Padmini

1932-06-12 Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore, British India

Biografia

Padmini (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the "Travancore sisters". Padmini was born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram, in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala). She was the second daughter of Sree Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma, both coming from noble Nair families. Her sisters Lalitha and Ragini, were also well known film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters. Padmini and her sisters learnt Bharathanatyam from Thiruvidaimarudur Mahalingam Pillai. The trio were the disciples of Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kathakali and Kerala Natanam styles of dancing from him. N.S. Krishnan noticed her talents while she was presenting Parijatha Pushpapaharanam in Thiruvananthapuram. After that performance, he said that in the future she would become an actress. She was thus cast as heroine in his own production Manamagal. The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu (Malaya Cottage) in Poojappura, Trivandrum. The matriarchial head of the family was Karthiyayini Amma, whose husband was P.K. Pillai (Palakunnathu Krishna Pillai of Cherthala) alias "Penang Padmanabha Pillai". P.K. Pillai had six sons, of whom Satyapalan Nair (Baby) was a leading producer of many early Malayalam films. They performed at the 1955 Filmfare Awards. Padmini was a leading actress and one of the highest paid actresses of the 50s, 60s and 70s. She is also known as one of the charming beauty queens of the 50s and 60s. She was given the title "Natya Peroli" in Tamil Nadu because of her excellent Bharatnatyam performances in Tamil films. Her Tamil movie Thillana Mohanambal, is a cult classic of Tamil cinema and continues to be remembered even today. Her beautiful performance in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was outstanding and made her a national star.

Películas

	ഡോളർ	Ammachi	1993-12-31
	വാസ്തുഹാര	Bhavani	1991-06-03
	தாய்க்கு ஒரு தாலாட்டு	Dhanam	1986-07-16
	லட்சுமி வந்தாச்சு	Rajeshwari	1986-10-31
	Poovae Poo Chooda Vaa	Poongavanathamma	1985-07-19
	നോക്കെത്താദൂരത്തു കണ്ണുംനട്ട്	Kunjoonjamma Thomas	1984-10-26
	Dard Ka Rishta		1982-01-01
	Punniya Boomi		1978-05-15
	நவரத்தினம்	Vayiduriyam	1977-03-05
	உழைக்கும் கரங்கள்		1976-05-23
	Appa Tata		1972-03-28
	Thenum Paalum	Janaki	1971-01-01
	ரிக்சாக்காரன்	Parvathi	1971-05-29
	அன்னை வேளாங்கண்ணி		1971-08-15
	Thirumagal		1971-01-01
	कुलमा कुणमा		1971-03-25
	Iru Thuruvam	Thangam	1971-01-13
	Adi Parasakthi		1971-10-17
	Raman Ethanai Ramanadi		1970-08-15
	मस्ताना	Gauri	1970-10-16
	വിവാഹിത		1970-01-01
	வியட்நாம் வீடு		1970-04-10
	मेरा नाम जोकर	Meenu	1970-12-18
	விளையாட்டுப் பிள்ளை	Maragatham	1970-02-19
	Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha		1970-12-11
	Ethirkalam		1970-02-20
	Penn Daivam	Ponnamma	1970-01-22
	Bhai Bahen	Rani / Tara	1969-01-01
	Nannha Farishta	Gauri	1969-01-01
	Kumara Sambhavam	Parvathi / Sathi	1969-12-26
	Gurudhatchanai		1969-06-14
	Thirumaal Perumai	Dancer	1968-02-16
	Kuzhanthaikkaga	Gowri	1968-06-12
	தில்லானா மோகனும்பாள்	Mohanambal	1968-07-27
	ഇരുട്ടിന്റെ ആത്മാവ്	Nani	1967-03-02
	திருவருட்செல்வர்		1967-07-28
	Iru Malargal		1967-10-31
	औरत		1967-08-18
	Selvam		1966-11-10
	தாயே உனக்காக	Devi	1966-08-26
	Afsana		1966-01-01
	சரஸ்வதி சபதம்	Parvathi	1966-09-03
	Mahabharat	Draupadi	1965-01-01
	Kaajal	Bhanu	1965-12-09
	நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை		1963-08-02
	நான் வணங்கும் தெய்வம்	Rukmani	1963-04-12
	Dil Hi To Hai	Bahar	1963-01-01
	இருவர் உள்ளம்		1963-03-29
	Aashiq	Preeti	1962-01-01
	ராணி சம்யுக்தா	Rani Samyuktha	1962-01-14
	விக்ரமாதித்யன்		1962-10-27
	பாத காணிக்கை		1962-07-14
	ഉമ്മിണിത്തങ്ക		1961-04-14
	தேன் நிலவு		1961-09-30
	Punar Janmam	Parvathi	1961-04-21
	Meenda Sorgam	Nirmala	1960-07-29
	விடிவெள்ளி	Rosie	1960-12-31
	बिंदिया	Bindya	1960-12-29
	जिस देश में गंगा बहती है	Kammo	1960-01-01
	Singapore	Lata	1960-01-01
	அரசிளங்குமாரி		1960-12-31
	ராஜா தேசிங்கு		1960-09-02
	Mannadhi Mannan		1960-10-19
	தெய்வப்பிறவி	Thangam	1960-04-12
	மரகதம்	Maragatham/Alamu	1959-08-21
	வீரபாண்டிய கட்டபொம்மன்	Vellayamma	1959-05-16
	Do Behnen		1959-01-01
	தங்கப்பதுமை		1959-01-10
	வஞ்சிக்கோட்டை வாலிபன்	Princess Padma	1958-04-11
	Amar Deep	Roopa	1958-01-01
	சம்பூர்ண ராமாயணம்	Seetha	1958-04-14
	Raagini		1958-01-01
	राज तिलक		1958-01-01
	Mujrim		1958-01-01
	உத்தம புத்திரன்	Amudhavalli	1958-02-07
	அன்னையின் ஆணை		1958-07-04
	Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi		1958-12-31
	Mallika		1957-06-01
	Payal		1957-01-01
	ராஜராஜன்		1957-04-25
	Baagyavathi		1957-12-27
	परदेसी	Court Dancer Lakshmi	1957-12-13
	Pudhaiyal		1957-03-27
	Iru Sahodarigal		1956-12-31
	ஆசை		1956-03-09
	மதுரை வீரன்	Velliaiyamma	1956-04-12
	அமர தீபம்	Roopa	1956-06-20
	Mangayar Thilakam	Sulochana	1955-08-26
	தூக்குத் தூக்கி	Rajakumari	1954-08-26
	எதிர் பாராதது	Sumathi	1954-12-09
	സ്നേഹസീമ		1954-12-30
	Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari	Padmini	1954-07-01
	Anbu	Malathi	1953-02-28
	Mr. Sampat	Malini	1952-12-25
	அந்தமான் கைதி		1952-03-13
	அமரகவி	Special appearance	1952-02-09
	பணம்	Jeeva	1952-12-27
	மருதநாட்டு இளவரசி		1950-04-02
	പ്രസന്ന	Madanika	1950-08-17
	மந்திரி குமாரி		1950-06-24
	திகம்பர சாமியார்		1950-09-29
	ஏழை படும் பாடு		1950-11-06
	Vaazhkai	Dancer	1949-12-23
	Laila Majnu	Dancer	1949-09-30
	கன்னியின் காதலி	Dancer	1949-08-06
	மோகினி		1948-10-30
	മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മ	Parukutty	1933-05-13