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'''Malini''' or '''Kusuma Kumari''' was an Indian actress who starred in [[Tamil language]] and [[Telugu language]] films between 1955 and 1962. Although she only appeared in a few films, she co-starred with well-known actors of her era, including [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[K. Balaji]] and [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]].

Malini was credited by various names over her career. In her earlier [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films, she was credited as ''Kusuma'' or ''Kusuma Kumari''. She later adopted ''Malini'' as screen name for her [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film [[Sabaash Meena]] and later films.<ref name="SITARA">{{Cite news |last=ఆచారం |first=షణ్ముఖాచారి |url=https://www.sitara.net/animuthyalu/santhanam-akkineni-nageswara-rao/4027 |title= గానకోకిల గానామృతం చిలికించిన సంతానం |work=Sitara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110050938/https://www.sitara.net/animuthyalu/santhanam-akkineni-nageswara-rao/4027 |access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=10 November 2019 }}</ref> She later married S.Raghavan (producer-director of film [[Sabaash Mapillai]]) and quit films.<ref name="BFTP">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/sabhash-meena-1958/article3021332.ece |title=Sabaash Meena Reviews |access-date=25 September 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 April 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140925132935/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/sabhash-meena-1958/article3021332.ece |archive-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date of release !! Film !! Paired with !! Character name
|-
| 5 August 1955 ||''[[Santhanam (film)|Santhanam]]''<ref name="SITARA" /> || [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] || Sarala
|-
| 16 May 1957 ||''[[Sankalpam (1957 film)|Sankalpam]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/INH/info |title=Sankalpam Posters |access-date=19 September 2020 }}</ref> || [[N. T. Rama Rao]] ||
|-
| 3 September 1958 ||''[[Sabaash Meena]]''<ref name="BFTP" /> || [[Sivaji Ganesan]] || Meena
|-
| 7 August 1959 ||''[[Thalai Koduthaan Thambi]]''<ref>{{cite web |author=Randor Guy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/column-on-thalai-koduthaan-thambi/article7903785.ece |title=Blast from the Past - Thalai Koduthaan Thambi 1959 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 November 2015 |access-date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127003930/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/column-on-thalai-koduthaan-thambi/article7903785.ece|archive-date=27 January 2017}}</ref> || [[S. S. Rajendran]] || Poogodi
|-
| 10 September 1959 ||''[[Sabhash Ramudu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ntr-as-the-protagonist-ramu-displayed-subtle-emotions-with-impeccable-ease-underplaying-the-character/article7611376.ece| title=SABHASH RAMUDU (1959)| work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 September 2015|access-date=27 December 2017|author=M. L. Narasimham|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227180726/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ntr-as-the-protagonist-ramu-displayed-subtle-emotions-with-impeccable-ease-underplaying-the-character/article7611376.ece| archive-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> || [[J. V. Ramana Murthi|Ramana Murthy]] || Rani
|-
| 30 October 1959 ||''[[Aval Yaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/aval-yaar-1957/article6136650.ece |title=Aval Yaar (1957) |access-date=27 January 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 June 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140704122604/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/aval-yaar-1957/article6136650.ece |archive-date=4 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[T. R. Ramachandran]] || Aasha
|-
| 4 December 1959 ||''[[Azhagarmalai Kalvan]]'' || [[K. Balaji]] || Shantha
|-
| 27 November 1959 ||''[[Uthami Petra Rathinam]]''<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web |author=Randor Guy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/utthami-petra-rathinam-1960/article6275448.ece |title=Blast form the Past - Utthami Petra Rathinam 1960 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 August 2014 |access-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127004946/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/utthami-petra-rathinam-1960/article6275448.ece|archive-date=27 January 2017}}</ref> || [[K. Balaji]] || Mala
|-
| 15 July 1960 ||''[[Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu]]'' || [[R. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
| 11 February 1961 ||''Bavamaradallu''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/JUS/info |title=Bava Maradallu |access-date=19 September 2020 }}</ref> || ||
|-
| 14 July 1961 ||''[[Sabaash Mapillai]]'' || [[M. G. Ramachandran]] ||Vasanthi
|-
| 14 April 1962 ||''[[Ellorum Vazhavendum]]'' || [[K. Balaji]] || Meena
|-
| 18 September 1962 ||''[[Azhagu Nila]]'' || [[Kalyan Kumar]] ||
|}

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