Cinemaazi remembers Rajasulochana on her death anniversary
5 Mar 2013
An official school record error named Pilliarchetty Bhakthavatsalam Naidu Rajeevalochana to Rajasulochana, the veteran actress adored by Indian film audiences. Trained in Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Kathakali in her childhood, she often performed on stage. H L N Simha gave her the first break on screen in the Kannada film Gunasagari (1953).
Her performance and dance in the costume drama Pennarasi (1955) attracted a lot of attention from the audience and industry personals. Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum (1958) starring S S Rajendran is considered as one of her major success in her filmography. It was also remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958) by her husband, the filmmaker C S Rao. She established herself successfully in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industry and acted alongside stars such as M G Ramachandram, N T Rama Rao, Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan and Raj Kapoor. Some of her noteworthy films are Mangalyam (1954), Rangoon Radha (1956), Jayabheri (1959), Chori Chori (1956) and Santhi Nivasam (1960. In 1961, she established the dance school Pushpanjali Nritya Kala Kendra in Chennai. The graceful actress passed away on this day in Chennai in 2013. Cinemaazi remembers her on her death anniversary.
Image credit: https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-queen-of-the-screen/article4478600.ece
Her performance and dance in the costume drama Pennarasi (1955) attracted a lot of attention from the audience and industry personals. Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum (1958) starring S S Rajendran is considered as one of her major success in her filmography. It was also remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958) by her husband, the filmmaker C S Rao. She established herself successfully in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industry and acted alongside stars such as M G Ramachandram, N T Rama Rao, Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan and Raj Kapoor. Some of her noteworthy films are Mangalyam (1954), Rangoon Radha (1956), Jayabheri (1959), Chori Chori (1956) and Santhi Nivasam (1960. In 1961, she established the dance school Pushpanjali Nritya Kala Kendra in Chennai. The graceful actress passed away on this day in Chennai in 2013. Cinemaazi remembers her on her death anniversary.
Image credit: https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-queen-of-the-screen/article4478600.ece
