Biography
Lalitha (1930 – 1982) was a South Indian actress and danseuse. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters" – Lalitha, Padmini, 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
all 23
Movies 23
Vetri Vinayagar (1996)
Madurai Veeran (1956)
Devadasu (1953)
Anbu (1953)
Amarakavi (1952)
Or Iravu (1951)
Parijatham (1950)
Prasanna (1950)
Manthiri Kumari (1950)
Vaazhkai (1949)
Laila Majnu (1949)
The Maiden's Lover (1949)
Mohini (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-12-16
Deathday1982-01-01 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
FatherThankappan Pillai
MotherSaraswathy Amma
SiblingsPadmini, Ragini
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known AsTravancore sisters
AwardsFilmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, Filmfare Awards South
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