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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian actress}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Usha Nandini<br />
| image =<br />
| birth_name = Usha Devi<br />
| birth_date = 1951<br />
| birth_place = Kamaleswaram, [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], India<br />
| education = Bachelor in Law<br />
| occupation = Actress<br />
| years_active = 1967–1980<br />
| parents = <br />
| spouse = Mariappan<br />
| children = 3<br />
}}<br />
'''Usha Nandini''' is an Indian actress who has appeared in South Indian films. She was a prominent [[lead actress]] during the 1970s in [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] films.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} She has also acted in [[Tamil film|Tamil]] films.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ushanandini was born as Usha Devi to parents K. G. Raman Pillai and Saraswathi in 1949 at Kamaleshwaram, [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], India. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree.{{cn|date=July 2024}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
She made her Malayalam debut in 1967 with ''Aval'', a great success at the box office. She had acted as heroine to [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in many Tamil movies like [[Ponnunjal (film)|Ponnunjal]], [[Gauravam (1973 film)|Gowravam]], [[Rajapart Rangadurai]], [[Manidhanum Dheivamagalam|Manithanum Deivamagalam]] and [[Ennai Pol Oruvan]]. [[Nagarame Nandi]], [[Olavum Theeravum]], Aa Chithrasalabham Parannotte are the few among the important characters she played.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
She is married to a successful business magnate, S. Mariappan. She has three daughters, Preethi, Sajni and Keerthana. She also has two granddaughters.<br />
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==Partial filmography==<br />
===Malayalam===<br />
*Yakshagaanam (1976)<br />
*[[Criminals (film)|Criminals]] (Kayangal) (1975)<br />
*[[Sathyathinte Nizhalil]] (1975)<br />
*Pattaabhishekam (1974)<br />
*Check Post (1974)<br />
*Ashwathi (1974)<br />
*Police Ariyaruthu (1973)<br />
*Periyar (1973)<br />
*Kaamuki (1971)<br />
*[[Makane Ninakku Vendi]] (1971)....Mary<br />
*Jalakanyaka (1971)<br />
*Aa Chithrashalabham Parannotte (1970)<br />
*[[Olavum Theeravum]] (1970)<br />
*[[Padunna Puzha]] (1968)<br />
*[[Aval (1967 film)|Aval]] (1967)<br />
*[[Nagarame Nandi]] (1967)<br />
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===Tamil===<br />
*''[[Malathi]]'' (1970) as Chandra<br />
*''Veettukku Oru Pillai'' (1971) as Ponni<br />
*''[[Shakthi Leelai]]'' (1972) as Lord Parvathi<br />
*''[[Ponnunjal (film)|Ponnunjal]]'' (1973) as Valli<br />
*''[[Gauravam (1973 film)|Gauravam]]'' (1973) as Radha<br />
*''[[Rajapart Rangadurai]]'' (1973) as Alamel<br />
*''[[Ponvandu]]'' (1973) as Sathyabama<br />
*''[[Athaiya Mamiya]]'' (1974) as Usha<br />
*''Thaai Veetu Seedhanam'' (1975) as Radha<br />
*''[[Manidhanum Dheivamagalam]]'' (1975) as Vijaya<br />
*''[[Ennai Pol Oruvan]]'' (1978) as Usha<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|1166594}}<br />
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Ushanandini Ushanandini at MSI]<br />
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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
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[[Category:1949 births]]<br />
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