An original photo of South India's first Drem Girl T R Rajakumari in Gemini's S S Vasan film Chandraleka - 1948. See her in the dance in the link below .....One of the best post song melodies of all times....Hail composer S Rajeswara Rao....


https://youtu.be/XeFFvFt1VCg?t=142

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