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T. Krishna Kumari (6 March 1933 – 24 January 2018) was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films in the 1950s and 1960s.[2] She was the sister of noted actress Sowkar Janaki.

Krishna Kumari
Born6 March 1933 (1933-03-06)
Naihati, Bengal Province, British India
Died24 January 2018(2018-01-24) (aged 84)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active1951–1976
Spouse
Ajay Mohan Khaitan
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(m. 1969; died 2012)​
RelativesSowcar Janaki (sister)

She starred in over 150 films in her career,[3][4] most notably Pichi Pullayya (1953), Bangaru Papa (1955), Vinayaka Chaviti (1957), Pelli Kanuka (1960), Devanthakudu (1960), Bharya Bhartalu (1961), Vagdanam (1961), Kula Gotralu (1962), Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (1963), Bandipotu (1963), Punarjanma (1963 film), Aggi Pidugu (1964), Doctor Chakravarty (1964), Gudi Gantalu (1964), Antastulu (1965), Chikkadu Dorakadu (1967),Tikka Sankarayya (1968), Neramu Siksha (1973).[4][5]


Early life


Krishna Kumari was born on 6 March 1933 a Telugu[6] and Kannada-speaking[7] Madhwa Brahmin family[8] at Naihati, West Bengal to T. Venkoji Rao and Sachi Devi. Her family hails from Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.[6] Owing her father's work, Kumari was schooled at Rajahmundry, Madras, Assam and Calcutta. She completed her matriculation is Assam.[9] Her sister, Sowkar Janaki is also an actress.[10]


Career


T. Krishna Kumari started her career at the age of 17 with a small role in the Telugu film Pathala Bhairavi (1951). She later played the role of a heroine for the first time in Navvithe Navaratnalu (1951). She featured as leading actress in several Tamil movies, notably Thirumbi Paar (1953), Manithan (1953), Azhagi (1953), Pudhu Yugam (1954), Viduthalai (1954) and Thuli Visham (1954).

Krishna Kumari then began to focus on Telugu cinema, which propelled her to stardom. Her movies Pelli Meeda Pelli (1959), Bharya Bhartalu (1961), Vagdanam (1961), Kulagothralu (1962), Gudi Gantalu (1964) remain some of Telugu cinema's classics.

In the early 1960s, Krishna Kumari entered the Kannada film industry briefly, choosing to return to her preferred Telugu cinema within years. But in the short span of 5–6 years, she gave memorable performances, most of them co-starring Dr. Rajkumar. In fact, her first ever award was for the Rajkumar starrer, Bhaktha Kanakadasa (1960).

In Hindi, she acted in Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala (1958). She was rechristened Rati but again, Hindi cinema held no attraction for Krishna Kumari. Although she had several offers in Hindi cinema, she returned to Madras. Her most successful movies have been with Akkineni Nageswara Rao, N. T. Rama Rao and also several mythological roles with Kantha Rao.[11][12]

Krishna Kumari acted in 150 Telugu films, and about 30 Tamil and Kannada films. Her repertoire won her fans across Telugu states and the President's Award.[3] Her co-stars include N.T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju, Dr. Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan, Kanta Rao, and Jaggayya.[13][5]


Personal life


In 1969, Krishna Kumari married Ajay Mohan Khaitan, a businessman and journalist who had previously served as Editor of the Indian Express and was the founder of two magazines, Screen and Businessman. Ajay Mohan Khaitan had previously been married to another lady also named Krishna, who was the daughter of Ramnath Goenka, founder and owner of The Indian Express. By his previous marriage, Ajay Mohan Khaitan was the father of two sons, including Vivek, who was adopted by Ramnath Goenka and given the name Viveck Goenka; he is presently running The Indian Express.[14]

After marriage, Krishna Kumari chose to step away from the arclights and moved to her husband's farmhouse near Bangalore, where she devoted herself to her family and developed her interests in cooking and gardening.[5] Krishna Kumari and Khaitan had a daughter, Dipika; according to some reports, Dipika was adopted by the couple.[15] Dipika married Vikram Maiya, the son of the Maiya family which owns the famous MTR restaurant in Bangalore and the MTR brand of ready-to-eat foods.[16]

Ajay Mohan Khaitan died in 2012 aged 85. Krishna Kumari continued to live at her farmhouse in Bengaluru with her daughter, son-in-law and grandson.


Death


Krishna Kumari died on 24 January 2018, in Bangalore from bone marrow cancer.[17][18]


