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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = M. Saroja<br />
| image = M. Saroja.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = 1933<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2012|04|02}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]]<br />
| other_names = <br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Comedian]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage |[[K. A. Thangavelu]]|1959|1994|end=d.}}<br />
| children = Sumathi (b. 1961)<br />
}}<br />
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'''M. Saroja''' was an Indian actress and comedian who worked in [[Tamil cinema]]. She was frequently paired alongside [[K. A. Thangavelu]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=2012-04-05 |title=Saroja will stay on |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saroja-will-stay-on/article3283900.ece |access-date=2022-08-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role of leading Tamil actor [[M. G. Ramachandran]]’s cousin in the film ''[[Sarvadhikari (film)|Sarvadhikari]]'', her debut. Later on, she continued to act in more than 300 films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] languages. The most important film in her career was the ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'' in which she paired with her husband [[K. A. Thangavelu]].<ref name="TAMIL">{{cite web |date=3 April 2012 |title=Actress M Saroja passes away |url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405202900/http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |archivedate=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2012-04-13 |website=Tamilomovie.com}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite news |date=2 April 2012 |title=Veteran actress M Saroja passes away |work=Times of AP |publisher= |url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/ |url-status=dead |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729072027/http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/ |archive-date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
On the 100th day celebrations of ''Kalyana Parisu'', Saroja and Thangavelu got married in Madurai Murugan Temple. They have a daughter Sumathi. Thangavelu died in 1994.<ref name=TAMIL/><ref name=AP/><br />
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==Death==<br />
On 2 April 2012, she died due to [[cardiac arrest]] at her home in [[T. Nagar]], [[Chennai]]. She was 79 years old.<ref name=TAMIL/><ref name=AP/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
The [[Tamil Nadu]] Government felicitated her with Kalaimamani Award in appreciation.<ref name=TAMIL/> She also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] - Sivaji Ganesan Award in 2002.<br />
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==Filmography (partial)==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year || Film || Role<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1951<br />
|[[Sarvadhikari (film)|Sarvadhikari]] <br />
|Karpagam<br />
|Debut movie<br />
|-<br />
| 1953 ||[[Gumastha (1953 film)|Gumastha]]|| Pappi<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1953<br />
|[[Marumagal (1953 film)|Marumagal]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1954 ||[[Pudhu Yugam (1954 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]||<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1955 ||[[Kaveri]]||<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1957 ||[[Pathini Deivam]]||<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1957<br />
|[[Aaravalli|Aravalli]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1957<br />
|[[Karpukkarasi]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1958<br />
|[[Mangalya Bhagyam]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1958<br />
|[[Bhoologa Rambai|Boologa Rambai]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1959 ||[[Kalyana Parisu]]||<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1959<br />
|[[Nalla Theerpu]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1959<br />
|[[Vannakili]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1959<br />
|[[Engal Kuladevi]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1959<br />
|[[Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1960<br />
|[[Maa Babu]]<br />
|<br />
|Telugu<br />
|-<br />
|1960<br />
|[[Deivapiravi (1960 film)|Deivapiravi]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1960 ||[[Adutha Veetu Penn]]||<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1960<br />
|[[Pudhiya Pathai (1960 film)|Puthiya Pathai]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1961<br />
|[[Arasilangkumari|Arasilankumari]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1961<br />
|[[Thirudathe]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1961<br />
|[[Marutha Nattu Veeran]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1961<br />
|[[Manapanthal]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1962<br />
|[[Paarthaal Pasi Theerum]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1963<br />
|[[Arivaali]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1968<br />
|[[Thillana Mohanambal]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1976<br />
|[[Idhaya Malar]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1980<br />
|Muyalukku Moonu Kaal<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1980<br />
|Thunaivi Thozhan<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1983<br />
|Oppandham<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2012 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]<br />
[[Category:1933 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]</div>
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