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	\| birth_name = Lalithambika		\| birth_name = Lalithambika
	\| birth_date = 16 December 1930<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230</ref>		\| birth_date = 16 December 1930<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230\|title = Lalitha}}</ref>
	\| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]], India (Now in [[Kerala]])		\| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]], India (Now in [[Kerala]])
	\| death_date = {{death year and age\|1982\|1930}}		\| death_date = {{death year and age\|1982\|1930}}
	\| death_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
	\| spouse = Sivasankaran Nayar		\| spouse = Sivasankaran Nayar
	\| parents = Thangappan ~~Nayar (father)~~<br>Saraswathi ~~(mother)~~		\| parents = Thangappan Pillai <br>Saraswathi Amma
	\| family = [[Padmini (actress)\|Padmini]] (sister)<br>[[Ragini (actress)\|Ragini]] (sister)<br>Chandran (brother)[[Krishna (Malayalam actor)\|Krishna]] (grandson)		\| family = [[Padmini (actress)\|Padmini]] (sister)<br>[[Ragini (actress)\|Ragini]] (sister)<br>Chandran (brother)[[Krishna (Malayalam actor)\|Krishna]] (grandson)
	\| relatives = [[Shobana]] (niece)<br>[[Ambika Sukumaran]]<br>[[Vineeth]] (nephew)<br>[[Sukumari]] (cousin)<br>		\| relatives = [[Shobana]] (niece)<br>[[Ambika Sukumaran]]<br>[[Vineeth]] (nephew)<br>[[Sukumari]] (cousin)<br>
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	She was born to Thangappan ~~Nayar~~ and Saraswathi on 16 December 1930 at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230/bio</ref> She is the aunt of actress [[Shobana]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/25padmini1.htm Dance was Padmini's passion, not films], September 2006, Rediff.com. Retrieved July 2011</ref> Malayalam actress [[Ambika Sukumaran]] is her relative. Actress [[Sukumari]] was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor [[Krishna (Malayalam actor)\|Krishna]] is her grandson.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375 \|author=M.H. Anurag\|date=13 January 2014\|title=ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി...!\|accessdate=2015-03-31\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110192952/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375\|archivedate=10 November 2014\|work=Mangalam\|language=Malayalam\|trans-title=What a taste for life now!}}</ref>		She was born to Thangappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma on 16 December 1930 at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230/bio\|title=Lalitha}}</ref> She is the aunt of actress [[Shobana]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/25padmini1.htm Dance was Padmini's passion, not films], September 2006, Rediff.com. Retrieved July 2011</ref> Malayalam actress [[Ambika Sukumaran]] is her relative. Actress [[Sukumari]] was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor [[Krishna (Malayalam actor)\|Krishna]] is her grandson.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375 \|author=M.H. Anurag\|date=13 January 2014\|title=ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി...!\|accessdate=2015-03-31\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110192952/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375\|archivedate=10 November 2014\|work=Mangalam\|language=Malayalam\|trans-title=What a taste for life now!}}</ref>

	==Partial filmography==		==Partial filmography==
	===Malayalam===		===Malayalam===
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	* ''[[Vellinakshatram (1949 film)\|Vellinakshathram]]'' (1949)
	* ''[[Prasanna (1950 film)\|Prasanna]]'' (1950)		* ''[[Prasanna (1950 film)\|Prasanna]]'' (1950)
	* ''[[Chandrika (film)\|Chandrika]]'' (1950) .... Dancer		* ''[[Chandrika (film)\|Chandrika]]'' (1950) .... Dancer
	* ''Navalokam'' (1951) .... Kamala
	* ''[[Amma (1952 film)\|Amma]]'' (1952) .... Saradha		* ''[[Amma (1952 film)\|Amma]]'' (1952) .... Saradha
	* ''[[Kanchana (1952 film)\|Kaanchana]]'' (1952) .... Kaanchana		* ''[[Kanchana (1952 film)\|Kaanchana]]'' (1952) .... Kaanchana
	* ''[[Ponkathir]]'' (1953) .... Radha		* ''[[Ponkathir]]'' (1953) .... Radha
	* ''[[Snehaseema]]'' (1954)
	* ''Sudarshan'' (1957)
	* ''[[Minnalppadayaali]]'' (1959) .... Santha
	~~{{div col end}}~~

