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Padmini Died at age: 74

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Padmini

Date of Birth:

Jun 12, 1932

Country of birth:

British India

Died:

Sep 24, 2006

Biography of

Padmini

    Padmini (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the "Travancore sisters".

    Padmini was born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram, in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala). She was the second daughter of Sree Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma, both coming from noble Nair families. Her sisters Lalitha and Ragini, were also well known film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters. Padmini and her sisters learnt Bharathanatyam from Thiruvidaimarudur Mahalingam Pillai. The trio were the disciples of Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kathakali and Kerala Natanam styles of dancing from him. N.S. Krishnan noticed her talents while she was presenting Parijatha Pushpapaharanam in Thiruvananthapuram. After that performance, he said that in the future she would become an actress. She was thus cast as heroine in his own production Manamagal.

    The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu (Malaya Cottage) in Poojappura, Trivandrum. The matriarchial head of the family was Karthiyayini Amma, whose husband was P.K. Pillai (Palakunnathu Krishna Pillai of Cherthala) alias "Penang Padmanabha Pillai". P.K. Pillai had six sons, of whom Satyapalan Nair (Baby) was a leading producer of many early Malayalam films. They performed at the 1955 Filmfare Awards. Padmini was a leading actress and one of the highest paid actresses of the 50s, 60s and 70s. She is also known as one of the charming beauty queens of the 50s and 60s. She was given the title "Natya Peroli" in Tamil Nadu because of her excellent Bharatnatyam performances in Tamil films. Her Tamil movie Thillana Mohanambal, is a cult classic of Tamil cinema and continues to be remembered even today. Her beautiful performance in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was outstanding and made her a national star.

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Padmini

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Filmography of

Padmini

Found 60 Movies in total

Dollar

Ammachi ( Actor )

... 1993

Vasthuhara

Bhavani ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1986

Poove Poochudava

Poongavanathamma ( Actor )

... 1985

Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu

Kunjoonjamma Thomas ( Actor )

... 1984

... 1982

... 1976

... 1971

... 1971

... 1971

... 1971

Mera Naam Joker

Meenu ( Actor )

... 1970

Mastana

Gauri ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

Penn Daivam

Ponnamma ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

Kumara Sambhavam

Parvathi / Sathi ( Actor )

... 1969

Bhai Bahen

Rani / Tara ( Actor )

... 1969

Nannha Farishta

Gauri ( Actor )

... 1969

Thillana Mohanambal

Mohanambal ( Actor )

... 1968

Thirumaal Perumai

Dancer ( Actor )

... 1968

Aurat

Actor

... 1967

... 1967

Saraswathi Sabatham

Parvathi ( Actor )

... 1966

Mahabharat

Draupadi ( Actor )

... 1965

Kaajal

Actor

... 1965

... 1963

Naan Vanangum Deivam

Rukmani ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1963

... 1962

... 1962

Aashiq

Preeti ( Actor )

... 1962

Punar Janmam

Parvathi ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

Vidivelli

Rosie ( Actor )

... 1960

Meenda Sorgam

Nirmala ( Actor )

... 1960

Deiva Piravi

Thangam ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

Singapore

Lata ( Actor )

... 1960

Maragatham

Maragatham/Alamu ( Actor )

... 1959

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Vellayamma ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1958

Sampoorna Ramayanam

Seetha ( Actor )

... 1958

Vanjikottai Valiban

Princess Padma ( Actor )

... 1958

Raagini

Actor

... 1958

The Eternal Lamp

Roopa ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Mujrim

Actor

... 1958

Journey Beyond Three Seas

Court Dancer Lakshmi ( Actor )

... 1957

Amara Deepam

Roopa ( Actor )

... 1956

Madurai Veeran

Velliaiyamma ( Actor )

... 1956

Mangayar Thilakam

Sulochana ( Actor )

... 1955

... 1954

Panam

Jeeva ( Actor )

... 1952

Mr. Sampat

Malini ( Actor )

... 1952

... 1950

Vaazhkai

Dancer ( Actor )

... 1949

Laila Majnu

Dancer ( Actor )

... 1949

The Maiden's Lover

Dancer ( Actor )

... 1949

Marthanda Varma

Parukutty ( Actor )

... 1933