Krishna Kumari is a noted Telugu

Telugu cinema

The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

 actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a leading actress and competed Savitri and acted alongside great legendary actors N.T.R

N. T. Rama Rao

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

, A.N.R

Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...

 etc. She acted in Tamil

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 movies too. She has done many films in Kannada too that also with the kannada veteran Dr. Rajkumar, especially in many mythologic films.

Early life

Kumari was born in Naihali, West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. She is the younger sister of Telugu actress, Sowkar Janaki.

Career

Krishna Kumari started her career with movie Navvithe Navaratnalu in 1951. Kumari acted in many Telugu and Tamil movies. She did some mythological and folklore movies with Kanta Rao

Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao

Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, better known as Kanta Rao , was an Indian film actor and film producer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He acted in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore movies. He also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. He produced about five films under the...

.

Personal life

She was married to Ajay Mohan Khaitan(ex Indian express editor and businessman) and they have a daughter Dipika. After marriage she slowly disappeared from her movie career. She now lives in Gubalala, Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

. she enjoys her sprawling gardens and loves cooking for her husband and her daughter and son inlaw Vikram Maiya and lately her grand son Pavan Maiya. She enjoys her sister Sowcar Janak's company who lives on the same farm. The extended family also plays a large part in her retired life. She also enjoys her vegetable shopping twice a week and her night-outs with her husband and couple friends.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Character
1951	Navvithe Navaratnalu	Telugu
1951	Patala Bhairavi Patala Bhairavi Patala Bhairavi was a Telugu fantasy film produced by Vijaya Pictures in 1951. It is directed by Kadri Venkata Reddy and Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao, who also gave the screen adaptation. Pingali Nagendra Rao wrote dialogue and song lyrics...	Telugu	Gandharva Kanya
1952	Baiju Bawra	Hindi	Vasanti
1952	Priyuralu	Telugu
1953	Pitchi Pullaiah	Telugu	Kantham
1954	Bangaru Papa Bangaru Papa Bangaru Papa is a 1954 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. It is based on the 1861 English novel Silas Marner of George Eliot. B. N. Reddi personally considered it as his best cinematic work. It portrayed the acting skills of Nata Sarvabhouma S. V. Ranga Rao...	Telugu	Papa
1954	Nagin Nagin (1954 film) Nagin is a 1954 film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, starring Vyjayanthimala and Pradeep Kumar.- Synopsis :Two Adivasi tribes are in conflict for some local economic rights. The daughter of the Nagi tribe's chief, Mala vows to kill the son of the Ragi tribe's chief, Sanatan as revenge...	Hindi
1956	Ilavelpu Ilavelpu Ilavelpu or Ilavelupu is a 1956 Telugu Drama film produced by L. V. Prasad and directed by D. Yoganand. The story is based on the successful Tamil film, Ethirpaaraathathu...	Telugu
1957	Vinayaka Chaviti Vinayaka Chaviti Vinayaka Chaviti is a 1957 Telugu Musical film written and directed by Samudrala Raghavacharya. The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during Ganesh Chathurthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka....	Telugu	Rukmini Rukmini In Hinduism, Rukmini is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request . Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent...
1960	Deepavali	Telugu	Rukmini Devi
1960	Pelli Kanuka	Telugu	Geeta
1961	Bharya Bharthalu Bharya Bharthalu Bharya Bharthalu is a 1961 Telugu Drama film directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma and produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao of Prasad Art Pictures....	Telugu	Sharada
1961	Vagdanam Vagdanam Vagdanam is a 1961 Telugu Drama film written, produced and directed by famous writer Acharya Atreya. The story is loosely based on the Novel Datta by Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee....	Telugu	Vijaya
1962	Hariyali Aur Rasta Hariyali Aur Rasta Hariyali Aur Rasta is 1962 Hindi film produced and directed by Vijay Bhatt. It had with Manoj Kumar and Mala Sinha as leads...	Hindi
