M. V. Rajamma - Actress, film producer, playback singer. (Kannada, Tamil, Telugu)

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Sunday 14, December 2025, 05:30.

Rajamma in the 1940s

About:

Born 10 March 1918, Akandanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, Karnataka, India)

Died 23 April 1999 (aged 81), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Occupations Actress, film producer, playback singer

Years active 1934–1985

Spouse M. C. Veerappa

Parent(s) Subbamma & Nanjappa

Introductions:



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M. V. Rajamma (10 March 1918 – 23 April 1999) was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer of films mostly in Tamil, Kannada 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 Dr. Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan, MGR and NTR. Karnataka Government established M. V. Rajamma Award in her honour.


VIDEO: M.V. RAJAMMA

Making her debut as a lead actress in the 1936 released Kannada movie Samsara Nauka, Rajamma enjoyed an elaborate career in feature films across South India. She was the first and foremost woman producer in South 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.

Early life:

Rajamma was born in 1921 at Agandanahalli, a village in today's Bangalore Urban district, hitherto a part of Kingdom of Mysore. Her father Nanjappa, a merchant, was fond of stage and encouraged her to act. Rajamma joined the theatre group Chandrakala Nataka Mandali as a teenager and performed in plays alongside B. R. Panthulu, who she would go on to collaborate frequently on stage and in films. She did her schooling at the Arya Balika school in Bangalore till the 8th grade. She later shifted base to Chennai for doing films.

Career:


In the early 1930s, Rajamma was attracted to the stage theatre and entered the field at a time when male actors disguised themselves to play female characters. Rajamma enacted several inspiring roles in dramas such as Samsara Nauke, Gauthama Buddha and Subhadra. In 1935, when one of her stage plays Samsara Nauke was made into a film, she was cast again as the lead actress opposite to Panthulu. They went on to work together in many films for about 20 years. In 1940, she entered Tamil film industry in Chennai with the film Uthama Puthiran. From then on, she became one of the most sought after actresses across all the South Indian film industries. After her marriage, she concentrated mainly on playing motherly roles to the actors whom she had paired as a heroine earlier.

In 1943, Rajamma took her career to another level by producing the Kannada film Radha Ramana directed by Jyothish Sinha that featured herself opposite B. R. Panthulu in the lead. Acclaimed artists such as Balakrishna and G. V. Iyer were introduced through this film. It went on to perform well at the box-office which resulted in her second production venture Makkala Rajya (1960). Though the film was lauded by the critics, the box-office collections soared which made her back off from film production for a long while. However, she went on to star in many box-office blockbusters in both Kannada and Tamil film industries.

Some of the most popular Kannada films featuring Rajamma as a lead actress were Bhakta Prahalada (1942), Rathnagiri Rahasya (1957), School Master (1958), Abba Aa Hudugi (1959) among others.

Awards:



1997-98 - Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award by the Karnataka Government.

Selected filmography:








Year Film Language Role Notes

1930s

1935 Samsara Nauka Kannada Sarala Debut as actor

1938 Yayathi Tamil Devayani


1940s


1940 Uthama Puthiran Tamil Meenatchi

1941 Gumasthavin Penn Tamil Seetha

1941 Madana Kama Rajan Tamil Sathyavathi

1942 Ananthasayanam Tamil Susheela

1942 Bhakta Prahlada Kannada

1943 Radha Ramana Kannada

1945 Mayalokam Telugu

1946 Arthanaari Tamil Punyavathi

1946 Vijayalakshmi Tamil Vijayalakshmi

1947 Yogi Vemana Telugu

1948 Gnana Soundari Tamil Gnana Soundari

1948 Gokuladasi Tamil Anuradha

1949 Velaikari Tamil Amritham


1950s


1950 Laila Majnu Tamil Layla

1950 Parijatham Tamil Rukmini

1950 Raja Vikrama Tamil Kamini

1952 Thai Ullam Tamil Nirmala

1952 Penn Manam Tamil Meenakshi

1952 Zamindar Tamil Allikulam

1953 Ulagam Tamil Meena

1954 Karkottai Tamil

1954 Iddaru Pellalu Telugu Radha

1955 Modala Thedi Kannada

1955 Shivasharane Nambekka Kannada

1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Tamil Kumutha

1957 Rathnagiri Rahasya Kannada

1957 Manalane Mangayin Bhagyam Tamil

1958 School Master Kannada Seetha

1958 Engal Kudumbam Perisu Tamil

1958 Illarame Nallaram Tamil Malathi

1959 Bhaaga Pirivinai Tamil Meenakshi

1959 Abba Aa Hudugi Kannada


1960s

1960 Kuzhandaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu Tamil

1960 Makkala Rajya Kannada

1960 Kairaasi Tamil

1961 Kittur Chennamma Kannada Rudrambe

1961 Paava Mannippu Tamil Maragatham

1961 Thayilla Pillai Tamil Parvathi

1962 Padithal Mattum Podhuma Tamil Rao Bahadur's wife

1962 Aadi Perukku Tamil Parvathi

1962 Kudumba Thalaivan Tamil Velamma

1962 Thayi Karulu Kannada

1962 Deivathin Deivam Tamil

1962 Gaali Gopura Kannada Shantha

1962 Gaali Medalu Kannada

1962 Bandha Pasam Tamil Meenakshi

1962 Paadha Kaanikkai Tamil Parvathi

1963 Panathottam Tamil Thangamma

1963 Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum Tamil Sadanandam's wife

1963 Sathi Shakthi Kannada

1963 Kunkhumam Tamil Vedhavalli

1964 Chinnada Gombe Kannada Meenakshi

1964 Pasamum Nesamum Tamil

1964 Vazkai Vazhvatharke Tamil

1964 Karnan Tamil Kunti Devi

1964 Muradan Muthu Tamil Maruthamuthu's wife

1965 Thayin Karunai Tamil

1965 Vaazhkai Padagu Tamil

1966 Enga Paapa Tamil

1966 Emme Thammanna Kannada Kaveri

1966 Dudde Doddappa Kannada Sharada

1968 Amma Kannada Seetha


1970s

1970 Sri Krishnadevaraya Kannada Kamala

1970 Thedi Vandha Mappillai Tamil Parvati Ammal

1971 Thayi Devaru Kannada Gowri

1971 Malathi Madhava Kannada

1972 Jaga Mecchida Maga Kannada Kausalyadevi

1972 Ondu Hennina Kathe Kannada

1972 Badi Panthulu Telugu

1974 Bangaarada Panjara Kannada Nanjamma

1974 Sampathige Savaal Kannada Parvathi

1975 Daari Tappida Maga Kannada Prakash and Prasad's mother

1975 Thrimurthy Kannada Savitri

1976 Besuge Kannada Nagu

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