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{{Infobox person |
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| name = Ambika Sukumaran |
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| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] |
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| birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|df=yes|Month DD, YYYY}} -->1941 |
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| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] |
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| occupation = [[Indian classical dance|Classical dancer]]<br/>[[Actress]] |
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| years_active = 1952 – 1979 |
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| occupation = [[Indian classical dance|Classical dancer]]<br>[[Actress]] |
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| spouse = K. V. Sukumaran |
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| years_active = 1952 – 1979 |
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| children = 2 |
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| relatives = [[List of South Indian film families#Travancore family|Travancore family]], <br/>[[Raja Ravi Varma]] (Great Grandfather) |
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| relatives = [[List of South Indian film families#Travancore family|Travancore family]], <br>[[Raja Ravi Varma]] (Great Grandfather) |
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'''Ambika Sukumaran''' is an Indian |
'''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 (actress)|Lalitha]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], and also [[Shobana]], [[Vineeth]], [[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]] and [[Sukumari]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/flash_back/159135/ |title=മലയാളത്തിന്റെ മുന് നായിക പൊന്നാനിയില്, Flash Back - Mathrubhumi Movies |access-date=17 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225657/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/flash_back/159135/ |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=10418515&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3|title=Manorama Online Latest Malayalam News. Breaking News Events. News Updates from Kerala India|website=Manoramaonline.com|accessdate=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005121/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=10418515&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Vintage-memories/article15937353.ece |title=Vintage memories |date=27 February 2009 |accessdate=18 July 2018 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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She married Sukumaran and left cinema, settling in the [[US]]. She has two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innalathe Tharam-Amritatv|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkHcBRSP4Po| |
She married Sukumaran and left cinema, settling in the [[US]]. She has two daughters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Innalathe Tharam-Amritatv |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkHcBRSP4Po |via=YouTube |accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref> She is a trained [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer. She ran a dance school in [[New Jersey]] before retiring.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> |
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==Partial filmography== |
==Partial filmography== |
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===Malayalam=== |
===Malayalam=== |
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# Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty (2019) as Herself in photo |
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# Allahu Akbar (1977) |
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# Check Post (1974) |
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| 1952 || ''[[Visappinte Vili]]'' || Dancer || |
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# Kalippaava (1972) |
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# [[Moonu Pookkal]] (1971) as Valsala |
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| 1956 || ''[[Koodappirappu]]'' || Parvathi || |
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# [[Sthree (1970 film)|Sthree]] (1970) as Vasanthi |
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# [[Ara Nazhika Neram (film)|Ara Nazhika Neram]] (1970) as Kuttiyamma |
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| rowspan=2 | 1959 || ''[[Naadodikal]]'' || Sharadha || |
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# [[Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha]] (1970) |
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# [[Nadhi (1969 film)|Nadhi]] (1969) as Leela |
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| ''[[Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi]]'' || || |
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# [[Virunnukari]] (1969) as Malathi |
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# [[Mooladhanam]] (1969) as Malathi |
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| 1960 || ''Sthreehridayam'' || || |
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# [[Velliyazhcha]] (1969) as Chitra |
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# Vilakkappetta Bandhangal (1969) |
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| rowspan=8 | 1961 || ''[[Mudiyanaya Puthran]]'' || Radha || |
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# Kuruthikkalam (1969) |
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# Aparaadhini (1968) |
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| ''Bhakta Kuchela'' || Rukmini || |
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# Adhyaapika (1968) as Thankamma |
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# Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi (1968) |
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| ''[[Arappavan]]'' || Kalyani || |
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# Midumidukki (1968) as Sarasu |
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# [[Viruthan Shanku]] (1968) as Kunjikkavu |
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| ''[[Christmas Rathri]]'' || Gracy || |
