E. V. Saroja (1935 - 2006) was a Tamil and Telugu actress and dancer. She was born on 3 November 1935 as Engan V. Saroja.[1] She belonged to Engan village of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.Template:Citation needed
Her debut film was En Thangai in 1952 starring M. G. Ramachandran. She played the role of a blind girl.
She acted in about 70 films with other top-ranking stars of Tamil and Telugu film industry like Gemini Ganesan and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Her mother tongue is Tamil.Template:Citation needed
Filmography
The following is partial list of her films:
- En Thangai (Tamil, 1952)
- Gulebagavali (1955)
- Pennarasi (1955)
- Bhale Ramudu (1956) as Roopadevi, dancer
- Amara Deepam (1956)
- Paasavalai (1956)
- Madurai Veeran (1956)
- Penki Pellam (1956)
- Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956)
- Pudhumai Pithan (1957)
- Suvarna Sundari (1957) as Parvathi
- Bhagya Rekha (1957)
- Saubhagyavati (1957)
- Karpukkarasi (1957)
- Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi (1957)
- Veera Kankanam (1957)
- Sarangadhara (1958)
- Kathavarayan (1958)
- Bhookailas (Telugu, 1958) asDancer
- Pillai Kaniyamudhu (1958)
- Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (Telugu, 1958)... Dancer
- Athisaya Penn (Tamil, 1959)
- Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom (1959)
- Padikkadha Medhai (1960)
- Adavantha Deivam (1960)
- Bhagyalakshmi as Radha (1961)
- Manapanthal (1961)
- Intiki Deepam Illale (1961)
- Velugu Needalu (Telugu, 1961)[2]
- Iddaru Mitrulu (Telugu, 1961)
- Nallavan vaazvaan (Tamil, 1961)
- Veera Thirumagan (Tamil, 1962)
- Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (Telugu, 1963) as Latha
- Koduthu Vaithaval (tamil, 1963)
Personal life
Her brother is E. V. Rajan, with whom she established E.V.R. Pictures.Template:Citation needed They produced a few films like Koduthuvaithaval (starring MGR as hero) and Thanga Surangam (Sivaji Ganesan as hero).
Death
She died of heart failure in Chennai on Friday 3 November 2006.[3]
References
- ↑ Friday Review Chennai / Tribute : A star fades away(10 November 2006). Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Velugu Needalu (1961), Narasimham, M.L.. The Hindu(13 May 2015). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ E.V. Saroja dead(4 November 2006). Retrieved 4 November 2016.