TELUGU ACTRESS G.VARALAKSHMI BORN 1926 SEPTEMBER 13- DIED 2006 NOVEMBER 25

TELUGU ACTRESS 
G.VARALAKSHMI 

BORN 1926 SEPTEMBER 13- 
DIED 2006 NOVEMBER 25

G. Varalakshmi, born Garikapati Varalaxmi (13 September 1926 – 26 November 2006[1]), was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress, stage artist, singer and director. She is well remembered for her arrogant roles in movies like Drohi and Letha Manasulu.

Biography[edit]

Varalakshmi was born in 1926 in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. She left home to act on stage in Vijayawada, when she was 11 years old. She acted along with drama artists Thungala Chalapathi and Dasari Kotiratnam and became popular for her roles in plays like Sakkubai and Rangoon Rowdy.

Her first movies are Barrister Parvatheesam, produced by Raghupathy Prakash, and Bondam Pelli, produced by H. M. Reddy, when she was 14 years old. These two movies were released together as a two-in-one movie. 





She moved to Bombay to sing in chorus groups for Naushad in 1942. As her career as a singer was not successful, she returned to Madras in 1946. She married filmmaker and studio-owner K. S. Prakash Rao.

 Her husband and she acted in and produced a controversial and popular movie, Drohi. She played an arrogant daughter role in that movie.













She later acted in popular movies like Kula Gotralu, Kanna Talli and Pelli Chesi Choodu. She acted with all the top heroes in the 1940s and 1950s in Telugu and Tamil. 

She played roles of both the loving woman and arrogant sister or mother-in-law. She also directed a social movie, Moogajeevulu. She joined politics and supported M.G.R for a short time. She was an active member in Andhra Pradesh Praja Natya Mandali.











Filmography[edit]

Barrister Parvatishan, 1940
Bondam Pelli, 1940
Dakshayagnam, 1941
Bhakta Prahlada, 1942
Vindhyarani, 1948
Drohi, 1948
Keelugurram, 1949
Maya Rambha, 1950
Modati Rathri, 1950
Shri Lakshmamma Katha, 1950
Swapna Sundari, 1950
Deeksha, 1951
Nirdoshi, 1951
Niraparadhi, 1951
Manavati, 1952
Pelli Chesi Choodu, 1952
Kanna Talli, 1953
Naa Chellelu, 1953
Paropakaram, 1953
Jyoti, 1954
Maa Gopi, 1954
Menarikam, 1954
Gulebakavali, 1955
Ante Kavali, 1955
Melukolupu, 1956
Naan Petra Selvam, 1956
Dongallo Dora, 1957
Aaravalli, 1957
Karpurakarasi, 1957
Raja Nandini, 1958
Mangalya Balam, 1958
Sivagami, 1960
Iddaru Mitrulu, 1961
Kula Gothralu, 1962
Bhishma, 1962
Antastulu, 1965
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum, 1965
Sumangali, 1965
Aastiparulu, 1966
Letha Manasulu, 1966
Bangaru Pichika, 1967
Buddhimanthudu, 1969
Nindu Hrudayalu, 1969
Samsaram Sagaram, 1973
Ganga Manga, 1973
Athavarillu, 1976
Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club, 1976
Gorantha Deepam, 1978