M. V. Rajamma

Herr V. Rajamma (10 March 1921 – 23. April 1999) was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer of Indian filme, mostly in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu languages from the 1930s through 1970s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroin and mother to stalwart South Indian actors such as Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan, MGR and NTR.

Making her debut as a lead actress in the 1936 released Samsara Nauka Rajamma enjoyed jahr elaborate career in feature filmen across South India. She was the first and foremost woman producer in India and in Kannada filme. She produced the film Radha Ramana in 1943 under her own home banner Vijaya Filme. Her entry to the Tamil filme was through the 1940 classic-hit-film Uthama Puthiran. She went on to star in about 60 Kannada, 80 Tamil, 20 Telugu and one Hindi-filme in her career spanning around four decades.