E. V. Saroja


E. V. Saroja was a Tamil and Telugu actress and dancer. She was born on 3 November 1935 as Engan V. Saroja. She belonged to Engan village of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.
Her debut film was En Thangai in 1952 starring M. G. Ramachandran. She played the role of a blind girl.
She acted in about 70 films with other top-ranking stars of Tamil and Telugu film industry like Gemini Ganesan and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Her mother tongue is Tamil.

Filmography

The following is partial list of her films:
  1. En Thangai
  2. Gulebagavali
  3. Pennarasi
  4. Bhale Ramudu... Roopadevi, dancer
  5. Amara Deepam
  6. Paasavalai
  7. Madurai Veeran
  8. Penki Pellam
  9. Rambaiyin Kaadhal
  10. Pudhumai Pithan
  11. Suvarna Sundari... Parvathi
  12. Bhagya Rekha
  13. Saubhagyavati
  14. Karpukkarasi
  15. Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi
  16. Veera Kankanam
  17. Sarangadhara
  18. Kathavarayan
  19. Bhookailas... Dancer
  20. Pillai Kaniyamudhu
  21. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu... Dancer
  22. Athisaya Penn
  23. Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom
  24. Padikkadha Medhai
  25. Adavantha Deivam
  26. Bhagyalakshmi... Radha
  27. Manapanthal
  28. Intiki Deepam Illale
  29. Iddaru Mitrulu
  30. Veera Thirumagan
  31. Chaduvukunna Ammayilu... Latha
  32. Velugu Needalu

    Personal life

Her brother is E. V. Rajan, with whom she established E.V.R. Pictures. They produced a few films like Koduthuvaithaval and Thanga Surangam.

Death

She died of heart failure in Chennai on Friday 3 November 2006.