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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = C. Lakshmi Rajam<br />
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| birth_date = 1922<br />
| birth_place = [[Owk]], [[Kurnool District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = {{BirthDeathAge||1922|||1987}}<br />
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| occupation = Actor, producer<br />
| spouse = K. Sridhar Rao<br />
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'''C. Lakshmi Rajyam''' or shortly '''Lakshmirajyam''' (1922–1987) was a South Indian film and drama actress and film producer in 1930s to 1970s.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002, pp: 594–96</ref><br />
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She is a native of [[Owk]]. She learned music from her uncle Narasimham and [[Harikatha]] exposition from [[Saluri Rajeshwara Rao]] at a young age. She joined the drama company of [[Puvvula Suri Babu]] along with her uncle Venkata Ramaiah. She played Nalini in ''Tulabaram'', Chitra in ''Chintamani'' plays and earned fame. Her contemporaries are Pulipati Venkateswarlu and Puvvula Ramatilakam.<br />
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She started her film career as a child artist in ''[[Sri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1934) and later acted in about 35 films mostly of Telugu language. She became famous actress after playing the role of second heroine in ''[[Illalu]]'' (1940) directed by [[Gudavalli Ramabrahmam]].<br />
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She married K. Sridhar Rao and established Rajyam Pictures in 1951. They produced about 11 films including ''[[Daasi (1952 film)|Daasi]]'' (1952), ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959), ''Harischandra'' (1960), ''[[Narthanasala]]'' (1963), ''Shakuntala'' (1966) and ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968), ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971)<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
# ''[[Shri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1935) as Radha<br />
# ''Srikrishna Thulabhaaram'' (1935)<br />
# ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' (1936)<br />
# ''Amma'' (1939)<br />
# ''[[Illalu]]'' (1940)<br />
# ''[[Apavadu]]'' (1941)<br />
# ''[[Panthulamma]]'' (1943)<br />
# ''Mangalsutram'' (1946)<br />
# ''Narada Naradi'' (1946)<br />
# ''[[Tyagayya (1946 film)|Tyagayya]]'' (1946)<br />
# ''[[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]]'' (1948) ... Seeta<br />
# ''[[Paramanandayya Sishyulu]]'' (1950) ... Leelavathi<br />
# ''[[Samsaram (1950 film)|Samsaram]]'' (1950) ... Manjula<br />
# ''Agni Pareeksha'' (1951) ... Sushila<br />
# ''Akasharaju'' (1951)<br />
# ''Mayalamari'' (1951)<br />
# ''Mayapilla'' (1951)<br />
# ''[[Daasi (1952 film)|Daasi]]'' (1952) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''Praja Seva'' (1952)<br />
# ''[[Velaikari Magal]]'' (1953) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''[[Raju Peda]]'' (1954)<br />
# ''Ettuku Pai Ettu'' (1958)<br />
# ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''Maragatham'' (1959)<br />
# ''Harishchandra'' (1960) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''[[Vimala (film)|Vimala]]'' (1960)<br />
# ''[[Kongunattu Thangam]]'' (1961)<br />
# ''[[Narthanasala]]'' (1963) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''[[Iruvar Ullam]]'' (1963)<br />
# ''[[Shakuntala]]'' (1966) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971) (actor and producer)<br />
# ''[[Magaadu (1976 film)|Magaadu]]'' (1976) (producer)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0482299|Lakshmirajyam}}<br />
* {{IMDb name|0127364|C. Lakshmi Rajyam}}<br />
* [http://www.ghantasala.info/pictures/from-kvr/5.html Photograph of Lakshmirajyam with Indian Prime Minister.]<br />
* [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1718617/ C. Lakshmi Rajyam vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax, ... on 21 March, 1960]<br />
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[[Category:1922 births]]<br />
[[Category:1987 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu actresses]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kurnool district]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]<br />
[[Category:Businesswomen from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesswomen]]<br />
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