Chittajallu Krishnaveni (born 24 December 1924), often known as C. Krishnaveni or simply Krishnaveni, is an Indian Telugu language actress, producer and playback singer.^[1]

Life and career

Krishnaveni hails from Pangidi, West Godavari dist. AP, 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 other language films, such as Tamil.

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

She is 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.^[2]

Selected filmography

Chantabbai (1986)

Chilipi Dampatulu (1988)

Aunty (1995)

Producer

Production companies managed by Krishnaveni

• Her husband's company – Jaya pictures and later renamed as Sobhanachala Studios.
• Her own company – MRA productions on their daughter's name Meka RajyaLaksmi Anuradha.

Movies produced by Krishnaveni

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

Note: The lists are not comprehensive.

Singer

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