Sriranjani was born in Murikipudi village of
Guntur district,
Andhra Pradesh. Her elder sister, Senior Sriranjani was also an actress and is the first Sita of the Telugu screen. Her birth name is Mahalakshmi. She had grown up with her elder sister and developed interest in movies and acting.
Chitrapu Narayana Murthy encouraged her and gave her chance to act in the film
Bhishma in 1944. She subsequently acted in
Gollabhama,
Brahmachari,
Gitanjali,
Madalasa,
Laila Majnu etc., Her life turned brighter as a heroine character in
Gunasundari Katha in 1949, directed by famous
K. V. Reddy. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She acted as heroine in the magnum opus
Chandraharam. Though she acted in many films like
Mantradandam,
Sankranthi,
Prema,
Bratuku Teruvu,
Svayamprabha,
Ramanjaneya Yuddham her best portrayal was the all-time hit of Gunasundari Katha. In her Tamil film
Parasakthi (1952), Sriranjani portrayed the male ideal of virtuous
Hindu womanhood. In the same year, she also starred with MGR in the movie
Kumari. Another serious role of Sriranjani was as Chandra (the wife of the hero, a lothario who suffers from leprosy) in
Ratha Kanneer, a 1954 Tamil movie. Sriranjani played Rajee in the Tamil film
Rajee En Kanmani (1954). The film is based on the
City Lights (1931) of
Charlie Chaplin. She retired from films in 1960, but returned for a few guest roles. She died in 1974. ==Partial filmography==