Biography
Lalitha (1930 – 1982) was a South Indian actress and danseuse. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters" – Lalitha, Pi, and Ragini. She started her acting career in the 1938 Tamil film Adithan Kanavu and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. She entered films before her sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was good in Vampish roles.
She was born to Gopala Pilla and Saraswathiyamma on 16 December 1930 at Thiruvananthapuram. She is the aunt of actress Shobana Chandrakumar. Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor Krishna is her grand son.
Filmography
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Movies 24
Vetri Vinayagar (1996)
Madurai Veeran (1956)
Kanavane Kan Kanda Deivam (1955)
Thookku Thookki (1954)
Ponkathir (1953)
Devadasu (1953)
Anbu (1953)
Andhaman Kaidhi (1952)
Amarakavi (1952)
Or Iravu (1951)
Ezhai Padum Paadu (1950)
Parijatham (1950)
Prasanna (1950)
Manthiri Kumari (1950)
Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi (1950)
Vaazhkai (1949)
Laila Majnu (1949)
The Maiden's Lover (1949)
Mohini (1948)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1930-12-16
Deathday
1982-01-01 (51 years old)
Birth Place
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Father
Thankappan Pillai
Mother
Saraswathy Amma
Siblings
Pi, Ragini
Citizenships
Dominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known As
Travancore sisters
Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, Filmfare Awards South
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