Padmini

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.

Known For	Acting
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Birthday	1932-06-12
Place of Birth	Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore, British India
Also Known As	Падмини, பத்மினி, पदमिनी, Pappima, Natiya Peroli, Padmini Ramachandran, Travancore sisters, Lalitha-Padmini,

Naan Vanangum Deivam

Nannha Farishta

Bhai Bahen

Dard Ka Rishta

Thigambara Samiar

Kanniyin Kaadhali

Annai Velankanni

Thirumagal

Kumara Sambhavam

Penn Daivam

Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha

Journey Beyond Three Seas

Adi Parasakthi

Aashiq

Thillana Mohanambal

Afsana

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu

Punniya Boomi

Iru Thuruvam

Iru Malargal

Thirumaal Perumai

Selvam

Kulama Gunama

Thiruvarutchelvar

Saraswathi Sabatham

Punar Janmam

Pudhaiyal

Deiva Piravi

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Thangapadumai

Uthama Puthiran

Amara Deepam

Anbu

Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari

Baagyavathi

Lakshmi Vandhachu

Asai

Meenda Sorgam

Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi

Ethirkalam

Appa Tata

Vanjikottai Valiban

Gurudhatchanai

Vietnam Veedu

Vilaiyaattu Pillai

Uzhaikkum Karangal

Rickshawkaran

Navarathinam

Vikramaadhithan

Rani Samyuktha

Mannadhi Mannan

Raja Desingu

Rajarajan

Madurai Veeran

Arasilangumari

Andhaman Kaidhi

Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi

Mohini

Manthiri Kumari

Raj Tilak

Bindya

Iruttinte Athmavu

Laila Majnu

Mahabharat

Thaaye Unakkaga

Kuzhanthaikkaga

Marthanda Varma

Mangayar Thilakam

Vasthuhara

Mujrim

Mera Naam Joker

Snehaseema

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai

Thookku Thookki

Maragatham

Dollar

Sampoorna Ramayanam

Singapore

Mastana

Raman Ethanai Ramanadi