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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.[1]

M. Saroja
Born	1933
Died	(2012-04-02)2 April 2012 Chennai
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress, comedienne
Spouse	K. A. Thangavelu ​ ​ (m. 1959; died 1994)​
Children	Sumathi (b. 1961)

Career

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, her debut. Later on, she continued to act in more than 300 films in Tamil, 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.[2][3]

Personal life

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.[2][3]

Death

On 2 April 2012, she died due to cardiac arrest at her home in T. Nagar, Chennai. She was 79 years old.[2][3]

Awards

The Tamil Nadu Government felicitated her with Kalaimamani Award in appreciation.[2] She also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award - Sivaji Ganesan Award in 2002.

Filmography (Partial)

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1951	Sarvadhikari	Karpagam	Debut movie
1953	Gumastha	Pappi
1953	Marumagal
1954	Pudhu Yugam
1955	Kaveri
1957	Pathini Deivam
1957	Aravalli
1957	Karpukkarasi
1958	Mangalya Bhagyam
1958	Boologa Rambai
1959	Kalyana Parisu
1959	Nalla Theerpu
1959	Vannakili
1959	Engal Kuladevi
1959	Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam
1960	Maa Babu		Telugu
1960	Deivapiravi
1960	Adutha Veetu Penn
1960	Puthiya Pathai
1961	Arasilankumari
1961	Thirudathe
1961	Marutha Nattu Veeran
1961	Manapanthal
1962	Paarthaal Pasi Theerum
1963	Arivaali
1968	Thillana Mohanambal
1976	Idhaya Malar
1980	Muyalukku Moonu Kaal
1980	Thunaivi Thozhan
1983	Oppandham

References

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