Suryakumari

Tanguturi Suryakumari
Born(1925-11-13)13 November 1925
Rajahmundry, Madras Presidency, British India
(today in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died25 April 2005(2005-04-25) (aged 79)
London, England, UK
NationalityIndian
Other namesTanguturu Suryakumari
Occupation(s)Model, singer, actress, dancer
SpouseHarold Elvin[1]

Tanguturi Suryakumari (13 November 1925 – 25 April 2005), also known by her married name Suryakumari Elvin,[1] was an Indian singer, actress and dancer in Telugu cinema. She sang "Maa Telugu Thalliki", the official song of the State of Andhra Pradesh.[2] She was the winner of Miss Madras 1952 pageant[3] and runner-up of the Miss India 1952 pageant.[1] She was the niece of activist and politician Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, who served as the first chief minister of Andhra state and previously as the chief minister of Madras.

As an actress, she has won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best actress, for playing Queen Sudarshana, in Rabindranath Tagore’s Off-Broadway play The King of the Dark Chamber in 1961.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Srihari, Gudipoodi (4 July 2008). "Twinkle toes and a magical voice". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Harpe, Bill (18 May 2005). "Obituaries: Surya Kumari". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MissMadras was invoked but never defined (see the help page).