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# [[Collector Malathy]] (1967) as Indu |
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# [[N.G.O]] (1967) |
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| ''Sabarimala Ayyappan'' || Panthalam Rani || |
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# [[Chekuthante Kotta]] (1967) |
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# Kudumbam (1967) as Radha |
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| ''Ummini Thanka'' || Dancer || |
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# [[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]] (1966) as Jodhabhai |
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# Pinchuhridayam (1966) as Malathy |
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| ''[[Kandam Becha Kottu]]'' || Kunju Bivi || |
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# Penmakkal (1966) as Kamala |
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# [[Poochakkanni]] (1966) |
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| ''[[Krishna Kuchela]]'' || Sathyabhama || |
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# Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966) |
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# Kusrithikkuttan (1966) as Lakshmi |
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| rowspan=5 | 1962 || ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' || Sarala || |
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# [[Koottukar (1966 film)|Koottukar]] (1966) as Khadeeja |
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# [[Thankakudam]] (1965) as Suhara |
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| ''Sreekovil'' || Radha || |
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# [[Kuppivala]] (1965) as Khadeeja |
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# [[Sarppakavu]] (1965) as Nagaprabha |
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| ''[[Veluthambi Dalawa (film)|Veluthambi Dalawa]]'' || Seethalakshmi || |
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# [[Thommante Makkal]] (1965) as Soshamma |
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# [[Kadathukaran]] (1965) as Thankamma |
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| ''[[Snehadeepam]]'' || Vilasini || |
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# [[Shyamala Chechi]] (1965) as Shyamala |
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# [[Subaidha]] (1965) as Subaida |
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| ''[[Swargarajyam]]'' || Baby || |
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# [[Devatha (1965 film)|Devatha]] (1965) as Ammini |
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# [[Jeevitha Yaathra]] (1965) as Lakshmi |
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| rowspan=7 | 1963 || ''[[Ninamaninja Kalpadukal]]'' || Thankamma || |
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# [[Chettathi]] (1965) as Nirmala |
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# [[Kathirunna Nikah]] (1965) as Wahida |
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| ''[[Moodupadam]]'' || Amina || |
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# [[Ammu (film)|Ammu]] (1965) as Ammu |
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# [[Shree Guruvayoorappan]] (1964) as Manjula |
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| ''[[Susheela (film)|Susheela]]'' || Nalini || |
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# [[Devaalayam]] (1964) as Sumathi |
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# [[Aadya Kiranangal]] (1964) as Gracy |
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| ''[[Ammaye Kaanaan]]'' || Madhavi || |
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# [[Omanakuttan]] (1964) as Bhavani |
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# Pazhassi Raja (1964) |
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| ''[[Chilamboli]]'' || Sumangala || |
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# [[Kutti Kuppayam]] (1964) as Subaida |
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# [[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othenan]] (1964) as Kunji Kunki |
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| ''[[Sathyabhama (1963 film)|Sathyabhama]]'' || Sathyabhama || |
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# [[Kalanju Kittiya Thankam]] (1964) as Girija |
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# School Master (1964) as Vishalam |
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| ''[[Nithya Kanyaka]]'' || Nalini || |
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# Oraal Koodi Kallanaayi (1964) as Devaki |
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# [[Nithya Kanyaka]] (1963) as Nalini |
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| rowspan=10 | 1964 || ''[[Oral Koodi Kallanayi]]'' || Devaki || |
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# Sathyabhaama (1963) as Sathyabhama |
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# [[Chilamboli]] (1963) as Sumangala |
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| ''[[School Master (1964 film)|School Master]]'' || Vishalam || |
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# [[Ammaye Kaanaan]] (1963) as Madhavi |
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# Susheela (1963) as Nalini |
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| ''[[Kalanju Kittiya Thankam]]'' || Girija || |
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# [[Moodupadam]] (1963) as Amina |
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# [[Ninamaninja Kalpadukal]] (1963) as Thankamma |
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| ''[[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othenan]]'' || Kunji Kunki || |
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# [[Swargarajyam]] (1962) as Baby |
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# [[Snehadeepam]] (1962) as Vilasini |
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| ''[[Kutti Kuppayam]]'' || Subaida || |
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# [[Veluthambi Dalawa (film)|Veluthambi Dalawa]] (1962) as Seethalakshmi |
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# Sreekovil (1962) as Radha |
