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==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
===Malayalam===
===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
|-
# Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty (2019) as Herself in photo
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
# Tharangal (2014) as Herself in photo
|-
# Naayika (2011) as Herself in video footage
| 1952 || ''[[Visappinte Vili]]'' || Dancer ||
# Allahu Akbar (1977)
|-
# Check Post (1974)
| 1956 || ''[[Koodappirappu]]'' || Parvathi ||
# Kalippaava (1972)
|-
# [[Moonu Pookkal]] (1971) as Valsala
| rowspan=2 | 1959 || ''[[Naadodikal]]'' || Sharadha ||
# Sthree (1970) as Vasanthi
|-
# [[Ara Nazhika Neram (film)|Ara Nazhika Neram]] (1970) as Kuttiyamma
| ''[[Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi]]'' || ||
# [[Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha]] (1970)
|-
# [[Nadhi (1969 film)|Nadhi]] (1969) as Leela
| 1960 || ''Sthreehridayam'' || ||
# [[Virunnukari]] (1969) as Malathi
|-
# [[Mooladhanam]] (1969) as Malathi
| rowspan=8 | 1961 || ''[[Mudiyanaya Puthran]]'' || Radha ||
# [[Velliyazhcha]] (1969) as Chitra
|-
# Vilakkappetta Bandhangal (1969)
| ''Bhakta Kuchela'' || Rukmini ||
# Kuruthikkalam (1969)
|-
# Aparaadhini (1968)
| ''[[Arappavan]]'' || Kalyani ||
# Adhyaapika (1968) as Thankamma
|-
# Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi (1968)
| ''[[Christmas Rathri]]'' || Gracy ||
# Midumidukki (1968) as Sarasu
|-
# [[Viruthan Shanku]] (1968) as Kunjikkavu
| ''Sabarimala Ayyappan'' || Panthalam Rani ||
# [[Collector Malathy]] (1967) as Indu
|-
# [[N.G.O]] (1967)
| ''Ummini Thanka'' || Dancer ||
# [[Chekuthante Kotta]] (1967)
|-
# Kudumbam (1967) as Radha
| ''[[Kandam Becha Kottu]]'' || Kunju Bivi ||
# [[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]] (1966) as Jodhabhai
|-
# Pinchuhridayam (1966) as Malathy
| ''[[Krishna Kuchela]]'' || Sathyabhama ||
# Penmakkal (1966) as Kamala
|-
# [[Poochakkanni]] (1966)
| rowspan=5 | 1962 || ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' || Sarala ||
# Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966)
|-
# Kusrithikkuttan (1966) as Lakshmi
| ''Sreekovil'' || Radha ||
# [[Koottukar (1966 film)|Koottukar]] (1966) as Khadeeja
|-
# [[Thankakudam]] (1965) as Suhara
| ''[[Veluthambi Dalawa (film)|Veluthambi Dalawa]]'' || Seethalakshmi ||
# [[Kuppivala]] (1965) as Khadeeja
|-
# [[Sarpakadu]] (1965) as Nagaprabha
| ''[[Snehadeepam]]'' || Vilasini ||
# [[Thommante Makkal]] (1965) as Soshamma
|-
# [[Kadathukaran]] (1965) as Thankamma
| ''[[Swargarajyam]]'' || Baby ||
# [[Shyamala Chechi]] (1965) as Shyamala
|-
# [[Subaidha]] (1965) as Subaida
| rowspan=7 | 1963 || ''[[Ninamaninja Kalpadukal]]'' || Thankamma ||
# [[Devatha (1965 film)|Devatha]] (1965) as Ammini
|-
# [[Jeevitha Yaathra]] (1965) as Lakshmi
| ''[[Moodupadam]]'' || Amina ||
# [[Chettathi]] (1965) as Nirmala
|-
# [[Kathirunna Nikah]] (1965) as Wahida
# [[Ammu (1965 film)|Ammu]] (1965) as Ammu
| ''[[Susheela (film)|Susheela]]'' || Nalini ||
|-
# [[Shree Guruvayoorappan]] (1964) as Manjula
| ''[[Ammaye Kaanaan]]'' || Madhavi ||
# [[Devaalayam]] (1964) as Sumathi
|-
# [[Aadya Kiranangal]] (1964) as Gracy
| ''[[Chilamboli]]'' || Sumangala ||
# [[Omanakuttan]] (1964) as Bhavani
|-
# Pazhassi Raja (1964)
| ''[[Sathyabhama (1963 film)|Sathyabhama]]'' || Sathyabhama ||
# [[Kutti Kuppayam]] (1964) as Subaida
|-
# Thacholi Othenan (1964) as Kunji Kunki
| ''[[Nithya Kanyaka]]'' || Nalini ||
# [[Kalanju Kittiya Thankam]] (1964) as Girija
|-
# School Master (1964) as Vishalam
| rowspan=10 | 1964 || ''[[Oral Koodi Kallanayi]]'' || Devaki ||
# Oraal Koodi Kallanaayi (1964) as Devaki
|-
# [[Nithya Kanyaka]] (1963) as Nalini
| ''[[School Master (1964 film)|School Master]]'' || Vishalam ||
# Sathyabhaama (1963) as Sathyabhama
|-
# [[Chilamboli]] (1963) as Sumangala
| ''[[Kalanju Kittiya Thankam]]'' || Girija ||
# [[Ammaye Kaanaan]] (1963) as Madhavi
|-
# Susheela (1963) as Nalini
| ''[[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othenan]]'' || Kunji Kunki ||
# [[Moodupadam]] (1963) as Amina
|-
# [[Ninamaninja Kalpadukal]] (1963) as Thankamma
| ''[[Kutti Kuppayam]]'' || Subaida ||
# [[Swargarajyam]] (1962) as Baby
|-
# [[Snehadeepam]] (1962) as Vilasini
# [[Veluthambi Dalawa (film)|Veluthambi Dalawa]] (1962) as Seethalakshmi
| ''[[Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' || ||
|-
# Sreekovil (1962) as Radha
| ''[[Omanakuttan]]'' || Bhavani ||
# [[Kannum Karalum]] (1962) as Sarala
|-
# Krishna Kuchela (1961) as Sathyabhama
| ''[[Aadya Kiranangal]]'' || Gracy ||
# [[Kandam Becha Kottu]] (1961) as Kunju Bivi
|-
# Ummini Thanka (1961) as Dancer
| ''[[Devaalayam]]'' || Sumathi ||
# Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) as Panthalam Rani
|-
# [[Christmas Rathri]] (1961) as Gracy
| ''[[Sree Guruvayoorappan (1964 film)|Sree Guruvayoorappan]]'' || Manjula ||
# [[Arappavan]] (1961) as Kalyani
|-
# Bhakta Kuchela (1961 film) as Rukmini
| rowspan=12 | 1965 || ''[[Ammu (1965 film)|Ammu]]'' || Ammu ||
# [[Mudiyanaya Puthran]] (1961) as Radha
|-
# Sthreehridayam (1960)
| ''[[Kathirunna Nikah]]'' || Wahida ||
# Aana Valarthiya Vanampaadi (1959)
|-
# Naadodikal (1959) as Sharadha
| ''[[Chettathi]]'' || Nirmala ||
# Koodappirappu (1956) as Parvathi
|-
# Vishappinte Vili (1952) as Dancer
| ''[[Jeevitha Yaathra]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Devatha (1965 film)|Devatha]]'' || Ammini ||
|-
| ''[[Subaidha]]'' || Subaida ||
|-
| ''[[Shyamala Chechi]]'' || Shyamala ||
|-
| ''[[Kadathukaran]]'' || Thankamma ||
|-
| ''[[Thommante Makkal]]'' || Soshamma ||
|-
| ''[[Sarpakadu]]'' || Nagaprabha ||
|-
| ''[[Kuppivala]]'' || Khadeeja ||
|-
| ''[[Thankakudam]]'' || Suhara ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 1966 || ''[[Koottukar (1966 film)|Koottukar]]'' || Khadeeja ||
|-
| ''[[Kusruthykuttan]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Poochakkanni]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Penmakkal'' || Kamala ||
|-
| ''[[Pinchuhridhayam]]'' || Malathy ||
|-
| ''[[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]]'' || Jodhabhai ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1967 || ''[[Kudumbam (1967 film)|Kudumbam]]'' || Radha ||
|-
| ''[[Chekuthante Kotta]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[N.G.O]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Collector Malathy]]'' || Indu ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1968 || ''[[Viruthan Shanku]]'' || Kunjikkavu ||
|-
| ''[[Midumidukki]]'' || Saraswati ||
|-
| ''[[Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Adhyapika]]'' || Thankamma ||
|-
| ''[[Aparadhini]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1969 || ''[[Kuruthykkalam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vilakkapetta Bendhangal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Velliyazhcha]]'' || Chitra ||
|-
| ''[[Mooladhanam]]'' || Malathi ||
|-
| ''[[Virunnukari]]'' || Malathi ||
|-
| ''[[Nadhi (1969 film)|Nadhi]]'' || Leela ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1970 || ''[[Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ara Nazhika Neram (film)|Ara Nazhika Neram]]'' || Kuttiyamma ||
|-
| ''Sthree'' || Vasanthi ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Moonu Pookkal]]'' || Valsala ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Kalippava]]'' || ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Checkpost (film)|Checkpost]]'' || ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Allahu Akbar (1977 film)|Allahu Akbar]]'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Naayika]]'' || Herself || Video footage
|-
| 2014 || ''Tharangal'' || Herself || photo
|-
| 2019 || ''Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty'' || Herself || photo
|-
|}


