Geethanjali (1947 – 31 October 2019) was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu,

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films. In an career spanning close to six decades, she featured in over 500 films across multiple languages. Her first film as a dancer is Rani Ratnaprabha in 1960. NTR introduced her to the silver screen as a heroine with his directorial debut film '' Sita Rama Kalyanam'' in 1961. She was famous for her roles in '' Murali Krishna'' (1964), ''

Doctor Chakravarthy ''Doctor Chakravarthy'' is 1964 Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jaggayya, with music composed by S ...

'' (1964), ''Illalu'' (1965), ''

Sambarala Rambabu ''Sambarala Rambabu'' is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao and produced by T. Mohan Rao. It is a remake of K. Balachander's 1968 Tamil film '' Ethir Neechal'', itself based on his stage play of t ...

'' (1970), '' Kaalam Marindi'' (1972), and ''Abbayigaru Ammayigaru'' (1973). She was also a member of the Nandi Awards committee.

Personal life

Geethanjali worked in the Hindi film '' Parasmani'' (1963), a Lakshmikant-Pyarelal production. Since her name Mani was already present in the title, the film-maker re-christened her as Geetanjali. Geethanjali worked with actor Rama Krishna in number of films like ''

Thodu Needa ''Thodu Needa'' () is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Bhanumathi and Jamuna, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Kar ...

'' (1965), ''Hantakulostunnaru Jagratta'' (1966), ''Rajayogam'' (1967), ''Ranabheri'' (1968), ''Nenu Naa Desam'' (1973) etc. before marrying him on 15 August 1974.

Death

Geethanjali died in the early hours of 31 October 2019 from cardiac arrest. She died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital near Film Nagar in Hyderabad.Actress Geetanjali Ramakrishna Passes Away in Hyderabad
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Filmography

Telugu

# '' Rani Ratnaprabha'' (1960) - debut as a

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dancer # ''

Seetarama Kalyanam ''Sita Rama Kalyanam'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by N. T. Rama Rao in his directorial debut. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Haranath, Geetanjali, B. Saroja Devi, Kanta Rao, Sobhan Babu. The film was pr ...

'' (1961) as Goddess Sita # '' Gulebakavali Katha (1962) # ''Kalavari Kodallu'' (1964) as Hamsa # '' Dr. Chakravarthy'' (1964) as Sudha # ''Thotalo Pilla Kotalo Rani'' (1964) as Dancer # '' Murali Krishna'' (1964) as Poornima # '' Bobbili Yuddham'' (1964) # ''Babruvahana'' (1964) # ''Illalu'' (1965) Heroine and double role # ''

Devata ''Devata'' (pl: ''devatas'', meaning 'the gods') (Devanagari: देवता; Khmer: ទេវតា (''tevoda''); Thai: เทวดา (''tevada''); Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay: ''dewata''; Batak languages: ''debata'' (Toba) ...

'' (1965) as Hema # ''

'' (1965) - First movie with future husband,

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# '' Leta Manasulu'' (1966) as Nirmala # '' Potti Pleader'' (1966) paired with Padmanabham # '' Gudachari 116'' (1966) # ''Hantakulostunnaru Jagratta'' (1966) # '' Poola Rangadu'' (1967) # ''Chadarangam'' (1967) # ''Upayamlo Apayam'' (1967) # ''Rajayogam'' (1967) # ''Adrushtavanthulu'' (1967) # ''

Ave Kallu ''Ave Kallu'' () is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by AVM Productions, starring Krishna and Kanchana. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Athey Kangal'', with Kanchana ...

'' (1967) as Julie # '' Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna'' (1967) # ''Prana Mitrulu'' (1967) # ''Ranabheri'' (1968) # '' Adrushtavanthalu'' (1968) as Radha # ''Panthalu Pattimpulu'' (1968) # ''Manchi Mitrulu'' (1969) # '' Nindu Hrudayalu'' (1969) # ''

Aadarsa Kutumbam ''Aadarsa Kutumbam'' () is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It was produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art ...

'' (1969) # ''Karpura Harathi'' (1969) # ''Nirdoshi'' (1970) # ''

'' (1970) # ''Jatakaratna Midathambotlu'' (1971) # ''

Kalam Marindi ''Kalam Marindi'' () is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Bommisetty, Hanumantha Rao & Vasiraju Prakasam. The story is based on the concept of untouchability and casteism and is dedicated to Mahatma Gand ...

'' (1972) # ''

Raitu Kutumbam ''Raitu Kutumbam'' () is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Kanchana, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Plot The film begins in a village where lives a joint family, ...

