Sriranjani Sr. Explained

Mangalagiri Sriranjani, better known as Sriranjani senior (1906–1939), was a Telugu theatre and film actress and singer. She is the elder sister of actress Sriranjani (junior) and mother of director M. Mallikharjuna Rao.

She was born in Murikipudi in Narasaraopet Taluk Andhra Pradesh in 1939.^[1]

She made her début in Telugu cinema in 1934 with Lava Kusha (1934) directed by C. Pullayya. She then appeared in Shri Krishna Leelalu (1935) and Mayabazaar (1936).

Filmography

• Vande Mataram (1939)
• Vara Vikrayam (1939)
• Bhakta Markandeya (1938)
• Sarangadhara (1937) (actor and singer)
• Sasirekha Parinayam (1936)
• Sati Tulasi (1936)
• Sri Krishna Leelalu (1935)
• Silver King (1935)
• Lava Kusa (1934)

References

• Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.
• Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2005.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Ranjani Sisters at Idlebrain . 4 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218191608/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/kalasevak/sriranjani.html . 18 February 2010 . dead .