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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = G. Varalakshmi<br />
| image = GVaralakshmi1951.jpg<br />
| imagesize = 200px<br />
| caption = Varalakshmi in {{circa|1951}}<br />
| birth_date = 27 September 1926<br />
| birth_place = [[Ongole]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India)<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|11|26|1926|9|13}}<br />
| birth_name = Garikapati Varalakshmi<br />
| occupation = Actress<br />
| spouse = [[K. S. Prakash Rao]]<br />
| children = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] (step-son)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Garikapati Varalakshmi''' (27 September 1926 – 26 November 2006<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/g-varalakshmi-of-telugu-cinema-is-no-more-telugu-news-27287.html G Varalakshmi of Telugu cinema is no more]</ref>) was an Indian actress, stage artist, singer, and director who worked in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Varalakshmi was born in 1926 in [[Ongole]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India to a Telugu [[Kapu]] family.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} She left home to act on stage in [[Vijayawada]] when she was 11 years old. She acted along with stage actors [[Thungala Chalapathi]] and [[Dasari Kotiratnam]] and became popular for her roles in plays like ''Sakkubai'' and ''Rangoon Rowdy''.<br />
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Her first two movie roles aged 14 were in ''Barrister Parvatheesam'', produced by [[Raghupathy Prakash]], and ''Bondam Pelli'', produced by [[H. M. Reddy]]. These two movies were released together as a two-in-one movie. She then moved to [[Bombay]] to sing in the chorus for [[Naushad]] in 1942. As her career as a singer was not successful, she returned to [[Madras]] in 1946. She married the filmmaker and studio-owner [[K. S. Prakash Rao]]. Her husband and she acted in and produced a controversial and popular movie, [[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]] in which she played the part of an arrogant daughter.<br />
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[[Drohi]] was followed by popular movies like ''[[Kula Gotralu]]'', ''[[Kanna Talli]]'' and ''[[Pelli Chesi Choodu]]'' in which she acted with all the top heroes of Indian films of the 1940s and 1950s in Telugu and Tamil, playing roles ranging from the loving woman and arrogant sister to the mother-in-law. She also directed a social movie, ''[[Moogajeevulu]]''. She got involved in politics and supported [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]] for a short time and was an active member of Andhra Pradesh Praja Natya Mandali. She was the mother of two children, one daughter Kovelamudi Kanaka Durga and a son Kovelamudi Siva Prakash who became a famous cameraman. She is also the step-mother of the famous director [[K. Raghavendra Rao|Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao.]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
Note: The list is not comprehensive.<br />
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===Actress===<br />
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# ''[[Barrister Parvateesam (film)|Barrister Parvateesam]]'' (1940)<br />
# ''Bondam Pelli'' (1940)<br />
# ''[[Dakshayagnam (1941 film)|Dakshayagnam]]'' (1941)<br />
# ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1942 Telugu film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' (1942)<br />
# ''[[Vindhyarani]]'' (1948)<br />
# ''[[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]]'' (1948)<br />
# ''Maya Rambha'' (1950)<br />
# ''Modati Rathri'' (1950)<br />
# ''Sri Lakshmamma Katha'' (1950)<br />
# ''[[Swapna Sundari (film)|Swapna Sundari]]'' (1950)<br />
# ''Deeksha'' (1951)<br />
# ''[[Nirdoshi]]'' (1951)<br />
# ''[[Niraparaadhi (1951 film)|Niraparadhi]]'' (1951)<br />
# ''[[Manavathi]]'' (1952)<br />
# ''[[Pelli Chesi Choodu]]'' (1952)<br />
# ''[[Kanna Talli]]'' (1953)<br />
# ''Naa Chellelu'' (1953)<br />
# ''[[Paropakaram]]'' (1953)<br />
# ''Jyoti'' (1954)<br />
# ''Maa Gopi'' (1954)<br />
# ''[[Menarikam (film)|Menarikam]]'' (1954)<br />
# ''[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebakavali]]'' (1955)<br />
# ''Ante Kavali'' (1955)<br />
# ''Melukolupu'' (1956)<br />
# ''[[Paasavalai]]'' (1956)<br />
# ''Naan Petra Selvam'' (1956)<br />
# ''[[Dongallo Dora]]'' (1957)<br />
# ''[[Aaravalli]]'' (1957)<br />
# ''[[Karpurakarasi]]'' (1957)<br />
# ''[[Pathini Deivam]]'' (1957)<br />
# ''[[Raja Nandini]]'' (1958)<br />
#''[[Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958 film)|Sampoorna Ramayanam]]'' (1958)<br />
#''Dongalunnaru Jagratha'' (1958)<br />
# ''[[Mangalya Balam]]'' (1958)<br />
# Sri renuka devi mahatyam (1960)<br />
# ''[[Sivagami]]'' (1960)<br />
# ''[[Iddaru Mitrulu (1961 film)|Iddaru Mitrulu]]'' (1961)<br />
# ''[[Kula Gothralu]]'' (1962)<br />
# ''[[Bhishma (1962 film)|Bhishma]]'' (1962)<br />
#''[[Sumangali (1965 film)|Sumangali]]'' (1965)<br />
# ''[[Antastulu]]'' (1965)<br />
#''[[Veerabhimanyu]]'' (1965)<br />
# ''[[Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum]]'' (1965)<br />
#''[[Aata Bommalu]]'' (1966)<br />
# ''[[Aastiparulu]]'' (1966)<br />
# ''[[Leta Manasulu|Letha Manasulu]]'' (1966)<br />
# ''[[Bangaru Pichika]]'' (1967)<br />
#''[[Rahasyam (1967 film)|Rahasyam]]'' (1967)<br />
#''[[Amayakudu]]'' (1968)<br />
# ''[[Bangaru Sankelu]]'' (1968) <br />
# ''[[Buddhimanthudu]]'' (1969)<br />
# ''[[Nindu Hrudayalu]]'' (1969)<br />
#''[[Pavitra Bandham (1971 film)|Pavitra Bandham]]'' (1971)<br />
# ''[[Vazhaiyadi Vazhai]]''(1972)<br />
# ''[[Samsaram Sagaram]]'' (1973)<br />
#''[[Doctor Babu]]'' (1973)<br />
# ''[[Ganga Manga]]'' (1973)<br />
#''[[Chakravakam (1974 Telugu film)|Chakravakam]]'' (1974)<br />
# ''[[Athavarillu]]'' (1976)<br />
# ''[[Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club]]'' (1976)<br />
#''[[Mahatmudu]]'' (1976)<br />
# ''[[Gorantha Deepam]]'' (1978)<br />
#''Sirimalle Navvindi'' (1980)<br />
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===Director===<br />
# ''[[Moogajeevulu]]'' (1968)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=0299885|title=G Varalakshmi}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224942/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/01/stories/2006120100760200.htm Maverick Varalakshmi]<br />
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