A life-size statue of legendary film actress AnjalI Devi was unveiled today at her native place Peddapuram.Anjali Devi son Chenna Rao unveiled his mother’s statue. Anjali devi was well known for her role as the mythological Sita in Lava Kusha as well as for the titular roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali
Nagaraju, Subramanyam who played the roles of Lava and Kusa graced the ceremony and recalled their association with actress.
Anjali died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, having donated her organs to Ramachandra Medical College. The actress was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh as Anjani Kumari. Later, director C. Pullaiah changed her name to Anjali Devi. In all, Anjali Devi's career spanned five decades in which she acted in over 350 films, a majority of them in Telugu and around 50 in Tamil.
Nagaraju, Subramanyam who played the roles of Lava and Kusa graced the ceremony and recalled their association with actress.
Anjali died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, having donated her organs to Ramachandra Medical College. The actress was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh as Anjani Kumari. Later, director C. Pullaiah changed her name to Anjali Devi. In all, Anjali Devi's career spanned five decades in which she acted in over 350 films, a majority of them in Telugu and around 50 in Tamil.