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Ragini
Portrait of Ragini
Born
Ragini

27 March 1937
Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore
Died30 December 1976 (aged 39)
SpouseMadhavan Thampi
ChildrenLakshmi
Priya
Parent(s)Thangappan Nayar
Saraswathi
RelativesShobana (niece)
Ambika Sukumaran
Vineeth (nephew)
Krishna
FamilyLalitha (elder sister)
Padmini (elder sister)
Chandran (brother)

Ragini (1937–1976) was an 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. She also starred opposite Shammi kapoor in film Mujrim(1958). 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.[3] Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actors Shobana, Ambika Sukumaran, Vineeth and Krishna are her relatives. Her husband left for the USA in 1972, but returned after his wife became ill from cancer.

Partial filmography

Malayalam

Hindi

Year Film Role Notes
1956 Naya Admi
1957 Qaidi
1957 Payal
1957 Mr. X
1958 Sitamgar
1958 Mujrim
1958 Amar Deep Champa
1959 Amar Shaheed
1960 Kalpana
1960 Aai Phirse Bahar
1963 Shikari (1963 film) Rita Main lead
1963 Kinare Kinare Bharatanatyam Dancer (uncredited)
1963 Naag Rani
1963 Gehra Daag Dancer/Singer
1963 Yeh Dil Kisko Doon Sherry
1964 Awara Badal
1965 Aadhi Raat Ke Baad
1966 Pyaar Kiye Jaa
1976 Jai Jagat Janani

Tamil

Telugu

Year Film Role Notes
1950 Beedala Patlu
1955 Santosham
1957 Varadu Kaavali
1960 Parthiban Kanavu Valli In three languages, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala

Bengali

Year Film Role Notes
1959 Nrityeri Tale Tale Lone Bengali film

Sinhala

Year Film Role Notes
1960 Parthiban Kanavu Valli In three languages, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala

Endorsements

  • Lux

References

  1. ^ Pandya, Haresh (2 October 2006). "Padmini Ramachandran, 74, Actress and Dancer". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. ^ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2008). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  3. ^ a b "രാഗിണി:നടനകലയിലെ ലാവണ്യം". malayalam.webdunia.com.


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