K. L. V. Vasantha

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K. L. V. Vasantha
A young Indian woman wearing jewelry on her head, ears, and neck, and a dark sari
Vasantha, from a 1945 newspaper advertisement for Subadra
Born1923
Kundrathur, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
Died2008
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, dancer
Spouse(s)K. K. Vasu
T. R. Sundaram

Kundrathur L. V. Vasantha (1923–2008) was an Indian actress, singer and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil language films.[1]

Biography

Vasantha was born in 1923 in Kundrathur, then based in Ramanathapuram district. As a young girl, she was actively involved in singing and dancing. According to actress S. D. Subbulakshmi, Vasantha played in a minor, uncredited role in Pavalakkodi (1934). After becoming a teenager, she appeared in B. N. Rao's Rambaiyin Kaathal (1939), a box-office success that catapulted Vasantha into stardom. Rao later cast her in Bhooloka Ramba (1940), also a hit.[1]

When

Madanakamarajan, financed by Gemini founder S. S. Vasan. The success of this film further enhanced Vasantha's reputation. When Vasan planned Chandralekha in 1943, he announced that Vasantha would star as the lead female, but she was eventually replaced by T. R. Rajakumari. Vasantha shifted to Salem where she joined T. R. Sundaram's Modern Theatres, and played the female lead in many of Sundaram's films such as Rajarajeswari (1944), Burma Rani (1945) and Sulochana (1947).[1]

Vasantha was already an accomplished dancer and singer, so she did both in most of her films. Her dance-drama sequence in Madanakamarajan became notable. In 1946, she played the lead roles in two Modern Theatres films: the Wahab Kashmiri-directed Chitra which was not successful, and Subhadhra. After acting in a few more films, she returned to Chennai (then known as Madras) and lived there till her death in 2008.[1]

Personal life

Vasantha was separately married to producer K. K. Vasu,[2] and Sundaram.[3]

Partial filmography

Year Film
1939 Rambaiyin Kaathal
1940 Satyavaani
1941
Madanakamarajan[4]
1944 Raja Rajeswari
1945 Burma Rani[5]
1946 Subathra
1947 Sulochana

References

  1. ^ a b c d Guy, Randor (29 February 2008). "Remembering Vasantha". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived
    from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "... And thus he made Chandralekha sixty years ago". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ Guy, Randor (8 October 2009). "Madanakamarajan (1941)". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ Baskaran, S. Theodore (6 October 2006). "War relic". Frontline. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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