Ragini (actress)

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]

Ragini
Portrait of Ragini
Born
Ragini

27 March 1937
Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore (Now in Kerala)
Died30 December 1976 (aged 39)
Spouse(s)Madhavan Thampi
ChildrenLakshmi
Priya
Parent(s)Thangappan Nayar
Saraswathi
RelativesShobana (niece)
Ambika Sukumaran
Vineeth (nephew)
Krishna
FamilyLalitha (elder sister)
Padmini (elder sister)
Chandran (brother)

Family

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

Partial filmography

Malayalam

Hindi
YearFilmRoleNotes
1956Naya Admi
1957Qaidi
1957Beti
1957PayalIndira
1957Mr. XRaagini
1958Sitamgar
1958MujrimUma
1958Amar DeepChampa
1959Amar Shaheed
1960KalpanaAsha
1960Aai Phirse Bahar
1962Shiv ParvatiParvati Devi
1963ShikariRitaLead Role
1963Kinare KinareBharatanatyam DancerUncredited
1963Naag RaniPrincess Anjana
1963Gehra DaagDancer / Singer
1963Yeh Dil Kisko DoonSherry
1964Awara BadalAarti
1965Aadhi Raat Ke BaadRagini
1976Jai Jagat Janani

Tamil

Telugu
YearFilmRoleNotes
1950Beedala PatluDancer
1955Santosham
1957Varudu Kavali
1960Parthiban KanavuValliIn three languages, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala
1961Taxi RamuduMohini

Bengali
YearFilmRoleNotes
1959Nrityeri Tale TaleLone Bengali film

Sinhala
YearFilmRoleNotes
1960Parthiban KanavuValliIn three languages, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala
1958SuneethaChoreography also
1956Surathali
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References
  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.
  3. "രാഗിണി:നടനകലയിലെ ലാവണ്യം". malayalam.webdunia.com.



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