===Tamil===
===Tamil===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# [[Ponni (1953 film)|Ponni]] (1953) as Dancer
|-
# [[Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956 film)|Rambaiyin Kaadhal]] (1956) as Menaka
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
# [[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]] (1956) as Dancer
|-
# [[Mathar Kula Manikkam]] (1956) as Dancer
| 1953 || ''[[Ponni (1953 film)|Ponni]]'' || Dancer ||
# Pudhu Vazhvu (1957)
|-
# Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi (1959)
| rowspan=3 | 1956 || ''[[Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956 film)|Rambaiyin Kaadhal]]'' || Menaka ||
# [[Rathinapuri Ilavarasi]] (1960)
|-
# [[Ivan Avanethan]] (1960)
| ''[[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]]'' || Dancer ||
# Sri Valli (1961)
|-
# Naan Vanangum Dheivam (1963)
| ''[[Mathar Kula Manikkam]]'' || Dancer||
# [[Kandhan Karunai]] (1967) as Padumakomalai
|-
# [[Thillana Mohanambal]] (1968) as Maragatham
| 1957 || ''[[Pudhu Vazhvu]]'' || Dancer ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi|Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1960 || ''[[Rathinapuri Ilavarasi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ivan Avanethan]]'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]'' || ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Naan Vanangum Deivam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' || Padumakomalai ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Thillana Mohanambal]]'' || Maragatham ||
|-
|}