	===Tamil===		===Tamil===

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{{Infobox person
| name = Lalitha
| image = Lalitha (actress).jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Lalithambika
| birth_date = 16 December 1930<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]], India (Now in [[Kerala]])
| death_date = {{death year and age|1982|1930}}
| death_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| spouse = Sivasankaran Nayar
| parents = Thangappan Nayar (father) Saraswathi (mother)
| family = [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] (sister) [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] (sister) Chandran (brother)[[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]] (grandson)
| relatives = [[Shobana]] (niece) [[Ambika Sukumaran]] [[Vineeth]] (nephew) [[Sukumari]] (cousin) 
| othername =
}}

'''Lalitha''' (16 December 1930 – 1982) was an [[India]]n [[actress]] and [[Indian classical dance|dancer]]. She was the eldest of the "[[Travancore Sisters]]"—Lalitha, [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], and [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rangarajan|first=Malathi|title=Beauty, charm, charisma|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092900720100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228080232/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092900720100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2008|accessdate=9 June 2011|url-access=subscription|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 September 2006}}</ref> She started her acting career in the 1948 Tamil film ''[[Adhithan Kanavu]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Kannan|first=Ramya|title=Queen of Tamil cinema no more|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/26/stories/2006092607872200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022125223/http://hindu.com/2006/09/26/stories/2006092607872200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2007|accessdate=9 June 2011|url-access=subscription|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2006}}</ref> and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/09/30/stories/2006093003090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616201945/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/09/30/stories/2006093003090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2010|title=Malaya Cottage was their grooming ground|date=30 September 2006|access-date=1 July 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|url= http://www.hindujobs.com/thehindu/2001/08/02/stories/13021287.htm|title=Colony of Memories|date=2 August 2001|access-date=28 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728065359/http://www.hindujobs.com/thehindu/2001/08/02/stories/13021287.htm|archive-date=2011-07-28|url-status=usurped}}</ref> She entered films before her sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was mostly cast in [[Femme fatale#20th-century film and theatre|vamp]] roles.

==Personal life==
She was born to Thangappan Nayar and Saraswathi on 16 December 1930 at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193230/bio</ref> She is the aunt of actress [[Shobana]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/25padmini1.htm Dance was Padmini's passion, not films], September 2006, Rediff.com. Retrieved July 2011</ref> Malayalam actress [[Ambika Sukumaran]] is her relative. Actress [[Sukumari]] was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor [[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]] is her grandson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375 |author=M.H. Anurag|date=13 January 2014|title=ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി...!|accessdate=2015-03-31|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110192952/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/138375|archivedate=10 November 2014|work=Mangalam|language=Malayalam|trans-title=What a taste for life now!}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
===Malayalam===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* ''[[Vellinakshatram (1949 film)|Vellinakshathram]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Prasanna (1950 film)|Prasanna]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Chandrika (film)|Chandrika]]'' (1950) .... Dancer
* ''Navalokam'' (1951) .... Kamala
* ''[[Amma (1952 film)|Amma]]'' (1952) .... Saradha
* ''[[Kanchana (1952 film)|Kaanchana]]'' (1952) .... Kaanchana
* ''[[Ponkathir]]'' (1953) .... Radha
* ''[[Snehaseema]]'' (1954)
* ''Sudarshan'' (1957)
* ''[[Minnalppadayaali]]'' (1959) .... Santha
{{div col end}}

