Girija (actress)


Dasari Girija shortly Girija was a Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950, 1960 and 1970s.
She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah, the two of them becoming a famous comedic duo.

Film career

She was born on 3 March 1938, in Kankipadu, Andhra Pradesh. Her mother is also stage and film actress Dasari Ramatilakam.
Her first movie was Kasturi Sivarao's Paramanandayya Sishyulu. She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and other leading actors of that period. Her portrayal of titular Pathala Bhairavi in 1951 hit film Patala Bhairavi displayed her talents and resulted in her getting many film offers lasting about two decades. Her role as Usha in Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu opposite Relangi is memorable. The ever lasting comedy song Kaseeki Poyanu Ramahari has been pictured on them. The comedy-duo also acted in the award winning Ramudu Bheemudu of Suresh Productions. The funny Sarada Sarada Cigarettu song about the habit of Smoking is superhit during that time. She also acted in Tamil films during the fifties.
She along with Relangi acted in small but key roles in the epic film Lava Kusa by Shankar Reddy and refused to take any extra renumeration for the extratime in shooting the song Ollanori mama nee pillanee…. In addition to the comedy roles, she played as character actress in the key role of Hemalatha opposite Akkineni Nageswara Rao acting as second heroine in Bharya Bhartalu and as Varalaxmi in Velugu Needalu. She has played key roles in some mythological and Janapada films, like Dharma Devatha.
She started a film company with her husband C. S. Raju as producer, named Vijaya Giri Dhwaja Productions and produced few movies including Bhale Mastaru and Pavitra Hrudayalu, in both films main protagonist is played by N. T. Rama Rao. They met with heavy financial loss.

Personal life

She married C. Sanyasi Raju, popularly known as C. S. Raju; their daughter Saleema is also an actress who acts mainly in Malayalam movies. According to her daughter Saleema, Girija died in 5 September 1995. Though she has been suffering from Diabetes, in the last moments she experienced some breathing problem and died suddenly in her Chennai residence.

Filmography

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YearFilmLanguageCharacter
1950Paramanandayya SishyuluTeluguHema
1951Navvite NavaratnaluTelugu
1951Patala BhairaviTeluguPathala Bhairavi
1952Dharma DevathaTeluguVasanthi
1952Velugu NeedaluTeluguVaralakshmi
1953AshadeepamMalayalamSarala
1953En VeeduTelugu
1953Naa IlluTelugu
1954ManoharaTamilPrincess Vijaya
1955Kalyanam SeydhukkoTamil
1956Bhale RamuduTeluguTaara, daughter of Zamindar
1957Bhale AmmayiluTelugu
1957Dongallo DoraTelugu
1957M.L. A.Telugu
1957Suvarna SundariTeluguPrincess Parthima Devi
1957Veera KankanamTelugu
1957Iru SagodharigalTamilLalitha
1958Appu Chesi Pappu KooduTeluguUsha
1958Manchi Manasuku Manchi RojuluTeluguRani
1959IllarikamTeluguKanakadurga
1959Rechukka PagatichukkaTelugu
1960Bhatti VikramarkaTeluguArakasu, wife of Tirakasu
1960Pelli KanukaTeluguKantham
1960Sahasra Siracheda Apoorva ChinthamaniTelugu-
1960SamajamTelugu
1960RunanubandhamTelugu
1961Bharya BharthaluTeluguHema
1961Jagadeka Veeruni KathaTeluguEkasa
1961Kalasivunte Kaladu SukhamTeluguHaranath's fiancée
1961VagdanamTeluguRadha
1962AradhanaTeluguGopi's Fiancée
1962Kula GothraluTeluguLeela
1962Raktha SambandhamTelugu
1962Siri SampadaluTeluguRama
1962Aatma BandhuvuTeluguGeetha
1962Srikakula Andhra Maha Vishnu KathaTeluguMakarika
1963LakshadhikariTeluguLeela
1963Lava KusaTeluguChakali vaani Bharya
1963Paruvu PrathishtaTelugu
1964Aathma BalamTeluguChitti
1964Amara Silpi JakkannaTeluguFisherwoman Gangu
1964Doctor ChakravarthyTelugu
1964Ramudu BheemuduTeluguKamala
1964Velugu NeedaluTeluguVaralakshmi
1965Preminchi ChooduTelugu
1965Sri Simhachala Kshetra MahimaTeluguQueen of Women Kingdom
1965PrameelarjuneeyamTeluguMaha Maya
1965Satya HarishchandraTeluguKalahakanthi
1965Mangamma SapathamTelugu
1965Sati SakkubaiTeluguDaughter of Suryakantham
1966AastiparuluTelugu
1967NavarathriTeluguMental patient
1967RahasyamTeluguSarvani Devi
1967Vasantha SenaTelugu
1974Aadadani AdrustamTelugu
1975BalipeetamTeluguServant
1976SecretaryTeluguVanita Vihar Member
1977PantulammaTeluguHouse Head