Lalitha (actress)
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| Born | Lalitha 16 December 1930[1] Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore |
| Died | 1982 |
| Parent(s) | Gopala Pilla, Saraswathiyamma |
| Relatives | Shobana (niece) Ambika Sukumaran Vineeth (nephew) Sukumari (cousin) |
| Family | Padmini (sister) Ragini (sister) Chandran (brother) Krishna (grandson) |
Lalitha was a South Indian actress and danseuse. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters" - Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini.[2] She started her acting career in the 1938 Tamil film Adithan Kanavu[3] and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.[4][5] She entered films before her sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was good in Vampish roles.
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Personal life
She was born to Gopala Pilla and Saraswathiyamma on 16 December 1930 at Thiruvananthapuram.[6] She is the aunt of actress Shobana Chandrakumar.[7] Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor Krishna is her grand son.[8]
Partial Filmography
Malayalam
- Vellinakshathram (1949)
- Prasanna (1950)
- Chandrika (1950)
- Amma (1952)
- Kaanchana (1952) .... Kaanchana
- Ponkathir (1953)
- Snehaseema (1954)
- Sudarshan (1957)
- Minnalppadayaali (1959)
Tamil
- Kannika (1947)
- Adithan Kanavu (1948)
- Mohini (1948)
- Bhojan (1948)
- Gokuladasi (1948)
- Vedhala Ulagam (1948)
- Gnana Soundari (1948)
- Baktha Jana (1948)
- Vazhkai (1949)
- Deva Manohari (1949)
- Kanniyin Kaadhali (1949)
- Laila Majnu (1949)
- Maayavathi (1949)
- Geethagandhi (1949)
- Pavalkkpodi (1949)
- Naatiya Rani (1949)
- Mangaiyarkarasi (1949)
- Velaikkari (1949)
- Vinothini (1949)
- Ezhai Padum Padu (1950)
- Manthiri Kumari (1950)
- Ponmudi (1950)
- Idhaya Geetham (1950)
- Krishna Vijayam (1950)
- Vijayakumari (1950)
- Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi (1950)
- Parijatham (1950)
- Dhigambara Swamiyar (1950)
- Singari (1951)
- Sudharsa (1951)
- Manamagal (1951)
- Oru Iravu (1951)
- Devagi (1951)
- Vanasundari (1951)
- Dharma Devadhai
- Andhaman Kaidhi (1952)
- Amma (1952)
- Anbu (1952)
- Amarakavi (1952)
- Kanchana (1952)
- Marumagal (1953) ... Usha
- Ponni (1953) ... Ponni
- Thooku Thooki (1954)
- Kanavu (1954)
- Vaira Malai (1954)
- Sugame Enga (1954)
- Valliyin Selvan (1955)
- Menaka (1955)
- Kanavane Kan Kanda Deivam (1955)
- Kaveri (1955)
- Ulagam Palavidham (1955)
- Madurai Veeran (1956)
- Rajarajan (1957) ... Priyamohini
- Pudhu Vazhvu (1957)
- Kanniyin Sabadham (1958)
- Senthamarai (1962)
Telugu
- Ammalakkalu (1953) ... Usha
- Devadas (1953)
- Dharma Devatha (1952)
- Kanchana (1952)
- Jeevitham (1950)
- Beedala Patlu (1950)
- Laila Majnu (1949)
Hindi
- Kalpana (1948)
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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- ↑ Malaya Cottage was their grooming ground, September 2006, The Hindu. Retrieved July 2011
- ↑ Colony of Memories, August 2001, The Hindu. Retrieved July 2011
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- ↑ Dance was Padmini's passion, not films, September 2006, Rediff.com. Retrieved July 2011
- ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375
External links
- Lalitha at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=5758
- Profile of Lalitha at jointscene.com
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