===Tamil===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* ''[[Kannika]]'' (1947) ..... Shiva
* ''[[Adhithan Kanavu]]'' (1948) ... Pushumarasura
* ''[[Mohini (1948 film)|Mohini]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Bhojan]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Gokuladasi]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Vedhala Ulagam]]'' (1948)
* ''Gnana Soundari'' (1948)
* ''[[Bhaktha Jana]]'' (1948) .... Kubja
* ''[[Vaazhkai (1949 film)|Vazhkai]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Deva Manohari]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Kanniyin Kaadhali]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Laila Majnu (1949 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Maayavathi]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Geethagandhi]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Pavalakkodi (1949 film)|Pavalakkodi]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Naatiya Rani]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Mangayarkarasi]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Velaikkari]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Vinothini]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Chandrika (film)|Chandrika]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Ezhai Padum Padu]]'' (1950) .... Angela
* ''[[Manthiri Kumari]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Ponmudi (1950 film)|Ponmudi]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Ithaya Geetham]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Krishna Vijayam]]'' (1950) .... Gopika
* ''[[Vijayakumari (film)|Vijayakumari]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Parijatham (1950 film)|Parijatham]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Digambara Samiyar]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Singari]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Sudharshan]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Manamagal]]'' (1951) .... Vijaya
* ''[[Or Iravu]]'' (1951) .... Shyamala
* ''[[Devaki (1951 film)|Devagi]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Vanasundari]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Dharma Devatha]]'' (1952) .... Bijile
* ''[[Andhaman Kaidhi]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Amma (1952 film)|Amma]]'' (1952) ... Saradha
* ''[[Anbu (1953 film)|Anbu]]'' (1952) ... Reeta
* ''[[Amarakavi]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Kanchana (1952 film)|Kanchana]]'' (1952) ... Kanchana
* ''[[Marumagal (1953 film)|Marumagal]]'' (1953) ... Usha
* ''[[Ponni (1953 film)|Ponni]]'' (1953) ... Ponni
* ''Devadas'' (1953) .... Chandramukhi
* ''[[Ulagam]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Thookku Thookki]]'' (1954) .... Prema
* ''[[Kanavu (1954 film)|Kanavu]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Vaira Maalai]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Sugam Enge]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Valliyin Selvan]]'' (1955) ... Vathsala
* ''[[Menaka (1955 film)|Menaka]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam]]'' (1955) .... Nagarani
* ''[[Kaveri (1955 film)|Kaveri]]'' (1955) .... Amudha
* ''[[Ulagam Palavidham]]'' (1955) .... Indra
* ''Rajakumari'' (1955)
* ''Nalla Thangai'' (1955)
* ''[[Ellam Inba Mayam]]'' (1955) .... Guest role
* ''[[Madurai Veeran (1956 film)|Madurai Veeran]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Raja Rajan (film)|Rajarajan]]'' (1957) ... Priyamohini
* ''[[Pudhu Vazhvu]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Kanniyin Sabatham]]'' (1958)
* ''Thanga Padhumai'' (1959)
* ''Baghdad Thirudan'' (1960)
* ''[[Senthamarai (film)|Senthamarai]]'' (1962)
* ''Ellorum Vazhavendum (1962)
* ''1967 Nil N S Krishnan'' (1967)
{{div col end}}

===Telugu===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* ''Vijaya Gauri'' (1955)
* ''[[Ammalakkalu]]'' (1953) ... Usha
* ''[[Devadasu (1953 film)|Devadasu]]'' (1953) ... Chandramukhi
* ''[[Dharma Devatha]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Kanchana (1952 film)|Kanchana]]'' (1952)...Kanchana
* ''Navvithe Navarathnaalu'' (1951)
* ''Chandravanka'' (1951)
* ''[[Jeevitham (1950 film)|Jeevitham]]'' (1950)
* ''Thirugubatu'' (1950)
* ''[[Beedala Patlu]]'' (1950) ... Angela
* ''[[Laila Majnu (1949 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' (1949)
{{div col end}}

===Hindi===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* ''[[Kalpana (1948 film)|Kalpana]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Kalpana (1960 film)|Kalpana]]'' (1960)
{{div col end}}

===Sinhala===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*''Surasena'' (1957)
*''Kapati Arakshakaya'' (1948) (Choreography only)
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[Travancore Sisters]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1193230}}
* http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=5758
* [http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Lalitha_(Travancore_Sisters)/6895 Profile of Lalitha at jointscene.com]

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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Women of the Kingdom of Travancore]]
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