Ragini (actress)

Ragini
Portrait of Ragini
Born 27 March 1937
Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore
Died 30 December 1976 (Aged 39)
Spouse(s) Madhavan Thampi
Children Lakshmi, Priya
Parent(s) Gopala Pilla, Saraswathiyamma
Relatives Shobana (niece)
Ambika Sukumaran
Vineeth (nephew)
Krishna
Family Lalitha (elder sister)
Padmini (elder sister)
Chandran (brother)

Ragini (1937–1976) was a South Indian danseuse and actress. She was the youngest of the famed Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini.[1] She started her acting career in the mid-1950s along with her sister Padmini and has acted in movies of different Indian languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. The era of dance in Hindi cinema is considered to have begun with the entrance of Ragini and other South Indian actresses.[2] Ragini died of breast cancer in 1976. She had acted in many dramas also.[3]

Family

She was married to Madhavan Thampi. The couple had two daughters, Lakshmi and Priya.[4] Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actors Shobana, Ambika Sukumaran, Vineeth and Krishna are her relatives. Her husband left her for the USA in 1972, but returned after his wife became ill from cancer.

Partial filmography

Malayalam

Hindi

  • Jai Jagat Janani (1976)
  • Pyaar Kiye Jaa (1966)
  • Aadhi Raat Ke Baad (1965)
  • Yeh Dil Kisko Doon (1963)
  • Gehra Daag (1963)
  • Naag Rani (1963)
  • Shikari (1963)
  • Aai Phirse Bahar (1960)
  • Kalpana (1960)
  • Amar Shaheed (1959)
  • Amar Deep (1958) ... Champa
  • Mujrim (1958)
  • Sitamgar (1958)
  • Mr. X (1957)
  • Payal (1957)
  • Qaidi (1957)

Tamil

Telugu

Bengali

  • Nrityeri Tale Tale (1959)

Sinhala

References

  1. ↑ Pandya, Haresh (2 October 2006). "Padmini Ramachandran, 74, Actress and Dancer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  2. ↑ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2008). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  3. ↑ http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0712/31/1071231067_1.htm
  4. ↑ http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0712/31/1071231067_1.htm



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