C. T. Rajakantham

C. T. Rajakantham (1917–2002) was a Tamil stage and film actress. She was the mother-in-law of playback singer Tiruchi Loganathan and grandmother of playback singers and popular music show judges T. L. Maharajan and Deepan Chakkravarthy

C. T. Rajakantham
C. T. Rajakantham in early 1950s
Born
Rajakantham

c. 1917
Died2002 (aged 86)
Chennai,
India
Occupation(s)stage and film actor, singer
Years active1929–1998
SpouseKali N. Rathnam

Early life

Rajakantham was born in Coimbatore in about 1917. Once while staging a play in the city, the members of a drama troupe headed by S. R. Janaki stayed at a house owned by Rajakantham's father. Impressed by her acting skills, Janaki inducted Rajakantham in her troupe. Starting with minor roles, Rajakantham later formed a successful comedy duo with veteran comedian Kali N. Rathnam. Rajakantham made her debut in the 1941 movie Sabapathy alongside Rathnam.

Filmography
YearFilmLanguageNotes
1939Maanikkavasagar[1]TamilDebut
1940Sathyavaani[1]TamilComedian role
1941SabapathyTamilGundu muthu
1942ManonmaniTamil
1945Burma RaniTamil
1946Sri MuruganTamil
ValmikiTamil
1947EkambavananTamil
1948Vedhala UlagamTamilGomathi Devi
1949Krishna BhakthiTamilRagamanjari
1950PonmudiTamil
1954MangalyamTamil
1955PennarasiTamil
1957MudhalaliTamilKarpagam
1958Neelavukku Nerainja ManasuTamil
1959Kan ThirandhadhuTamil
1959BhagapirivinaiTamil
1961Kumara RajaTamil
1961Palum PazhamumTamil
1964NavarathiriTamil
1966Madras to PondicherryTamil
1979UthiripookkalTamil
1990NilapenneTamil

Television

References
  1. "Kali N. Rathinam - C. T. Rajakantham". cinemapettai.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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