===Telugu===
===Telugu===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# [[Charana Daasi]] (1956) as Dancer
|-
# [[Dakshayagnam (1962 film)|Dakshayagnam]] (1962) as Urvashi
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
# [[Rani Ratnaprabha]] (1962) as Dancer
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Charana Daasi]]'' || Dancer ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Rani Ratnaprabha]]'' || Dancer ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Dakshayagnam (1962 film)|Dakshayagnam]]'' || [[Urvashi]] ||
|-
|}


===Kannada===
===Kannada===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# [[Abba Aa Hudugi]] (1959) as Dancer
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Abba Aa Hudugi]]'' || Dancer ||
|-
|}


===Hindi===
===Hindi===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# Royal Mail (1963) as Rajkumari
|-
# [[Mahabharat (1965 film)]] as [[Hidimbi]]
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-
{{div col end}}
| 1963 || ''Royal Mail'' || Rajkumari ||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Mahabharat (1965 film)|Mahabharat]]'' || [[Hidimbi]] ||
|-
|}


==TV Shows - Guest==
==TV Shows - Guest==

Latest revision as of 16:17, 16 September 2024

Ambika Sukumaran
Born
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)Classical dancer
Actress
Years active1952 – 1979
SpouseK. V. Sukumaran
Children2
RelativesTravancore family,
Raja Ravi Varma (Great Grandfather)

Ambika Sukumaran Nair is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. She is a close relative of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, and also Shobana, Vineeth, Krishna and Sukumari.[1] Ambika also was initiated to go along that path and she debuted in Udaya Studio's film Visappinte Vili in 1952 she is also the first herion of Premnazir.[2] In 1968, she acted as the lead actress in the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema Viruthan Shanku, directed by P. Venu. She acted in more than 80 movies.[3]

