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Veteran actress Anjali Devi passes away (see pics)

Chennai: Veteran South Indian film actress Anjali Devi passed away at a private hospital here today following a cardiac arrest, family sources said.She was 85 and is survived by two sons. The actress was admitted

PTI Updated on: January 14, 2014 17:26 IST


Veteran film actor P S Sachu told PTI it was Anjali Devi who spotted the talent of actor Shivaji Ganesan and cast him for her movie 'Poongothai' even before his debut movie Parasakthi.

Anjali Devi settled down in Chennai in the late 1940s and served as the first woman president (1959) of the South India Film Artiste's Association, Satchu said.

She was recently honoured for her achievements at the centenary celebrations of Indian Cinema here.
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