B. S. Saroja
Indian actress
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B. S. Saroja is an Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films. She acted with M. G. Ramachandran ("MGR") and Sivaji Ganesan in Koondukkili, and played the heroine in two other films with MGR in the 1950s, Genova and Pudhumai Piththan.
B. S. Saroja | |
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B. S. Saroja in 1949 film Deva Manohari | |
| Born | Thiruvananthapuram, India |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1951–1978 |
Early life and education
B. S. Saroja was born in Thiruvananthapuram, India.[citation needed] Her father was the actor Johnson, who acted in the first Malayalam film, Vigathakumaran.[1][2][3]
She studied till fourth grade.[citation needed]
Career
Saroja first joined a circus company, with which she travelled all over India, before acting in a Tamil film as a junior artist.[citation needed]
Jeevitha Nouka was her first Malayalam movie.[4][failed verification]
Partial filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Madanakamarajan | Tamil | dance |
| 1942 | Kannagi | ||
| 1943 | Kubera Kuchela | ||
| Mangamma Sabatham | |||
| 1944 | Mahamaya | ||
| Raja Rajeswari | |||
| 1945 | Burma Rani | ||
| 1946 | Vikatayogi | ||
| 1947 | Vichitra Vanitha | ||
| Dhana Amaravathi | |||
| 1949 | Geetha Gandhi | ||
| Naattiya Rani | |||
| Inbavalli | |||
| Deva Manohari | |||
| 1950 | Parijatham | ||
| 1951 | Jeevitha Nouka | Malayalam | |
| Aada Janma | Telugu | ||
| Pichaikkari | Tamil | ||
| Or Iravu | |||
| 1952 | Achan | Malayalam | |
| Aathmasakhi | |||
| Tamil | |||
| Amarakavi | |||
| Amma | Malayalam | ||
| Kalyani | Tamil | ||
| Atthainti Kaapuram | Telugu | ||
| Kaliyugam | Tamil | ||
| 1953 | Asai Magan | ||
| Aashadeepam | Malayalam | ||
| Jenova | Tamil | ||
| Jenova | Malayalam | ||
| Vazha Pirandhaval | Tamil | ||
| Lokaneethi | Malayalam | ||
| 1954 | Avan Varunnu | ||
| Koondukkili | Tamil | ||
| Mangalyam | |||
| 1956 | Aathmaarpanam | Malayalam | |
| 1957 | Pudumai Pithan | Tamil | |
| 1958 | Lilly | Malayalam | |
| 1959 | Pandithevan | Tamil | |
| Vannakili | |||
| 1960 | Umma | Malayalam | |
| 1961 | Krishna Kuchela | ||
| Kumudham | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi | Malayalam | |
| 1963 | Kadalamma | ||
| 1964 | Arunagirinathar | Tamil | |
| 1966 | Tharavattamma | Malayalam | |
| 1978 | Anthonees Punyavaalan | ||