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| ''[[Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' || || |
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# [[Kannum Karalum]] (1962) as Sarala |
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# Krishna Kuchela (1961) as Sathyabhama |
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| ''[[Omanakuttan]]'' || Bhavani || |
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# [[Kandam Becha Kottu]] (1961) as Kunju Bivi |
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# Ummini Thanka (1961) as Dancer |
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| ''[[Aadya Kiranangal]]'' || Gracy || |
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# Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) as Panthalam Rani |
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# [[Christmas Rathri]] (1961) as Gracy |
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| ''[[Devaalayam]]'' || Sumathi || |
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# [[Arappavan]] (1961) as Kalyani |
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# [[Bhakta Kuchela (1961 film)|Bhaktha Kuchela]] (1961) as Rukmini |
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| ''[[Sree Guruvayoorappan (1964 film)|Sree Guruvayoorappan]]'' || Manjula || |
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# [[Mudiyanaya Puthran]] (1961) as Radha |
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# Sthreehridayam (1960) |
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| rowspan=12 | 1965 || ''[[Ammu (1965 film)|Ammu]]'' || Ammu || |
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# Aana Valarthiya Vanampaadi (1959) |
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# Naadodikal (1959) as Sharadha |
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| ''[[Kathirunna Nikah]]'' || Wahida || |
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# Koodappirappu (1956) as Parvathi |
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# Vishappinte Vili (1952) as Dancer |
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| ''[[Chettathi]]'' || Nirmala || |
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| ''[[Jeevitha Yaathra]]'' || Lakshmi || |
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| ''[[Devatha (1965 film)|Devatha]]'' || Ammini || |
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| ''[[Subaidha]]'' || Subaida || |
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| ''[[Shyamala Chechi]]'' || Shyamala || |
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| ''[[Kadathukaran]]'' || Thankamma || |
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| ''[[Thommante Makkal]]'' || Soshamma || |
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| ''[[Sarpakadu]]'' || Nagaprabha || |
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| ''[[Kuppivala]]'' || Khadeeja || |
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| ''[[Thankakudam]]'' || Suhara || |
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| rowspan=7 | 1966 || ''[[Koottukar (1966 film)|Koottukar]]'' || Khadeeja || |
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| ''[[Kusruthykuttan]]'' || Lakshmi || |
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| ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Poochakkanni]]'' || || |
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| ''Penmakkal'' || Kamala || |
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| ''[[Pinchuhridhayam]]'' || Malathy || |
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| ''[[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]]'' || Jodhabhai || |
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| rowspan=4 | 1967 || ''[[Kudumbam (1967 film)|Kudumbam]]'' || Radha || |
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| ''[[Chekuthante Kotta]]'' || || |
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| ''[[N.G.O]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Collector Malathy]]'' || Indu || |
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| rowspan=5 | 1968 || ''[[Viruthan Shanku]]'' || Kunjikkavu || |
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| ''[[Midumidukki]]'' || Saraswati || |
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| ''[[Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Adhyapika]]'' || Thankamma || |
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| ''[[Aparadhini]]'' || || |
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| rowspan=6 | 1969 || ''[[Kuruthykkalam]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Vilakkapetta Bendhangal]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Velliyazhcha]]'' || Chitra || |
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| ''[[Mooladhanam]]'' || Malathi || |
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| ''[[Virunnukari]]'' || Malathi || |
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| ''[[Nadhi (1969 film)|Nadhi]]'' || Leela || |
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| rowspan=3 | 1970 || ''[[Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Ara Nazhika Neram (film)|Ara Nazhika Neram]]'' || Kuttiyamma || |
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| ''Sthree'' || Vasanthi || |
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| 1971 || ''[[Moonu Pookkal]]'' || Valsala || |
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| 1972 || ''[[Kalippava]]'' || || |
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| 1974 || ''[[Checkpost (film)|Checkpost]]'' || || |
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| 1977 || ''[[Allahu Akbar (1977 film)|Allahu Akbar]]'' || || |
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| 2011 || ''[[Naayika]]'' || Herself || Video footage |
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| 2014 || ''Tharangal'' || Herself || photo |
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| 2019 || ''Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty'' || Herself || photo |
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===Tamil=== |
===Tamil=== |
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# [[Ponni (1953 film)|Ponni]] (1953) as Dancer |
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# [[Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956 film)|Rambaiyin Kaadhal]] (1956) as Menaka |
