M. Saroja was an Indian actress and comedian who worked in Tamil cinema. She was frequently paired alongside K. A. Thangavelu.
Career Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role of leading Tamil actor M. G. Ramachandran’s cousin in the film Sarvadhikari, her debut. Later on, she continued to act in more than 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada languages. The most important film in her career was the Kalyana Parisu in which she paired with her husband K. A. Thangavelu.
Personal life On the 100th day celebrations of Kalyana Parisu, Saroja and Thangavelu got married in Madurai Murugan Temple. They have a daughter Sumathi. Thangavelu died in 1994.
Death On 2 April 2012, she died due to cardiac arrest at her home in T. Nagar, Chennai. She was 79 years old.
Awards The Tamil Nadu Government felicitated her with Kalaimamani Award in appreciation. She also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award - Sivaji Ganesan Award in 2002.
Filmography (partial) Year Film RoleNotes1951Sarvadhikari KarpagamDebut movie 1953 Gumastha Pappi1953Marumagal 1954 Pudhu Yugam 1955 Kaveri 1957 Pathini Deivam1957Aravalli 1957Karpukkarasi 1958Mangalya Bhagyam1958Boologa Rambai 1959 Kalyana Parisu1959Nalla Theerpu 1959Vannakili 1959Engal Kuladevi1959Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam1960Maa BabuTelugu1960Deivapiravi 1960 Adutha Veetu Penn1960Puthiya Pathai 1961Arasilankumari 1961Thirudathe1961Marutha Nattu Veeran1961Manapanthal1962Paarthaal Pasi Theerum1963Arivaali 1968Thillana Mohanambal 1976Idhaya Malar1980Muyalukku Moonu Kaal1980Thunaivi Thozhan1983Oppandham
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