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| name = Chittajallu Krishnaveni<br />
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| birth_place = [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | singer Producer}}<br />
| spouse = {{Marriage|Mirzapuram Raja|1939}}<br />
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'''Chittajallu Krishnaveni''' (born 24 December 1924), often known as '''C. Krishnaveni''' or simply '''Krishnaveni''', is an Indian [[Telugu language]] actress, producer and playback singer.<ref>[https://www.tollywoodsingers.com/ckrishnaveni.htm Hollywood Singers: C. Krishnaveni profile]</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Krishnaveni hails from Pangidi, West Godavari dist. AP, India. She was a drama artist before entering the film industry. Her debut was in the film ''Anasuya'' (1936) as a child artist. Her father Krishna Rao was a doctor. She moved to Chennai in 1939 as she began to get several offers to act in Telugu films. She also acted in other language films, such as Tamil.<br />
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She married Mirzapuram zamindar in 1939. She became active with producing and filmmaking at her husband's Sobhanachala Studios in Chennai. {{Clarify|date=May 2021}}<br />
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She is remembered for introducing several stalwart film personalities in her Telugu film ''Mana Desam'' (1949) as a producer. They included N T Rama Rao as actor, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao as music director, P Leela as playback singer among others. ''Mana Desam'' was based on the Bengali novel ''Vipradas''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kampella |first1=Ravichandran |title=Gnapakalu |date=2005 |publisher=Creative Links, Hyd |location=Hydeabad |page=39 |edition=1}}</ref><br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
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==Producer==<br />
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===Production companies managed by Krishnaveni===<br />
* Her husband's company – Jaya pictures and later renamed as [[Sobhanachala Studios]].<br />
* Her own company – MRA productions on their daughter's name Meka RajyaLaksmi Anuradha.<br />
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===Movies produced by Krishnaveni===<br />
* ''[[Mana Desam]]'' (1949)<br />
* ''Lakshmamma''<br />
* ''Dampatyam'',<br />
* ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1942 Telugu film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]''<br />
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Note: The lists are not comprehensive.<br />
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==Singer==<br />
* ''[[Keelu Gurram]]'' (1949)<br />
* ''[[Bala Mitrula Katha]]'' (1972)<br />
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