E. V. Saroja

E. V. Saroja (died 2006) was a famous Tamil and Telugu actress and dancer.she was born on third of November 1935. ^[1] She belonged to engan village of thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

Her debut film was En Thangai in 1952 starring M. G. Ramachandran. She played the role of a blind girl.

She acted in about 70 films with other top-ranking stars of Tamil and Telugu film industry like Gemini Ganesan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Filmography

The following is partial list of her films:Bagyalakshmi( Tamil, 1961)

1. En Thangai (Tamil, 1952)
2. Gulebagavali (1955)
3. Pennarasi (1955)
4. Bhale Ramudu (1956) .... Roopadevi, dancer
5. Amara Deepam (1956)
6. Paasavalai (1956)
7. Madurai Veeran (1956)
8. Penki Pellam (1956)
9. Rambayin Kaathal (1956)
10. Suvarna Sundari (1957) .... Parvathi
11. Bhagya Rekha (1957)
12. Saubhagyavati (1957)
13. Karpukkarasi (1957)
14. Enga Veettu Mahalakshmi (1957)
15. Veera Kankanam (1957)
16. Bhookailas (Telugu, 1958) .... Dancer
17. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (Telugu, 1958) .... Dancer
18. Athisaya Penn (Tamil, 1959)
19. Kaathavaraayan (1959)
20. Thanga Padhumai (1959)
21. Padikkadha Medhai (1960)
22. Adavantha Deivam (1960)
23. Intiki Deepam Illalu (1961)
24. Iddaru Mitrulu (Telugu, 1961)
25. Veera Thirumagan (Tamil, 1962)
26. Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (Telugu, 1963) .... Latha
27. Velugu Needalu (Telugu, 1964)

Personal life

Her brother is E. V. Rajan, with whom she established E.V.R. Pictures. They produced few films like Koduthuvaithaval (starring MGR as hero) and Thanga Surangam (Sivaji Ganesan as hero).

She was married to T. R. Ramanna and had a son and a daughter.

References

1. "Friday Review Chennai / Tribute : A star fades away". The Hindu. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2013-08-17.