Praveena Bhagyaraj

Praveena Bhagyaraj
Praveena Bhagyaraj
Born	Praveena
Died	September 1983
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–1983
Spouse	K. Bhagyaraj (m. 1981)

Praveena Bhagyaraj (died 1983) was an Indian actress who had worked mainly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She married director K. Bhagyaraj in 1981. Praveena starred in several films like Manmatha Leelai, Manthoppu Kiliye, Pasi, Billa and Bhama Rukmani.

Film career

She made her debut in 1976 in the Tamil movie Manmadha Leelai, directed by K. Balachander, with Kamal Haasan in the lead role. After that, she has acted in films as supporting roles and minor roles, and also lead actress in a few movies. She has acted with Rajinikanth in Billa (1980). Billa was released on 26 January 1980, and became a commercial success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres.^[1]

Personal life

In her early days, both Praveena and Bhagyaraj had a lot of trouble getting film offers. Praveena entered as an actress in the film industry. Praveena helped her boyfriend Bhagyaraj, who had little chance of progressing as the second hero and main supporting characters. When she taught Tamil to Bhagyaraj, they had love between them.^[2] Later, they both married in 1981.^[3]

Death

Praveena died in September 1983 due to jaundice.^[4]^[5]

Filmography


Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1976	Manmatha Leelai		Tamil	Debut in Tamil - Uncredit role
1977	Manassoru Mayil		Malayalam
1977	Choondakkari		Malayalam
1978	Seethapathi Samsaram		Telugu
1978	Amarnath		Kannada
1978	Mattoru Karnan		Malayalam
1978	Vishwaroopam		Malayalam
1978	Taxi Driver		Tamil
1978	Aval Kanda Lokam		Malayalam
1978	Sathrusamhaaram		Malayalam
1979	Manthoppu Kiliye	Jayanthi	Tamil
1979	Kalliyankattu Neeli		Malayalam
1979	Manavadharmam		Malayalam
1979	Avalude Prathikaram		Malayalam
1979	Adukku Malli		Tamil
1979	Mayandi		Tamil
1979	Kizhakkum Merkkum Santhikkindrana		Tamil
1979	Pasi	Kumudha	Tamil
1980	Billa	Rupa	Tamil
1980	Jamboo		Tamil
1980	Neerottam		Tamil
1980	Muthuchippikal		Malayalam
1980	Kaavalmaadam		Malayalam
1980	Bhama Rukmani	Rukmani	Tamil
1980	Deepam		Malayalam
1981	Thakilu Kottampuram		Malayalam
1982	Anuraagakkodathi		Malayalam
1983	Mazha Nilaavu		Malayalam

References

^ "Billa Paper Advertisements - Rajinikanth Box Office Reports". rajinifans.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "பிரவீணா அக்காவுடனான நட்பு... மறக்க முடியாத நினைவுகள்!" - நடிகை பூர்ணிமா பாக்யராஜ்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "'முத்தம் கேட்டு அடம் பிடிப்பதில் பூர்ணிமா இன்னும் குழந்தையே'! - சிலாகிக்கும் பாக்யராஜ் #Valentinesday". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ Shivakumar, S. (18 September 1983). "A personal tragedy". Mid-Day. p. 26. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ Pillai, Sreedhar (15 February 1984). "K. Bhagyaraj; The reigning king in the world of Madras film Hollywood". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

External links

Praveena Bhagyaraj at IMDb

[1] "Billa Paper Advertisements - Rajinikanth Box Office Reports". rajinifans.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[2] "பிரவீணா அக்காவுடனான நட்பு... மறக்க முடியாத நினைவுகள்!" - நடிகை பூர்ணிமா பாக்யராஜ்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[3] "'முத்தம் கேட்டு அடம் பிடிப்பதில் பூர்ணிமா இன்னும் குழந்தையே'! - சிலாகிக்கும் பாக்யராஜ் #Valentinesday". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[4] Shivakumar, S. (18 September 1983). "A personal tragedy". Mid-Day. p. 26. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[5] Pillai, Sreedhar (15 February 1984). "K. Bhagyaraj; The reigning king in the world of Madras film Hollywood". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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