Ragini (actress)

Ragini
Ragini
	File:Raagini (actress).jpg Portrait of Ragini
Born	Ragini; 27 March 1937; Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore (Now in Kerala)
Died	30 December 1976 (aged 39)
Spouse(s)	Madhavan Thampi
Children	Lakshmi; Priya
Parent(s)	Thangappan Pillai ; Saraswathi Amma
Relatives	Shobana (niece); Ambika Sukumaran; Vineeth (nephew); Krishna
Family	Lalitha (elder sister); Padmini (elder sister); Chandran (brother)

Ragini (27 March 1937 – 30 December 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 Malayalam, Hindi, 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[edit]

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 US in 1972, but returned after his wife became ill from cancer.

Partial filmography[edit]

Malayalam[edit]

Prasanna (1950)
Chandrika (1950)
Ponkathir (1953)
Minnunnathellam Ponnalla (1957) as Dancer
Thaskaraveeran (1957 film) (1957) as Shobha
Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (1958) as Thankam
Krishna Kuchela (1961) as Rukmini
Ummini Thanka (1961) as Anandam
Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) as Mahishi
Unniyarcha (1961) as Unniyarcha
Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi (1962) as Ponnamma
Palattu Koman (1962) as Unniyamma
Veluthambi Dalawa (1962) as Jagadambika
Vidhi Thanna Vilakku (1962) as Bhavani
Kaalpadukal (1962) as Chandalabishuki
Viyarppinte Vila (1962) as Omana
Bharya (1962) as Leela
Nithya Kanyaka (1963) as Latha
Chilamboli (1963) as Chinthamani
Kalayum Kaminiyum (1963) as Usha
Atom Bomb (1964) as Sushamma
Anna (1964) as Anna
School Master (1964) as Sarala
Manavatty (1964) as Susi
Saraswathi (1967) as Saraswathi
Ammayenna Sthree (1970) as Bhanu
Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha (1970)
Othenente Makan (1970) as Kunji
Thurakkatha Vathil (1970) as Sulekha
Aranazhikaneram (1970) as Deenamma
Achante Bharya (1971) as Thankamma
Ganga Sangamam (1971) as Philomina/Mini
Muthassi (1971) as Mary
Poompatta (1971) as Susheela
Panchavan Kaadu (1971) as Unniyamma
Lanka Dahanam (1971) as Maheswari
Ernakulam Junction (1971) as Malathi
Naadan Premam (1972)
Aromalunni (1972) as Unniyarcha
Lakshyam (1972) as Anna
Thottilla (1972)
Aalinganam (1976) as Vimala
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla (1983) as Archive footage

Hindi[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1956	Naya Admi
1957	Qaidi
1957	Beti
1957	Payal	Indira
1957	Mr. X	Raagini
1958	Sitamgar
1958	Mujrim	Uma
1958	Amar Deep	Champa
1959	Amar Shaheed
1960	Kalpana	Asha
1960	Aai Phirse Bahar
1962	Shiv Parvati	Parvati Devi
1963	Shikari	Rita	Lead Role
1963	Kinare Kinare	Bharatanatyam Dancer	Uncredited
1963	Naag Rani	Princess Anjana
1963	Gehra Daag	Dancer / Singer
1963	Yeh Dil Kisko Doon	Sherry
1964	Awara Badal	Aarti
1965	Aadhi Raat Ke Baad	Ragini
1976	Jai Jagat Janani

Tamil[edit]

Manthiri Kumari (1950)
Ezhai Padum Padu (1950)
Chandrika (1950)
Vanasundari (1951)
Singari (1951)
Devaki (1951)
Andhaman Kaidhi (1952)
Mappilai (1952)
Ponni(1953)
Marumagal (1953)
Manithan (1953)
Vaira Malai (1954)
Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari (1954) as Savithri
Thooku Thooki (1954) as Mallika
Koondukkili (1954)
Menaka (1955)
Mangaiyar Thilakam (1955) as Neela
Ellam Inba Mayam (1955) as Bhanu
Gomathiyin Kaadhalan (1955)
Kaveri (1955) as Kurathi
Koteeswaran (1955) as Kamala
Shiv Bhakta (1955) as Chinthamani
Madurai Veeran (1956)
Pennin Perumai (1956)
Verum Pechu Alla (1956)
Baagyavathi (1957) as Suguna
Manamagan Thevai (1957)
Karpukkarasi (1957)
Chakravarthi Thirumagal (1957)
Mangalya Bhagyam (1958)
Nilavukku Niranja Manasu (1958)
Uthama Puthiran (1958) as Rajathi
Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi (1959)
Nalla Theerpu (1959)
Pandithevan (1959)
Deivame Thunai (1959)
Kalyanikku Kalyanam (1959) as Bharatham Pattammal
Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) as Sundaravadivu
Raja Desingu (1960)
Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam (1960)
Mannadhi Mannan (1960) as Dancer at festival
Parthiban Kanavu (1960) as Valli
Baghdad Thirudan (1960)
Punar Jenmam (1961) as Pushpa
Sri Valli (1961) as Valli's friend
Senthamarai (1962)
Raani Samyuktha (1962) as Amarawathi
Vikramdhithan (1962)
Kavitha (1962)
Ezhai Pangalan (1963)
Parisu (1963) as Shanthi
Naan Vanangum Dheivam (1963) as Kalaivani
Chitor Rani Padmini (1963)
Aayiram Roobai (1964)
Navagraham (1970) as Akhilandam
Ethirkalam (1970)
Aathi Parasakthi (1971)
Raman Thediya Seethai (1972) as Actress/Dancer of the play
Poove Poochooda Vaa (1985) as Alamelu (Photo only)

Telugu[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1950	Beedala Patlu	Dancer
1955	Santosham	Dancer
1956	Charana Daasi	Dancer
1957	Varudu Kavali	Dancer
1960	Parthiban Kanavu	Valli	In three languages, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala
1961	Taxi Ramudu	Mohini

Bengali[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1959	Nrityeri Tale Tale		Lone Bengali film

Sinhala[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1960	Parthiban Kanavu	Valli	In three languages, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala
1958	Suneetha		Choreography also
1956	Surathali

References[edit]

↑ Pandya, Haresh (2 October 2006). "Padmini Ramachandran, 74, Actress and Dancer". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
↑ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2008). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 9788179910665.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "രാഗിണി:നടനകലയിലെ ലാവണ്യം". malayalam.webdunia.com.

External links[edit]

Ragini on IMDb

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[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. ISBN 9788179910665.

[auto-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "രാഗിണി:നടനകലയിലെ ലാവണ്യം". malayalam.webdunia.com.

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