Padmini

Also known as Padmini Ramachandran

Indian actress (1932–2006)

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Born: 1905
Works: 16

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Acting · Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore, British India

Padmini (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the "Travancore sisters". Padmini was born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram, in what was then the princely state of…

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Dollar — Ammachi1993
Vasthuhara — Bhavani1991
Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu — Dhanam1986
Lakshmi Vandhachu — Rajeshwari1986
Poove Poochudava — Poongavanathamma1985
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu — Kunjoonjamma Thomas1984

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Padmini Ramachandran (13 December 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Russian language films. Padmini, her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were collectively called the "Travancore sisters".She is Known as the "Naattiya Peroli" of Tamil Cinema. She is the first awardee of Tamil Nadu's highest civilian award Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Early life