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Born · April 25, 1943
Died · May 2, 2002 (59 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Devika or Prameela Devi (25 April 1943 – 2 May 2002) was a Tamil and Telugu actress. Devika is the granddaughter of Telugu cinema doyen Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu. One of her uncles was a Mayor of Chennai. Kanaka is her daughter. In Tamil, she has acted with all major heroes of the day. In Mudhalali, an AVM film, in which she made her debut, she paired with S. S. Rajendran. The film received a certificate as the (Best regional language film) for the year from the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. She paired with M. G. Ramachandran in Anandha Jodhi. She won accolades from viewers for the role she played in this film. With Sivaji Ganeshan she has acted in films like Karnan, Kulamagal Radhai and Bale Pandiya, pairing with him in the last mentioned film. Her role in Sumaithaangi was very moving. Though she is paired with Gemini Ganesan in this film, the relationship did not culminate in marriage and the end was a tragedy. This was a film by Sridhar. She acted in some other Sridhar films like Nenjam Marappathillai and Nenjil Or Aalayam. The song Sonnadhu Nee thaanaa in Nenjil or Aalayam became a hit because of her acting, apart from the lyrics and music.
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1986
Gollalu
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1984
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1976
Janaki
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1974
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1974
Leela
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1973
Gulabhi
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1973
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1972
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1972
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1972
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1971
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1971
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1970
Goddess Lakshmi / Rukmini
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1967
Sundari
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1967
Lakshmi
6.5
1966
Reetta
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1966
Gowri
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1965
Wife of Shenbaga Pandiyan
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1965
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1965
Seetha
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1965
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1965
Kaveri (Raju's wife)
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1965
Radha
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1964
Leela
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1964
Subhangi
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1964
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1963
Kannamma/Vijaya
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1963
6.5
1963
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1963
Uma / Meena / Sumathi / Kausalya Devi
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1963
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1962
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1962
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1962
Latha
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1962
Annapurna Devi
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1962
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1962
Sati Devi
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1962
Seetha
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1962
Mary
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1961
Maduram
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1960
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1960
Pankajam, Chandrian's wife
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1959
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1959
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1957
Lalitha Devi
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1955