Lalitha (actress)
| Lalitha | |
|---|---|
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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.
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
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (29 September 2006). "Beauty, charm, charisma". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ Kannan, Ramya (26 September 2006). "Queen of Tamil cinema no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ 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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