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C. Krishnaveni

  • She also formed her own production company, MRA Productions-named after her daughter, Meka Pajyalakshmi Anuradha-in addition to managing her husband's studio.
  • At the age of 15, she married Mirzapuram Raja, the Zamindar of Mirzapuram, in 1939. She later took over her husband's production company, Sobhanachala Studios in Chennai, where she introduced many legendary actors to the film industry.
  • She played a major role in launching the careers of legendary actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (Sr. NTR) and versatile singer Ghantasala Balaramayya with Mana Desam, which was based on the Bengali novel Vipradas.
  • C. Krishnaveni introduced former Chief Minister and versatile actor N T Rama Rao to the film industry through her film 'Mana Desam', in which she also acted.
  • Chittajallu Krishnaveni was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer who worked in Telugu cinema.
  • She was the first to render the iconic Annamacharya Keerthana 'Jo Achyutananda Jojo Mukunda' on the Telugu screen and also sang 'Bhupathi Champithin' from Gollabhama.
  • She was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  • She made her debut as a child artist in the 1936 film Sati Anasuya.
  • Besides acting and producing, Krishnaveni was also a singer.
  • Krishnaveni started her career as a drama artist before entering the film industry.
  • Acted in the Tamil language film Kaamavalli. It is not listed on IMDb.

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