- published: 03 Mar 2015
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Rajasree, also known as RajaSri, is a noted South Indian film actress of the 1960s. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as princess in several folklore Telugu movies opposite N. T. Rama Rao and Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao.
Notable among Rajasri's roles in non-folklore social films are as Nimmi in Tamil hit comedy film Kaadhalikka Neramillai, remade as Preminchi Choodu in Telugu and as movie star Bhama in Tamil film Bama Vijayam.
Rajasree acted as Gracy in the Malayalam movie Bharya(1962) directed by Kunchakko. She has acted more than 200 movies in Telugu,Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies during 1960s and 70s.
Yesteryear actress Rajasree was honoured with the MGR Award in 2004.
Rajasree's husband died suddenly when her child was just four. Yet the actress has kept up her promise to him to this day! "Many ask me why I can't do television now? But I'm reluctant," she says. However, she has not severed ties with the film world. "I still have many friends from the industry. Saroja Devi calls up whenever she's in town. Recently Sharada (actress), Vanisri, Jayapradha, Sachu, Padmini (actress), Rajasulochana and I met over lunch. In fact it was Sachu who first called me up and told me about the award," she says. Rajasree spends her time in meditation and being a devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, people can often spot her at Sundaram, their Chennai centre. But today she is a picture of contentment, leading a relaxed life and taking care of her old sister.
Actors: Lalu Alex (actor), Mala Aravindan (actor), Asokan (actor), Kunchacko Boban (actor), Indrajith (actor), Mammukoya (actor), Srividya (actress), Ouseppachan (composer), Anthony (editor), Geethu Mohandas (actress), V.K. Prakash (director), Chaya Singh (actress), N.B. Vindhyan (producer), N.B. Vindhyan (writer), Kalyani (actress),
Plot: Shelly and Rajasree are students at fine arts college and they fall in love during college days. Their parents oppose for their marriage and they elope and end up with Dr. Alex. Rajasree asks Shelly to wait for the marriage, as she wants to do it with their parents permission. Dr. Alex gets an assignment for Shelly, to make a house boat for the tourism department. But he cannot complete the making of the boat and another architect, Andre enters into their life.
Genres: Drama, Romance,