▁opportun ities , ▁latter ly ▁she ▁agreed ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁change ▁her ▁name ▁Clara ▁to ▁Mad h uri ▁De vi . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁entered ▁in ▁T amil ▁film ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁her ▁debut ▁film ▁as ▁Amb ik ap ath y ▁( 1 9 3 7 ). ▁In ▁film ▁P and ur ang an ▁( 1 9 3 8 ), ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁second ▁hero ine . ▁Her ▁next ▁film ▁Lak sh mi ▁V ij ay am ▁( 1 9 4 7 ), ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁dual ▁role . ▁She ▁played ▁a ▁com ed ian ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ' s . ▁Mar may og i ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁was ▁Mad h uri ▁first ▁film ▁with ▁M . ▁G . ▁Ram ach and ran . ▁Then ▁followed ▁her ▁films ▁that ▁included ▁Moh ini , ▁En ▁Th ang ai , ▁K anni y in ▁Ka ad h ali , ▁Pon m udi ▁and ▁Man th iri ▁K um ari . ▁She ▁acted ▁not ▁only ▁as ▁hero ine ▁but ▁also ▁played ▁as ▁V amp ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁com ed ian ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁Va ay adi ▁( 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Pol i ▁Pan ch ali ▁( 1 9 4 0 ). ▁In ▁K anni y in ▁Ka ad h ali ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁three ▁roles ▁in ▁tw ins ▁Prince ▁Ad ith yan ▁and ▁Princess ▁Ch and ri ka , ▁later ▁ship w