Lalitha (actress)
Lalitha (16 December 1930 – 1982) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters"—Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini.[2] She started her acting career in the 1948 Tamil film Adhithan 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 mostly cast in vamp roles.
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| Born | Lalithambika 16 December 1930[1] |
| Died | 1982 (aged 51–52) |
| Spouse(s) | Sivasankaran Nayar |
| Parent(s) | Thangappan Nayar (father) Saraswathi (mother) |
| Relatives | Shobana (niece) Ambika Sukumaran Vineeth (nephew) Sukumari (cousin) |
| Family | Padmini (sister) Ragini (sister) Chandran (brother)Krishna (grandson) |
Personal life
She was born to Thangappan Nayar and Saraswathi on 16 December 1930 at Thiruvananthapuram.[6] She is the aunt of actress Shobana.[7] Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor Krishna is her grandson.[8]
Partial filmography
Malayalam
- Vellinakshathram (1949)
- Prasanna (1950)
- Chandrika (1950) .... Dancer
- Navalokam (1951) .... Kamala
- Amma (1952) .... Saradha
- Kaanchana (1952) .... Kaanchana
- Ponkathir (1953) .... Radha
- Snehaseema (1954)
- Sudarshan (1957)
- Minnalppadayaali (1959) .... Santha
Tamil
- Kannika (1947) ..... Shiva
- Adhithan Kanavu (1948) ... Pushumarasura
- Mohini (1948)
- Bhojan (1948)
- Gokuladasi (1948)
- Vedhala Ulagam (1948)
- Gnana Soundari (1948)
- Bhaktha Jana (1948) .... Kubja
- Vazhkai (1949)
- Deva Manohari (1949)
- Kanniyin Kaadhali (1949)
- Laila Majnu (1949)
- Maayavathi (1949)
- Geethagandhi (1949)
- Pavalakkodi (1949)
- Naatiya Rani (1949)
- Mangayarkarasi (1949)
- Velaikkari (1949)
- Vinothini (1949)
- Chandrika (1950)
- Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) .... Angela
- Manthiri Kumari (1950)
- Ponmudi (1950)
- Ithaya Geetham (1950)
- Krishna Vijayam (1950) .... Gopika
- Vijayakumari (1950)
- Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi (1950)
- Parijatham (1950)
- Digambara Samiyar (1950)
- Singari (1951)
- Sudharshan (1951)
- Manamagal (1951) .... Vijaya
- Or Iravu (1951) .... Shyamala
- Devagi (1951)
- Vanasundari (1951)
- Dharma Devatha (1952) .... Bijile
- Andhaman Kaidhi (1952)
- Amma (1952) ... Saradha
- Anbu (1952) ... Reeta
- Amarakavi (1952)
- Kanchana (1952) ... Kanchana
- Marumagal (1953) ... Usha
- Ponni (1953) ... Ponni
- Devadas (1953) .... Chandramukhi
- Ulagam (1953)
- Thookku Thookki (1954) .... Prema
- Kanavu (1954)
- Vaira Maalai (1954)
- Sugam Enge (1954)
- Valliyin Selvan (1955) ... Vathsala
- Menaka (1955)
- Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam (1955) .... Nagarani
- Kaveri (1955) .... Amudha
- Ulagam Palavidham (1955) .... Indra
- Rajakumari (1955)
- Nalla Thangai (1955)
- Ellam Inba Mayam (1955) .... Guest role
- Madurai Veeran (1956)
- Rajarajan (1957) ... Priyamohini
- Pudhu Vazhvu (1957)
- Kanniyin Sabatham (1958)
- Thanga Padhumai (1959)
- Baghdad Thirudan (1960)
- Senthamarai (1962)
- Ellorum Vazhavendum (1962)
- 1967 Nil N S Krishnan (1967)
Telugu
- Vijaya Gauri (1955)
- Ammalakkalu (1953) ... Usha
- Devadasu (1953) ... Chandramukhi
- Dharma Devatha (1952)
- Kanchana (1952)
- Navvithe Navarathnaalu (1951)
- Chandravanka (1951)
- Jeevitham (1950)
- Thirugubatu (1950)
- Beedala Patlu (1950) ... Angela
- Laila Majnu (1949)
Sinhala
- Surasena (1957)
- Kapati Arakshakaya (1948) (Choreography only)
See also
References
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230
- 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". The Hindu. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Colony of Memories". The Hindu. 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230/bio
- Dance was Padmini's passion, not films, September 2006, Rediff.com. Retrieved July 2011
- M.H. Anurag (13 January 2014). "ജീവിതത്തിന് ഇപ്പോള് എന്തൊരു രുചി...!" [What a taste for life now!]. Mangalam (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
- Lalitha at IMDb
- http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=5758
- Profile of Lalitha at jointscene.com
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