C. T. Rajakantham

C. T. Rajakantham
C. T. Rajakantham in early 1950s
Born	Rajakantham c. 1912
Died	1999 (age 86) Chennai, India
Occupation	stage and film actor, singer
Years active	1929–1998
Spouse(s)	Kali N. Rathnam

C. T. Rajakantham (1912–1999) was a Tamil stage and film actress. Making her film debut in the movie Sabapathy (1941), Rajakantham acted in supporting roles in Tamil films from the 1940s through the 1960s. In her early movies, she formed a successful comedy pair with her husband Kali N. Rathnam. She acted in television serials till her death, her last completed role being that of Pechi in the second part of the hit television serial Marmadesam, Vidathu Karuppu 1997.

Rajakantham was born in Coimbatore in about 1912. Once while staging a play in the city, the members of a drama troupe headed by S. R. Janaki stayed at a house owned by Rajakantham's father. Impressed by her acting skills, Janaki inducted Rajakantham in her troupe. Starting with minor roles, Rajakantham later formed a successful comedy duo with veteran comedian Kali N. Rathnam. The two, eventually fell in love and married. Rajakantham made her debut in the 1941 movie Sabapathy alongside Rathnam.