Personal life

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She married Sukumaran and left cinema, settling in the US. She has two daughters.[4] She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She ran a dance school in New Jersey before retiring.[3]

Partial filmography

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Malayalam

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Year Title Role Notes
1952 Visappinte Vili Dancer
1956 Koodappirappu Parvathi
1959 Naadodikal Sharadha
Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi
1960 Sthreehridayam
1961 Mudiyanaya Puthran Radha
Bhakta Kuchela Rukmini
Arappavan Kalyani
Christmas Rathri Gracy
Sabarimala Ayyappan Panthalam Rani
Ummini Thanka Dancer
Kandam Becha Kottu Kunju Bivi
Krishna Kuchela Sathyabhama
1962 Kannum Karalum Sarala
Sreekovil Radha
Veluthambi Dalawa Seethalakshmi
Snehadeepam Vilasini
Swargarajyam Baby
1963 Ninamaninja Kalpadukal Thankamma
Moodupadam Amina
Susheela Nalini
Ammaye Kaanaan Madhavi
Chilamboli Sumangala
Sathyabhama Sathyabhama
Nithya Kanyaka Nalini
1964 Oral Koodi Kallanayi Devaki
School Master Vishalam
Kalanju Kittiya Thankam Girija
Thacholi Othenan Kunji Kunki
Kutti Kuppayam Subaida
Pazhassi Raja
Omanakuttan Bhavani
Aadya Kiranangal Gracy
Devaalayam Sumathi
Sree Guruvayoorappan Manjula
1965 Ammu Ammu
Kathirunna Nikah Wahida
Chettathi Nirmala
Jeevitha Yaathra Lakshmi
Devatha Ammini
Subaidha Subaida
Shyamala Chechi Shyamala
Kadathukaran Thankamma
Thommante Makkal Soshamma
Sarpakadu Nagaprabha
Kuppivala Khadeeja
Thankakudam Suhara
1966 Koottukar Khadeeja
Kusruthykuttan Lakshmi
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Poochakkanni
Penmakkal Kamala
Pinchuhridhayam Malathy
Anarkali Jodhabhai
1967 Kudumbam Radha
Chekuthante Kotta
N.G.O
Collector Malathy Indu
1968 Viruthan Shanku Kunjikkavu
Midumidukki Saraswati
Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi
Adhyapika Thankamma
Aparadhini
1969 Kuruthykkalam
Vilakkapetta Bendhangal
Velliyazhcha Chitra
Mooladhanam Malathi
Virunnukari Malathi
Nadhi Leela
1970 Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha
Ara Nazhika Neram Kuttiyamma
Sthree Vasanthi
1971 Moonu Pookkal Valsala
1972 Kalippava
1974 Checkpost
1977 Allahu Akbar
2011 Naayika Herself Video footage
2014 Tharangal Herself photo
2019 Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty Herself photo

Tamil

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 Ponni Dancer
1956 Rambaiyin Kaadhal Menaka
Raja Rani Dancer
Mathar Kula Manikkam Dancer
1957 Pudhu Vazhvu Dancer
1959 Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi
1960 Rathinapuri Ilavarasi
Ivan Avanethan
1961 Sri Valli
1963 Naan Vanangum Deivam
1967 Kandhan Karunai Padumakomalai
1968 Thillana Mohanambal Maragatham

Telugu

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Year Title Role Notes
1956 Charana Daasi Dancer
1960 Rani Ratnaprabha Dancer
1962 Dakshayagnam Urvashi

Kannada

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 Abba Aa Hudugi Dancer

Hindi

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 Royal Mail Rajkumari
1965 Mahabharat Hidimbi

TV Shows - Guest

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  • Sthree (ACV)
  • Morning Guest (Media One)
  • Interview (Manorama News)
  • Rangoli (Doordarshan Malayalam)
  • Innalathe Tharam (Amrita TV)
  • Film Views

Dramas

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  • Kuttavum Shikshayum

References

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  1. ^ "മലയാളത്തിന്റെ മുന്‍ നായിക പൊന്നാനിയില്‍, Flash Back - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Manorama Online Latest Malayalam News. Breaking News Events. News Updates from Kerala India". Manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Vintage memories". The Hindu. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Innalathe Tharam-Amritatv". Retrieved 1 November 2013 – via YouTube.
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