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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# [[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]] (1956) as Dancer |
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# [[Mathar Kula Manikkam]] (1956) as Dancer |
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| 1953 || ''[[Ponni (1953 film)|Ponni]]'' || Dancer || |
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# Pudhu Vazhvu (1957) |
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# Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi (1959) |
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| rowspan=3 | 1956 || ''[[Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956 film)|Rambaiyin Kaadhal]]'' || Menaka || |
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# [[Rathinapuri Ilavarasi]] (1960) |
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# [[Ivan Avanethan]] (1960) |
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| ''[[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]]'' || Dancer || |
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# Sri Valli (1961) |
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# Naan Vanangum Dheivam (1963) |
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| ''[[Mathar Kula Manikkam]]'' || Dancer|| |
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# [[Thillana Mohanambal]] (1968) as Maragatham |
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| 1957 || ''[[Pudhu Vazhvu]]'' || Dancer || |
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| 1959 || ''[[Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi|Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi]]'' || || |
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| rowspan=2 | 1960 || ''[[Rathinapuri Ilavarasi]]'' || || |
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| ''[[Ivan Avanethan]]'' || || |
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| 1961 || ''[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]'' || || |
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| 1963 || ''[[Naan Vanangum Deivam]]'' || || |
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| 1967 || ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' || Padumakomalai || |
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| 1968 || ''[[Thillana Mohanambal]]'' || Maragatham || |
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===Telugu=== |
===Telugu=== |
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#Charana Daasi (1956) as Dancer |
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# Dakshayagnam (1962) as Urvashi |
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| 1956 || ''[[Charana Daasi]]'' || Dancer || |
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| 1960 || ''[[Rani Ratnaprabha]]'' || Dancer || |
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| 1962 || ''[[Dakshayagnam (1962 film)|Dakshayagnam]]'' || [[Urvashi]] || |
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===Kannada=== |
===Kannada=== |
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# [[Abba Aa Hudugi]] (1959) as Dancer |
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| 1959 || ''[[Abba Aa Hudugi]]'' || Dancer || |
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===Hindi=== |
===Hindi=== |
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# Royal Mail (1963) as Rajkumari |
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| 1963 || ''Royal Mail'' || Rajkumari || |
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| 1965 || ''[[Mahabharat (1965 film)|Mahabharat]]'' || [[Hidimbi]] || |
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*{{IMDb name|5893823}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Ambika+(Old)&limit=65|title=Profile of Malayalam Actor Ambika (Old)|website=En.msidb.org|accessdate=18 July 2018}} |
*{{cite web |url=http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Ambika+(Old)&limit=65 |title=Profile of Malayalam Actor Ambika (Old) |website=En.msidb.org |accessdate=18 July 2018}} |
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.betsywoodman.com/india/travancore-sisters-forever/ |title=Travancore Sisters Forever - Betsy Woodman |date=29 August 2012 |website=Betsywoodman.com |accessdate=18 July 2018}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.betsywoodman.com/india/travancore-sisters-forever/|title=Travancore Sisters Forever - Betsy Woodman|date=29 August 2012|website=Betsywoodman.com|accessdate=18 July 2018}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://indianscreenstars.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/ambika.html|title=Blogger|website=Indianscreenstars.blogspot.com.au|accessdate=18 July 2018}} |
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Ambika Sukumaran | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Classical dancer Actress |
Years active | 1952 – 1979 |
Spouse | K. V. Sukumaran |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Travancore 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
[edit]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
[edit]Malayalam
[edit]Tamil
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1956 | Charana Daasi | Dancer | |
1960 | Rani Ratnaprabha | Dancer | |
1962 | Dakshayagnam | Urvashi |
Kannada
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1959 | Abba Aa Hudugi | Dancer |
Hindi
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1963 | Royal Mail | Rajkumari | |
1965 | Mahabharat | Hidimbi |
TV Shows - Guest
[edit]- Sthree (ACV)
- Morning Guest (Media One)
- Interview (Manorama News)
- Rangoli (Doordarshan Malayalam)
- Innalathe Tharam (Amrita TV)
- Film Views
Dramas
[edit]- Kuttavum Shikshayum
References
[edit]- ^ "മലയാളത്തിന്റെ മുന് നായിക പൊന്നാനിയില്, Flash Back - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Vintage memories". The Hindu. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Innalathe Tharam-Amritatv". Retrieved 1 November 2013 – via YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Ambika Sukumaran at IMDb
- "Profile of Malayalam Actor Ambika (Old)". En.msidb.org. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Travancore Sisters Forever - Betsy Woodman". Betsywoodman.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.