M. Saroja
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{{Infobox person
| name = M. Saroja
| image = M. Saroja.jpg
| alt =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1933
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2012|04|02}}
| death_place = Chennai
| nationality = Indian
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| alma_mater =
| occupation = Actress, Comedian
| spouse = {{marriage |K. A. Thangavelu|1959|1994|end=d.}}
| children = Sumathi (b. 1961)
}}
M. Saroja was an Indian actress and comedian who worked in Tamil cinema. She was frequently paired alongside K. A. Thangavelu.{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=2012-04-05 |title=Saroja will stay on |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saroja-will-stay-on/article3283900.ece |access-date=2022-08-05 |issn=0971-751X}}
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.{{cite web |date=3 April 2012 |title=Actress M Saroja passes away |url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405202900/http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |archivedate=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2012-04-13 |website=Tamilomovie.com}}{{cite news |date=2 April 2012 |title=Veteran actress M Saroja passes away |work=Times of AP |publisher= |url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/ |url-status=dead |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729072027/http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/ |archive-date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=}}
Personal life
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)
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| Year || Film || Role
!Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1951
|Karpagam |Debut movie | ||
| 1953 | Gumastha | Pappi
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| 1953
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| 1954 | Pudhu Yugam | | |
| 1955 | Kaveri | | |
| 1957 | Pathini Deivam | | |
| 1957
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| 1957
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| 1958
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| 1958
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| 1959 | Kalyana Parisu | | |
| 1959
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| 1959
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| 1959
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| 1959
|Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam | | | ||
| 1960
| |Telugu | ||
| 1960
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| 1960 | Adutha Veetu Penn | | |
| 1960
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| 1961
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| 1961
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| 1961
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| 1961
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| 1962
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| 1963
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| 1968
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| 1976
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| 1980
|Muyalukku Moonu Kaal | | | ||
| 1980
|Thunaivi Thozhan | | | ||
| 1983
|Oppandham | | |
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Category:People from Tamil Nadu