R. B. Lakshmi Devi

R. B. Lakshmi Devi (born February 2, 1917) is a South Indian theater and film actress. She played the lead role in Srinivasa Kalyanam, the first Tamil film produced in Chennai.

Biography

Devi was born into a wealthy family in North Chennai.[1]

Devi made her film debut with director C. V. Ramana.[2] Her brother, A. Narayanan, made his debut in a talking film Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934).[2] She later appeared as a stunt actress in several Tamil films produced in Bombay.[2]

In the early 1950s, Devi settled at 70 Lloyds Road, Chennai. She was the first to settle in Lloyd's Road, where many celebrities of the Tamil film industry lived.[1] She later shifted to Gopalapuram Ganapathi Colony near Lloyds Road.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c வாமனன் (9 October 2017). "செல்லுலாய்ட் 'தேவதைகள்' வலம் வந்த சென்னை மாநகரின் லாயிட்ஸ் சாலை!". தினமலர் (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "நட்சத்திரம் பிறந்த நாள்". குண்டூசி: 34. February 1951.
  3. ^ "Ananthasayanam (1942)". The Hindu. 2016-06-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  4. ^ "Blast from the past: Prema Bandhan 1941". The Hindu. 2015-01-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-05.