Ragini (actress)


Ragini was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the youngest of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. She started her acting career in the mid-1950s along with her sister Padmini and acted in movies of different Indian languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. She also starred opposite Shammi Kapoor in the Hindi film Mujrim. She played the role of Parvati opposite Trilok Kapoor who played Shiva in the 1962 film Shiv Parvati. The era of dance in Hindi cinema is considered to have begun with the entrance of Ragini and other South Indian actresses. Ragini died of breast cancer in 1976. She had acted in many dramas also.

Family

She was married to Madhavan Thampi. The couple had two daughters, Lakshmi and Priya. 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 was diagnosed with cancer.

Partial filmography

Malayalam

Prasanna Chandrika Ponkathir Minnunnathellam Ponnalla as DancerThaskaraveeran as ShobhaNairu Pidicha Pulivalu as ThankamKrishna Kuchela as RukminiUmmini Thanka as AnandamSabarimala Ayyappan as MahishiUnniyarcha as UnniyarchaPuthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi as PonnammaPalattu Koman as UnniyammaVeluthambi Dalawa as JagadambikaVidhi Thanna Vilakku as BhavaniKaalpadukal as ChandalabishukiViyarppinte Vila as OmanaBharya as LeelaNithya Kanyaka as LathaChilamboli as ChinthamaniKalayum Kaminiyum as UshaAtom Bomb as SushammaAnna as AnnaSchool Master as SaralaManavatty as SusiSaraswathi as SaraswathiAmmayenna Sthree as BhanuSabarimala Sree Dharmashastha Othenente Makan as KunjiThurakkatha Vathil as SulekhaAranazhikaneram as DeenammaAchante Bharya as ThankammaGanga Sangamam as Philomina/MiniMuthassi as MaryPoompatta as SusheelaPanchavan Kaadu as UnniyammaLanka Dahanam as MaheswariErnakulam Junction as MalathiNaadan Premam Aromalunni as UnniyarchaLakshyam as AnnaThottilla Aalinganam as VimalaPrem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Archive footageNokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Manikutty

Tamil

Manthiri Kumari Ezhai Padum Padu Chandrika Vanasundari Singari Devaki Andhaman Kaidhi Mappilai PonniMarumagal Manithan