1962	Kula Gothralu Kula Gothralu Kula Gothralu or Kulagothralu is a 1962 Telugu Drama film directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma and produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao under Prasad Art Pictures.It is a musical hit with music score composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao...	Telugu	Saroja
1963	Chaduvukunna Ammayilu Chaduvukunna Ammayilu Chaduvukunna Ammayilu is a 1963 Telugu film produced by Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao from Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film is based on the Telugu novel Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu written by Dr. Sridevi.-The plot:Sujatha is a rich girl and her best friend Vasantha is a...	Telugu	Vasantha
1963	Lakshadhikari Lakshadhikari Lakshadhikari is a 1963 Telugu Drama film directed by D. Madhusudana Rao and produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy.-The plot:Lakshadhikari Rangayya's right hand man is Sitayya . Rangayya is accused of murdering a diamond merchant and is sent to jail. His son is kidnapped and found by a childless...	Telugu	Padma
1963	Punarjanma	Telugu	Vasanthi
1964	Doctor Chakravarthy Doctor Chakravarthy Doctor Chakravarthy is 1964 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. The film is based on Chakrabhramanam novel written by Koduri Kausalya Devi. It is the first film to win the Nandi Award instituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in...	Telugu	Sridevi
1964	Gudi Gantalu Gudi Gantalu Gudi Gantalu is a 1964 Telugu film directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. This film is based on the Tamil film Aalayamani starring Shivaji Ganesan.-Songs:* Janma Methithiraa Anubhavinchitiraa...	Telugu
1965	Antastulu Antastulu Antastulu or Anthasthulu is 1966 Telugu Drama film directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.It is a Musical film with some melodious songs by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna. The Music score is provided by K. V...	Telugu
1965	Sri Simhachala Kshetra Mahima Sri Simhachala Kshetra Mahima Sri Simhachala Kshetra Mahima is a 1965 Telugu film written and directed by B. V. Prasad on his debut.The film is based on the stories related to Sri Varaha Narasimha Kshetram of Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh, India.-The plot:...	Telugu	Apsarasa Sirisha
1965	Uyyala Jampala	Telugu
1966	Sri krishna tulabharam	Telugu	Jambavathi
1966	Chilaka Gorinka	Telugu
1967	Chikkadu Dorakadu	Telugu
1967	Shri Krishnavataram Shri Krishnavataram Shri Krishnavataram is a 1967 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao. The magnum opus mythological film is based on Hindu epics Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana covering major life events of Lord Krishna.-The story:...	Telugu
1967	Ummadi Kutumbam Ummadi Kutumbam Ummadi Kutumbam is a 1967 Telugu Drama film directed by D. Yoganand.-Cast:* Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao* Kaikala Satyanarayana* Krishna Kumari* M. Prabhakar Reddy* Savitri* Vanisree* Relangi Venkata Ramaiah...	Telugu
1968	Vara Katnam	Telugu
1972	Manavudu Danavudu Manavudu Danavudu Manavudu Danavudu is a 1972 Telugu Drama film directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy.Shobhan Babu played duel role as Doctor Venu during day time and as Killer Jagan during night time.-Cast:* Shobhan Babu as Dr...	Telugu
1973	Neramu Siksha Neramu Siksha Neramu Siksha is a 1973 Telugu film directed by K. Viswanath. It is written and produced by veteran actor M. Balaiah. It was a big hit and made into Tamil and Hindi languages.-The plot:...	Telugu
1975	Yashoda Krishna Yashoda Krishna Yashoda Krishna is a 1975 Telugu film directed by C. S. Rao. Baby Sridevi acted as Bala Krishna and Ramakrisha as Lord Krishna, Jamuna as Yashoda and S. V. Ranga Rao as Kamsa.-The plot:...	Telugu	Devaki Devaki In Hinduism, Devaki is the wife of Vasudeva and biological mother of Krishna.She was the daughter of Devaka, the younger brother of King Ugrasena of Mathura. She was a partial incarnation of Aditi, the mother of the Devas.-Imprisonment :...
1976	Jyothi Jyothi (1976 film) Jyothi is a 1976 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It is based on the story of an innocent girl "Jyothi." Jayasudha won the Nandi award as Best Actress for her performance in the title role. She later credited the film's success for making her a famous actress in Telugu films...	Telugu	Vishali

• Gunavanthudu The Internet Movie Database - IMDb
• Bharya Biddalu The Internet Movie Database - IMDb
• Kalavari Kodalu
• Stree Janma The Internet Movie Database - IMDb

External links

• Krishna Kumari on IMBD