11 Facts About Anjali Devi

Anjali Devi was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films.

Anjali Devi was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in Lava Kusa as well as for the title roles in movies like Chenchu Lakshmi, Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.

Anjali Devi was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, as Anjamma.

Anjali Devi changed her name to Anjani Kumari when acting in dramas.

Anjali Devi was a theatre artiste before venturing into movies, her debut film role was as Lohitasva in "Raja Harishchandra" in 1936.

Anjali Devi eventually acted in more than 350 films, majority of them in Telugu and Tamil films and a few in Hindi, Kannada films as the heroine or in character roles.

Anjali Devi acted in Lava Kusa, a milestone film and the first color film in the Telugu film industry in 1963.

Anjali Devi is well known for playing Sita in Lava Kusa and her performances in films like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali were appreciated.

Anjali Devi acted in various roles, such as a damsel, an angel, a dancer, a demon, a goddess, a traditional woman and later in mother roles.

Anjali Devi married P Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1948.

Anjali Devi died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, due to a cardiac arrest.