Madhuri Devi
கிளாரா
Madhuri Devi
Born	Clara 19 September 1927[1] Royapuram,Madras
Died	June 1990 (aged 62)
Occupations	actress and stage actress
Years active	1939 - 1962
Spouse	Santhi Mukharjee
Parent(s)	Soosai Mudhaliyar, Manoranjidham

Madhuri Devi (19 September 1927 – June 1990) was a lead actress in Tamil films from the late 1940s until the 1950s. She has paired opposite leading heroes likeM. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar andM. G. R and known for acting in the filmsManthiri Kumari,Marmayogi, (1951), andDevaki (1951).^[2]

Madhuri Devi was born on 19 September 1927, as Clara, atRoyapuram,Madras (Chennai) to Soosai Mudhaliyar, Manoranjidham. Prior to acting in cinema, She stayedNorth Madras and acted in Christian dramas. She has the ability to act in three roles in the same drama. Madhuri avoided her early cinema opportunities, latterly she agreed to act in the film and change her name Clara to Madhuri Devi.^[1]

She entered inTamil film industry in 1938, her debut film asAmbikapathy (1937). In filmPandurangan (1938), in which she played second heroine. Her next filmLakshmi Vijayam (1947), where she played dual role. She played a comedian in 1940's.Marmayogi (1951), was Madhuri first film withM. G. Ramachandran. Then followed her films that includedMohini,En Thangai,Kanniyin Kaadhali,Ponmudi andManthiri Kumari. She acted not only as heroine but also played as Vamp and she was comedian in the filmsVaayadi (1940) andPoli Panchali (1940). InKanniyin Kaadhali (1949), where she played three roles in twins Prince Adithyan and Princess Chandrika, later shipwrecked young lady, who disguised as a young man Kalaimani. In the filmPonmudi (1950) starred withP. V. Narasimha Bharathi acted in the film and hired the revdution. She drew applause for her performance as a rich girl in theSivaji Ganesan starrerManidhanum Mirugamum (1953). She left cinema around the year 1962,^{[citation needed]} but came back for a guest role in the film Vetri Thirumagal in 1978.^{[citation needed]}

She was born as Clara and from a Christian family. Devi married her father's Bengali friend's son Shanti Mukharjee. She died in 1990 after her health suffered a big set back.^[1]

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