Rathna (actress)

G.Naga Rathna
Born	Rathna (Prasanna Lakshmi) 19-01-1948 (age 57–58)
Died	2002
Other names	Prasanna Lakshmi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961-1980
Spouse	Sheikh Umar
Relatives	G. Varalakshmi (aunt)

Rathna (Prasanna Lakshmi) was an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada film industries.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Rathna was the niece of actress G. Varalakshmi.

Film career

Rathna made her debut in Tamil movie Thozhilali (1964) when she was 15 years old. ^[1] She rose to fame in Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) where she acted as a village girl.^{[ citation needed ]} A famous song Naan Maanthoppil from that movie remarks her notable role as the second lead heroine.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1961	Thirudathe	Uncredited Role	Tamil
1962	Mahaveera Bheeman		Tamil
	Gulebakavali Katha		Telugu	credited as Nagarathna
1963	Anubandhalu		Telugu
	Gowri		Kannada
1964	Thozhilali	Vijaya	Tamil
1965	Enga Veettu Pillai	Santha	Tamil
1966	Naam Moovar		Tamil
	Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam	Hidimbi	Telugu
	Monagallaku Monagadu	Mala	Telugu
	Bhoolokamlo Yamalokam		Telugu
1967	Sabash Thambi	Rathna	Tamil
	Chand Par Chadayee		Hindi
1968	Veeranjaneya		Telugu
	Moogajeevulu		Telugu
1970	Paropakari		Kannada
	Bhoopathi Ranga		Kannada
1972	Yaava Janmada Maitri		Kannada
	Thriveni		Kannada
	Subhadra Kalyana		Kannada
1973	Dhanama? Daivama?		Telugu
	Vaade Veedu		Telugu
1974	Gundelu Teesina Monagadu		Telugu
	Manushullo Devudu		Telugu
1975	Idhayakkani	Kamala	Tamil
	Panam Pathum Seyum		Tamil
	Thennangkeetru		Tamil
	Samsaram		Telugu
1979	Swami Drohulu		Telugu
1980	Swamiji		Kannada
1982	Hasyaratna Ramakrishna		Kannada

References

1. "Thozhilali".