil

1961 Sita Rama Kalyanam Telugu Rambha

1962 Konjum Salangai Tamil Kamavalli

1962 Mahathma Kabir Kannada

1964 Ramudu Bheemudu Telugu Dancer

1964 Rishyasringar Tamil

1964 Oral Koodi Kallanayi Malayalam

1964 Sree Guruvayoorappan Malayalam

1970

1968 Harichandra Tamil Dancer

1976 Manmadha Leelai Tamil Rekha's mother

1977 Nandha En Nila Tamil

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