Biography
Ragini (27 March 1937 β 30 December 1976) 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 has acted in movies of different Indian languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. She also starred opposite Shammi Kapoor in film Mujrim (1958). 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.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
Producer 1
Producer
Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005)
Movie
Achamma Varghese
Commissioner (1994)
Movie
SI Valsamma
Ekalavyan (1993)
Movie
Kallanum Polisum (1992)
Movie
Moonnam Pakkam (1988)
Movie
Kalam Mari Katha Mari (1987)
Movie
Sundari's mother
Poove Poochudava (1985)
Movie
Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985)
Movie
Kashi
Kashino Dikaro (1979)
Movie
Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha (1970)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.53
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1970
1985
1988
2005
2005
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1937-01-01
Deathday1976-12-30 (39 years old)
Birth PlaceThiruvananthapuram, India
FatherThankappan Pillai
MotherSaraswathy Amma
SiblingsPadmini, Lalitha
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
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