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Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Krishnaveni Rangaiah


Krishnaveni smiling with black wavy hair and bindi on her forehead while wearing earrings, a necklace, bangles, and a colorful saree with a belt

Born
  
26 December 1924 (age 99) (
1924-12-26
)
Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India

Occupation
  
Film Director, Film Producer, Actress and Singer

Spouse
  
Meka Rangaiah Appa Rao (m. ?–2003)

Movies
  
Mana Desam, Bobbili Brahmanna, Brahma Ratham

Similar People
  
Ghantasala, M S Ramarao, Samudrala Raghavacharya, L V Prasad, Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao

Children
  
Meka RajyaLaksmi Anuradha

Krishnaveni (born 26 December 1924) is a veteran Telugu actress, singer and producer. She is also known as C. Krishnaveni and M. Krishnaveni.

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Krishnaveni smiling with black wavy hair and bindi on her forehead while wearing earrings, necklace, and a colorful saree

Biography

Krishnaveni with a tight-lipped smile and standing near the window with black wavy hair, bindi on her forehead, and hands on her hips while wearing earrings, a necklace, bangles, and a colorful saree with a belt

She hails from Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh state, India. She was a drama artist before entering into movies. Her debut was as a child artist in Sati Anasuya-Dhruva in 1936. She later acted in 15 Telugu films and also in a few Tamil and Kannada films as the heroine.

She married the Raja of Mirzapuram (birth name Meka Rangaiah), a Telugu movie producer, and later produced many films herself. She presented Telugu traditional values and ethnic songs in her movies. She produced Mana Desam, a milestone film in the Telugu film industry, in 1949. She introduced popular Telugu actors N. T. Rama Rao and S. V. Ranga Rao and famous playback singer Ghantasala as a music director with that film. Since then she had introduced many singers, actors and music directors. She introduced the famous music director Ramesh Naidu with the film Dampatyam in 1957.

Awards


  • She won the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2004 for her lifetime service to the Telugu film industry.

  • Krishnaveni smiling with black wavy hair and bindi on her forehead  while wearing earrings, necklace, and a colorful saree
    Krishnaveni smiling while hand on her chin, with black wavy hair, bindi on her forehead, and wearing earrings, a necklace, bangles, and a colorful saree with a belt

    Production companies managed by Krishnaveni

    Krishnaveni smiling and sitting on the stairs while hand on her chin, with black wavy hair, bindi on her forehead, and wearing earrings, a necklace, bangles, and a colorful saree with a belt

  • Her husband's company - Jaya pictures and later renamed as Sobhanachala banners.
  • Her own company - MRA productions on their daughter's name Meka RajyaLaksmi Anuradha.
  • Movies produced by Krishnaveni

  • Lakshmamma
  • Dampatyam, 1957
  • Gollabama
  • Bhakta Prahlada
  • Note: The lists are not comprehensive.

    Singer

  • Keelu Gurram (1949)
  • Bala Mitrula Katha (1972)
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1950
    Lakshmamma
    1949
    Mana Desam as
    Shobha
    1948
    Madalasa
    1947
    Brahma Ratham
    1944
    Bhishma
    1941
    Dakshayagnam
    1940
    Jeevana Jyoti
    1939
    Mahananda
    1939
    Malli Pelli as
    Annapoorna
    1938
    Kacha Devayani as
    Devayani
    1937
    Mohini Rugmangada
    1936
    Anasuya
    Producer
    1949
    Mana Desam (producer)

    References

    Krishnaveni (actress) Wikipedia