Lalitha (actress)

Lalitha
Lalitha
Born	Lalithambika; 16 December 1930[citation needed]; Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore, India (Now in Kerala)
Died	1982 (aged 51–52); Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Spouse	Sivasankaran Nair
Parent(s)	Thangappan Pillai ; Saraswathi Amma
Relatives	Shobana (niece); Ambika Sukumaran; Vineeth (nephew); Sukumari (cousin); Balu Kiriyath;
Family	Padmini (sister); Ragini (sister); Krishna (grandson)

Lalitha (16 December 1930 – 1982) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters"—Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini.^[1] She started her acting career in the 1948 Tamil film Adhithan Kanavu^[2] and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.^[3]^[4] She entered films before her sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was mostly cast in vamp roles.

Personal life

She was born to Thangappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma on 16 December 1930 at Thiruvananthapuram.^{[citation needed]} She is the aunt of actress Shobana.^[5] Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor Krishna is her grandson.^[6]

Partial filmography

Malayalam

Prasanna (1950)
Chandrika (1950) as Dancer
Amma (1952) as Saradha
Kaanchana (1952) as Kaanchana
Ponkathir (1953) as Radha

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)...Kanchana
Navvithe Navarathnaalu (1951)
Chandravanka (1951)
Jeevitham (1950)
Thirugubatu (1950)
Beedala Patlu (1950) ... Angela
Laila Majnu (1949)

Hindi

Kalpana (1948)
Kalpana (1960)

Sinhala

Surasena (1957)
Kapati Arakshakaya (1948) (Choreography only)

References

^ Rangarajan, Malathi (29 September 2006). "Beauty, charm, charisma". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ Kannan, Ramya (26 September 2006). "Queen of Tamil cinema no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ "Malaya Cottage was their grooming ground". The Hindu. 30 September 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
^ "Colony of Memories". The Hindu. 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ 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

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[1] Rangarajan, Malathi (29 September 2006). "Beauty, charm, charisma". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[2] Kannan, Ramya (26 September 2006). "Queen of Tamil cinema no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[3] "Malaya Cottage was their grooming ground". The Hindu. 30 September 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

[4] "Colony of Memories". The Hindu. 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[5] Dance was Padmini's passion, not films, September 2006, Rediff.com. Retrieved July 2011

[6] 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.

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