Pilliarchetty Bhakthavatsalam Naidu Rajeevalochana, better known as Rajasulochana is an South Indian classical dancer and film actress. She has acted in hundreds of films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films.

Brief lifesketch

She was born on August 15, 1935 in Bezawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

 (now Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

), in the Madras Presidency

Madras Presidency

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. Her father Bhakthavatsalam Naidu worked in Indian Railways

Indian Railways

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 and was transferred to Madras on promotion.

She has learned Indian classical dance from Lalithamma, K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai, Acharyulu and Vempati Chinna Satyam

Vempati Chinna Satyam

Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...

, Krishnakumar, Vishnu Vysarkar, and Kalamandalam Madhavan.

The Kannada stage and screen maestro H. L. N. Simha have gave acting opportunity in "Gunasagari" (Kannada, 1953), produced by Gubbi Veeranna

Gubbi Veeranna

Gubbi Veeranna was an Indian theatre director, one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company that played a crucial role in promoting the Kannada theatre. Some of the stalwarts that have emerged out of this...

. Subsequently she has acted in about 274 films in all South Indian languages. She has acted with all the leading stars of South Indian cinema such as M. G. Ramachandran

M. G. Ramachandran

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, Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

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, N. T. Rama Rao

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...

, Akkineni Nageswara Rao

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...

, Rajkumar

Rajkumar

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, S. S. Rajendran, A. P. Nagarajan

A. P. Nagarajan

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 and M. N. Nambiar

M. N. Nambiar

M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar ( (born Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar 7 March 1919 — 19 November 2008) was a film actor in Tamil cinema and had been in the film industry for more than 50 years.-Biography:...

.

She married Actor Director C. S. Rao

C. S. Rao

Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao better known as C. S. Rao is a South Indian actor, writer and director. He is son of famous film director Chittajallu Pullayya. He has directed about 70 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Oriya languages...

 and had twin daughters.

She has founded dance school "Pushpanjali Nritya Kala Kendram" in 1961 in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

. It has trained many students in Indian classical dance forms and celebrated Silver Jubilee

Silver Jubilee

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 in 1986. She gave many dance performances in India and abroad and got critical acclaim for the dance dramas.

1950s

1953 Gunasagari - Debut film

1953 Kanna Talli

Kanna Talli

Kanna Talli or Kannatalli is a 1953 Telugu Drama film directed and produced by K. S. Prakash Rao. It is simultaneously released in Tamil with title Petrathai. G. Varalakshmi played the title role of the Mother . This is the debut film for Telugu popular singer P. Susheela and actress Rajasulochana...

- Guest role

1954 Anta Manavalle

1954 Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam

Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam

Kalahasti Mahatyam or Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam is a 1954 Telugu film directed by H. L. N. Simha starring Kannada Kantheerava Rajkumar....

- Chintamani

1955 Pennarasi

1956 Chori Chori

Chori Chori

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- Bhagwan's wife

1956 Marma Veeran

Marma Veeran

Marma Veeran is a 1956 Tamil film written by A. L. Narayanan and directed by T. R. Raghunath and was produced by actor Sriram. The film starred Sriram and Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles with N. T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini Ganesan in guest appearances with Rajasulochana, Chittor V....

1956 Penki Pellam

1956 Rangoon Radha

Rangoon Radha

Rangoon Radha is a Tamil film that was released on 1 November 1956 starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi as the main cast.-Production:The story was based on play Angel Street written by Patrick Hamilton. Adaptated to film in 1940 as Gaslight starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard...

- Radha

1956 Sontha Ooru

1957 Alladdin Ka Chirag

1957 Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam

Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam

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- Sitara, dancer

1957 Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum

1957 Ambikapathy

Ambikapathy (1957 film)

Ambikapathy was a 1957 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi as the main cast.-Production:...

- Kannamma

1957 Sarangadhara

Sarangadhara

-1930 film:Sarangadhara is a 1930 silent film directed by Y. V. Rao under the General Pictures Corporation.-1935 Tamil film:Sarangadhara is a 1935 Tamil film directed by V. S. K. Padham under the Lotus Pictures, filmed at Wadia Movietone Studios in Bombay. Starred by Kothamangalam Cheenu and T....

1957 Suvarna Sundari

Suvarna Sundari

Suvarna Sundari is a popular Telugu film produced in 1957 in the golden era of Telugu film industry.It was directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah and produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner...

- Jayanthi

1957 Todi Kodallu - Navaneetham

1957 Vanangamudi

Vanangamudi

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- Ambige

1958 Sitaron Se Aage

Sitaron Se Aage

Sitaron Se Aage is a 1958 Hindi Black-and-white Family film written and directed by Satyen Bose. The film starred Ashok Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Johnny Walker, Rajasulochana, Shammi, Jagdish Sethi, Manmohan Krishna and Leela Mishra forms an ensemble cast. The film was produced by K....