Filmography


Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
1951Navvithe NavaratnaluMeenaTelugu[19]
Pathala BhairaviGandharva Kanya[20]
1952Priyuralu
1953Thirumbi PaarTamil[21]
Azhagi
Manithan[22]
Pichi PullayyaKanthamTelugu[23]
1954Bangaru PapaPapa
Pudhu YugamTamil
Viduthalai
Thuli Visham
Karkottai
JaladurgaKannada
1956IlavelpuTelugu
1957Vinayaka ChavitiRukmini
Veera KankanamRajini
Vaddante Pelli Vidyavathi
1960DeepavaliRukmini Devi
Pelli KanukaGeeta
AbhimanamKamala
Nithya Kalyanam Pacha ThoranamChand
Bhakta KanakadasaKannada
UmmaMalayalam
Aasha SundariKannada
Dashavathara
Santhi NivasamRaaginiTelugu
1961Bharya BhartaluSharada[24]
VagdanamVijaya
Sampoorna RamayanaMandodariHindi
Shri Shaila MahathmeKannada
1962Swarna Gowri
Kula GothraluSarojaTelugu[25]
Mahathma KabirKannada
Thendral VeesumTamilSimultaneously shot & produced in Telugu and Tamil
Aasa JeevuluTelugu
1963Chaduvukunna AmmayiluVasantha
LakshadhikariPadma
PunarjanmaRadha
ChandrakumaraKannada
BandipotuMandaramalaTelugu
1964Doctor ChakravarthyDr. SrideviTelugu
Gudi GantaluKasthuri
1965AntastuluMala
Sri Simhachala Kshetra MahimaApsarasa Sirisha
Uyyala Jampala
Sathi SavithriKannada
1966Sri Krishna TulabharamJambavathiTelugu
Chilaka GorinkaK. Usha Devi
1967Chikkadu DorakaduPadmavathi Devi
Iddaru Monagallu
Sri KrishnavataramLakshana
Ummadi KutumbamSarada
Pedda Akkayya
Vasantha SenaVasantha Sena
PunyavathiSanthi
Bhuvana Sundari KathaBhuvana Sundari
RahasyamRajyalakshmi
1968Vara KatnamSujatha
Uyira MaanamaRussian womanTamil
Tikka SankarayyaSuseelaTelugu
Nindu SamsaramJyothi
Pedarasi Peddamma KathaNagakanya
1971Sampoorna RamayanamMandodari
Varalakshmi Vratam
1972Manavudu Danavudu
Bharya BiddaluSuseela
1973Neramu Siksha
1975Yashoda KrishnaDevaki
Gunavanthudu
1976JyothiVishali
SecretaryDr. Vijayalakshmi
1986Veer EklavyaHindi[26]
2003FoolsTeluguSpecial appearance[27]



References


  1. "Krishna Kumari is no more". Deccan Chronicle. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. "Not ready for greasepaint". The Hindu. 30 June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. Maiya, Dipika. "My Mother T. Krishna Kumari". Maiya Publishing. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. Kavirayani, Suresh (25 January 2018). "Krishna Kumari is no more". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. Venkatram, Shree (6 June 2016). "Actress T Krishna Kumari's glamorous and family life captured in book by her daughter". The American Bazaar. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. Kavirayani, Suresh (25 January 2018). "Krishna Kumari is no more". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 October 2022. Born on March 6, 1933, in Naihati, West Bengal, Krishna Kumari belonged to a Telugu Brahmin family from Rajahmundry.
  7. "Yesteryear Kannada actor Krishna Kumari passes away in Bangalore". The News Minute. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022. Born on March 6, 1933, in Naihati, West Bengal, Krishna Kumari, Apart from films in her mother tongue Kannada, she acted in lots of Telugu and Tamil movies as well.
  8. "Changing roles with the years". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2016. Krishna Kumari, talking to MetroPlus on the occasion of the book’s release spoke of how she started her career at 16, when she was spotted watching a movie with her mother. She says she agreed to act in the first film because it was based on the story of Cinderella! Till then she was largely interested in dance, specially Kuchipudi in which she was trained. Though she was from a conservative Madhwa Brahmin family, her father gave her the freedom to choose her path, with an observation that she could hold her own and not be too taken in by her surroundings.
  9. "వెండితెర 'బంగారు పాప'". Andhra Bhoomi. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Yesteryear actor Veteran actor T Krishna Kumari of Telugu cinema no more". The New Indian Express. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "The original swashbuckler". The Hindu. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  12. "Krishna Kumari: An actress with cinematic and natural charm". The Hindu. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. "Veteran actor T Krishna Kumari was truly a 'star of south'". The New Indian Express. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. "'Sowcar' Janaki talks about sister Krishna Kumari". Telangana Today. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  15. "A book about former Telugu actress Krishna Kumari Khaitan's culinary skills reveals the food connoisseur's special recipes". The New Indian Express. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. "T Krishna Kumari: A glamourous [sic] actress who had immense family values". The Times of India. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. "Telugu actress T Krishna Kumari to undergo chemotherapy for bone marrow cancer". International Business Times. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  18. "Krishna Kumari-An actress of substance". The Hans India. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  19. "Navvithe Navarathnaalu (1951)". The Hindu. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  20. "Pathalabhairavi (1951)". The Hindu. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  21. "How Kalaignar's movie scripts show a subtle blend of Dravidian politics, mythology and women-centric stories". The New Indian Express. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  22. "Manithan 1953". The Hindu. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  23. "Pitchi Pullaiah (1953)". The Hindu. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  24. "Bharya Bharthalu (1961)". The Hindu. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  25. "Vizag's contribution to films". The Hindu. 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  26. "VEER EKLAVYA (1986)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  27. "Movie review - Fools by Gudipoodi Srihari". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  28. "Pranitha Subhash to play yesteryear heroine Krishnakumari in NTR biopic". The Times of India. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.




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