Girija (actress)

Girija (Telugu: గిరిజ) was a Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950 and 1960s. She was born on 3rd March, 1938, in Kankipadu, Andhra Pradesh. Her first movie was Kasturi Sivarao's Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha (1950). She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and became famous hit comedian pair. Her portrayal of Pathala Bhairavi in 1951 hit film Patala Bhairavi displayed her talents and resulted in her getting many film offers lasting about two decades. She also acted in Tamil films during the fifties. She got married to C.Sanyasi Raju, who started a film company named Vijaya Giri Dhwaja Productions (named after Girija) and produced a number of movies. Her daughter Saleema is also an actress who acts mainly in Malayalam movies.

Filmography

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References

External links

• Girija on IMDb