1958 Thai Pirandhaal Vazhi Pirakkum

1958 Bhuloka Rambhai

1958 Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu

Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu

Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu is a 1958 Telugu Drama and Musical film directed by C. S. Rao.The songs in the film particularly Dharaniki Giri Bharama Giriki Taruvu Bharama by Raavu Balasaraswathi are memorable. Music score is provided by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao.-Cast:* Nandamuri Taraka Rama...

1958 Mangalya Balam

1958 Pelli Naati Pramanalu

Pelli Naati Pramanalu

Pelli Naati Pramanalu or Pellinati Pramanalu is a 1958 Telugu Drama film directed and produced by Kadiri Venkata Reddy....

- Radha Rani

1959 C.I.D.Girl

1959 Jayabheri

Jayabheri

Jayabheri is a 1959 Telugu musical hit film directed by P. Pullaiah and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles. The film is based on the 1947 production by V. Shantaram, titled Lokshahir Ram Joshi in Marathi and Matwala Shayar Ram Joshi in Hindi.-The plot:The story setting...

- Narthaki Amrutha

1959 Raja Makutam

Raja Makutam

Raja Makutam or Rajamakutam is a 1959 Telugu film directed by veteran B. Narasimha Reddy.-Synopsis:...

- Prameela

1959 Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali

Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali

Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jamuna in the lead roles and directed by R. R. Chandran who also was a well known cinematographer in his time. The film was released in the year 1959.-Cast:-Crew:...

1960s

1960 Aai Phirse Bahar

1960 Mahakavi Kalidasu

Mahakavi Kalidasu

Mahakavi Kalidasu is a 1960 Telugu Biographical film based on the life of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidas. It is directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao. Akkineni Nageswara Rao played the role of Kalidas. Some poems of Kalidas including Shyamala dandakam by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao is...

1960 Kavalai Illaadha Manithan

1960 Shantinivasam

1961 Arasilangumari

Arasilangumari

Arasilangumari is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, Padmini and Rajasulochana in the lead roles. The film was released in the 1961.-Cast:-Crew:*Producer: M. Somasundaram*Production Company: Jupiter Pictures*Director: M. Somasundaram...

- Azhagurani

1961 Iddaru Mitrulu - Sarala

1961 Sabash Raja

1962 Chitti Tammudu

Chitti Tammudu

Chitti Tammudu is a 1962 Telugu Drama film directed by K. B. Tilak.The film is based on the English novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.-The plot:...

1962 Tiger Ramudu

1963 Tirupathamma Katha

1963 Valmiki

1964 Babruvahana

Babruvahana

Babruvahana or Babhruvahana is a character in the Mahabharata, a Hindu epic. He is one of the sons of Arjuna, begotten through Chitrangada, the princess of Manipura, during the period of his exile at Manipura....

- Uloochi

1964 Velugu Needalu

Velugu Needalu

Velugu Needalu is a 1961 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and produced by Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao of Annapurna Pictures. Tamil version of the film was called Tuya Ulam.-The plot:...

1965 Pandava Vanavasam

Pandava Vanavasam

Pandava Vanavasam is a mythological Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao and written by Samudrala Raghavacharya.-Cast:*Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao ... Bheemudu*S. V. Ranga Rao ... Duryodhanudu*Kanta Rao ... Lord Krishna...

- Dancer

1967 Konte Pilla

1970s

1972 Tata Manavadu

Tata Manavadu

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- Geetha

1974 Chakravakam

Chakravakam (film)

Chakravakam is a 1974 Telugu Drama film based on the novel entitled "Chakravakam" written by Koduri Kausalya Devi.-Cast:* Shobhan Babu* Vanisree* Chandrakala* S. V. Ranga Rao* Nagabhushanam* Allu Ramalingaiah* Krishna Kumari* Rajasulochana...

1975 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal

Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal

Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal is a 1975 Tamil film directed by A. Bhimsingh, based on the same-titled novel by Jayakanthan, starring Lakshmi, Sreekanth and Nagesh...

- Padma

1977 Gaayathri

Gaayathri

Gaayathri is a Tamil film is directed by R.Pattabhiraman. It has Rajinikanth and Sridevi in the lead roles. Once again Rajini plays a cruel husband of Sridevi. Jaishankar plays a guest role in this movie. Singer Sujatha Mohan made her debut as a singer through this film at the age of 12...

1978 Karunamayudu

Karunamayudu

Karunamayudu is 1978 Telugu language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and starring Vijayachander acted as Lord Christ.-Film as Basis for Evangelization in India:...

External links

• Rajasulochana at IMDb.