Lalitha (actress)

Indian actress and dancer

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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)
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

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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

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### Malayalam

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

### Tamil

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* 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

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* 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

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* Kalpana (1948)
* Kalpana (1960)

### Sinhala

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

## See also

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* Travancore Sisters

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Lalitha at IMDb

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