Krishnaveni (actress)

Chittajallu Krishnaveni (24 December 1924 – 16 February 2025), also known as C. Krishnaveni or simply Krishnaveni, was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer who worked in Telugu cinema.^[1] She was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.^[2]

Chittajallu Krishnaveni
Born	(1924-12-24)24 December 1924 Pangidi, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	16 February 2025(2025-02-16) (aged 100) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations	Actress singer producer
Spouse	Mirzapuram Raja ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 2005)​
Children	1

Life and career

Krishnaveni hailed from Pangidi, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was a drama artist before entering the film industry. Her debut was in the film Anasuya (1936) as a child artist. Her father Krishna Rao was a doctor. She moved to Chennai in 1939 as she began to get several offers to act in Telugu films. She also acted in films in other languages, such as Tamil.

In 1939, she married Mirzapuram Zamindar. She became active with producing and filmmaking at her husband's Sobhanachala Studios in Chennai.^{[clarification needed]}

She was remembered for introducing several stalwart film personalities in her Telugu film Mana Desam (1949) as a producer. They included N T Rama Rao as actor, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao as music director, P Leela as playback singer among others. Mana Desam was based on the Bengali novel Vipradas.^[3]

Krishnaveni died at her residence in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India, on 16 February 2025, at the age of 100.^[4][5][6][7]

Filmography

As actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1935	Sati Anasuya
1937	Mohini Rukmangada
1938	Kacha Devayani
1939	Malli Pelli	Annapoorna
	Mahananda
1940	Jeevan Jyothi
1941	Dakshayagnam
1942	Bhakta Prahlada
1944	Bhishma
1947	Brahma Ratham
	Gollabhama	Swayamprabha
1948	Madalasa
	Kaamavalli		Tamil film
1949	Mana Desam		Also producer
	Dharmangada
1950	Lakshmamma
	Aahuti
	Thirugubatu
1951	Perantalu

As producer

• Bhakta Prahlada (1942)
• Mana Desam (1949)
• Lakshmamma
• Dampatyam

Discography

As singer

• Keelu Gurram (1949)
• Bala Mitrula Katha (1972)