'' (1972) # ''Adrushta Devatha'' (1972) # ''Abbaigaru Ammaigaru'' (1973) - paired with Telugu Super Star

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# ''Ajanma Brahmachari'' (1973) # ''Devudamma'' (1973) as Paidithalli # ''Nenu Naa Desam'' (1973) # ''Kannavari kalalu'' (1974) # ''Pacha Thoranam'' (1994) # ''Fools'' (2003) # ''

Maayajaalam ''Mayajalam'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and starring Srikanth and Poonam Kaur (Deepa). Plot MP Pradeep decides to get his eccentric son Chatrapathi married as quickly as possible and heads to famed marriage b ...

'' (2006) # ''

Pellaina Kothalo ''Pellaina Kothalo'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced and directed by Madan on Aa Naluguru Films banner. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Priyamani, and music composed by Agastya. Plot The film begins with two software ...

'' (2006) as Hari's Grandmother # '' Mogudu'' (2011) as Grandmother # ''

Greeku Veerudu ''Greeku Veerudu'' () is a 2013 Telugu-language romantic comedy film produced by D. Sivaprasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by Dasarath. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayanthara and music composed by S. Thaman. It is dubbed into T ...

'' (2013) # '' Bhai'' (2013) as Vasu's Grandmother # '' Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'' (2017) # '' That Is Mahalakshmi '' (2020)

Tamil

# '' Sarada'' (1962) # ''

Deivathin Deivam ''Deivathin Deivam'' () is 1962 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, Geetanjali (credited as Manimala) and S. V. Ranga Rao, with music composed by ...

'' (1962) # ''

Thaayin Madiyil ''Thayin Madiyil'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao, starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. It was released on 18 December 1964. Plot Raja, a champion jockey leads a very happy and disciplined ...

'' (1964) # '' Maayamani'' (1964) # '' Alli'' (1964) # ''

Panam Padaithavan ''Panam Padaithavan'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna, and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Sowcar Janaki and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 27 March 196 ...

'' (1965) # ''

Vaazhkai Padagu ''Vaazhkai Padagu'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by C. Srinivasan and produced by S. S. Vasan under Gemini Studios. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Devika and R. Muthuraman, with S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Balaji R. S. Manoh ...

'' (1965) # '' Veera Abhimanyu'' (1965) # ''

Aasai Mugam ''Aasai Mugam'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, inspired by '' The Man Who Knew Too Much''. The film was released on 10 December 1965. Plot Because Ponniyam Kodhi, a marriage broker feels deceived on his ...

'' (1965) as Kamala # '' Adhey Kangal'' (1967) # '' Nenjirukkum Varai'' (1967) # '' Anbalippu'' (1969) # '' En Annan'' (1970) # ''

Annamitta Kai ''Annamitta Kai'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film written by G. Subramanium and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Bharathi. It was produced by Ramachandra Productions, owned by M. S. Sivaswamy ...

'' (1972) # '' Ganga Gowri'' (1973)

Hindi

# ''

Paying Guest ''Paying Guest'' is a 1957 Bollywood Romance drama film directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Dev Anand and Nutan along with Shubha Khote. The soundtrack, composed by Sachin Dev Burman, received a degree of popularity and made a lasti ...

'' (1957) as Shanthi's sister # '' Parasmani'' (1963) as Rajkumari # ''

Do Kaliyaan ''Do Kaliyaan'' () is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The film stars Mala Sinha, Biswajeet, Mehmood, Om Prakash and Neetu Singh. It is a remake of the 1965 Tamil film ''Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum'' which itself ...

'' (1968) as Menaka # ''

Balram Shri Krishna Balarama (Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: ''Balarāma'') is a Hindu god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities. He is also known as Haladhara, Halayudha, Balade ...

'' (1968) as Rukmini # ''

Tulsi Vivah Tulasi Vivaha (, kan, ತುಳಸಿ ಮದುವೆ, translit=Tulasi Maduve, , ), also called Tulasi Kalyanam, is a Hindu festival, in which a ceremonial wedding of the goddess Tulasi (The personification of the holy basil, a form of Laksh ...

'' (1971)

Malayalam

# '' Kaattumallika'' (1966) # ''

Swapnangal ''Swapnangal'' is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Geethanjali, Madhu, K. V. Shanthi and S. P. Pillai in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Geethanjali as Ra ...

'' (1970) as Rajamma # ''

Madhuvidhu ''Madhuvidhu'' is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by N. Sankaran Nair and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Jayabharathi, Jose Prakash, Maya and Prameela in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. Cast ...

'' (1970) as Sathi

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