Madhuri Devi

Madhuri Devi
கிளாரா
Madhuri Devi
Born	Clara 19 September 1927[1] Royapuram, Madras
Died	June 1990 (aged 62)
Occupation(s)	actress and stage actress
Years active	1939 - 1962
Spouse	Santhi Mukharjee
Parent(s)	Soosai Mudhaliyar, Manoranjidham

Madhuri Devi (19 September 1927 – June 1990) was a lead actress in Tamil films from the late 1940s until the 1950s. She has paired opposite leading heroes like M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. G. R and known for acting in the films Manthiri Kumari, Marmayogi, (1951), and Devaki (1951).^[2]

Early life

Madhuri Devi was born on 19 September 1927, as Clara, at Royapuram, Madras (Chennai) to Soosai Mudhaliyar, Manoranjidham. Prior to acting in cinema, She stayed North Madras and acted in Christian dramas. She has the ability to act in three roles in the same drama. Madhuri avoided her early cinema opportunities, latterly she agreed to act in the film and change her name Clara to Madhuri Devi.^[1]

Career

She entered in Tamil film industry in 1938, her debut film as Ambikapathy (1937). In film Pandurangan (1938), in which she played second heroine. Her next film Lakshmi Vijayam (1947), where she played dual role. She played a comedian in 1940's. Marmayogi (1951), was Madhuri first film with M. G. Ramachandran. Then followed her films that included Mohini, En Thangai, Kanniyin Kaadhali, Ponmudi and Manthiri Kumari. She acted not only as heroine but also played as Vamp and she was comedian in the films Vaayadi (1940) and Poli Panchali (1940). In Kanniyin Kaadhali (1949), where she played three roles in twins Prince Adithyan and Princess Chandrika, later shipwrecked young lady, who disguised as a young man Kalaimani. In the film Ponmudi (1950) starred with P. V. Narasimha Bharathi acted in the film and hired the revdution. She drew applause for her performance as a rich girl in the Sivaji Ganesan starrer Manidhanum Mirugamum (1953). She left cinema around the year 1962,^{[citation needed]} but came back for a guest role in the film Vetri Thirumagal in 1978.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

She was born as Clara and from a Christian family. Devi married her father's Bengali friend's son Shanti Mukharjee. She died in 1990 after her health suffered a big set back.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)	Ref.
1937	Ambikapathy	(uncredited role)	Debut film
1938	Paandurangan
1940	Poli Panchali
1940	Vaayaadi
1947	Aayiram Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani	Thampathi
1948	Lakshmi Vijayam	Amutha/Kumutha
1948	Mohini
1949	Kanniyin Kaadhali	Princess Chandrika/Kalaimani
1950	Manthiri Kumari	Amuthavalli
1950	Ponmudi			[2]
1951	Devaki	Leela
1951	Marmayogi	Kalavathi
1951	Rajambal	Lokasundari
1952	En Thangai	Rajam
1952	Kumari
1952	Manavathi
1952	Thai Ullam	Vasundhara
1952	Velaikaran
1952	Zamindar
1953	Inspector
1953	Manithan
1953	Manidhanum Mirugamum
1953	Rohini
1955	Asai Anna Arumai Thambi	Kannamma
1955	Nalla Thangai
1955	Nalla Thangal
1956	Ondre Kulam
1957	Pudhu Vazhvu	Subha
1959	Athisaya Penn	Lally
1959	Mala Oru Mangala Vilakku
1960	Thozhan
1978	Vetri Thirumagal

References

1. "அன்று கண்ட முகம் - மாதுரி தேவி". antrukandamugam.worpress. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
2. "Ponmudi 1950". 4 October 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.

Further reading

• Tamil Actors Bio - in Tamil

External links

• Madhuri Devi at IMDb