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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 Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala). She was the second daughter of Sree Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma, both coming from noble Nair families. Her sisters Lalitha and Ragini, were also well known film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters. Padmini and her sisters learnt Bharathanatyam from Thiruvidaimarudur Mahalingam Pillai. The trio were the disciples of Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kathakali and Kerala Natanam styles of dancing from him. N.S. Krishnan noticed her talents while she was presenting Parijatha Pushpapaharanam in Thiruvananthapuram. After that performance, he said that in the future she would become an actress. She was thus cast as heroine in his own production Manamagal.
The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu (Malaya Cottage) in Poojappura, Trivandrum. The matriarchial head of the family was Karthiyayini Amma, whose husband was P.K. Pillai (Palakunnathu Krishna Pillai of Cherthala) alias "Penang Padmanabha Pillai". P.K. Pillai had six sons, of whom Satyapalan Nair (Baby) was a leading producer of many early Malayalam films. They performed at the 1955 Filmfare Awards. Padmini was a leading actress and one of the highest paid actresses of the 50s, 60s and 70s. She is also known as one of the charming beauty queens of the 50s and 60s. She was given the title "Natya Peroli" in Tamil Nadu because of her excellent Bharatnatyam performances in Tamil films. Her Tamil movie Thillana Mohanambal, is a cult classic of Tamil cinema and continues to be remembered even today. Her beautiful performance in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was outstanding and made her a national star.
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25 December 1952
The charming Mr. Sampat weaves his way into theatrical company with his moneymaking schemes, only to cause the everyone involved to go bankrupt, including Malini, the young actress who has fallen in love with him.
29 July 1960
Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), but he is forced to marry a rich man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha).
20 June 1956
Amara Deepam is a Tamil film is directed by T. Prakash Rao released in 1956. A educated unemployed person Ashok (Sivaji Ganesan) falls in love with athe daughter Aruna (Savitri) of an wealthy Industrialist.
01 January 1969
Raja Saheb (Ashok Kumar) is a rich man, strict father to sons Virendra (Sunil Dutt) and Mahendra. One day, Mahendra has a big fight with his father and dies of shock afterwards.
12 April 1960
Madhavan marries Thangam. He takes care of Thangam’s mother and brother along with his younger brother.
17 October 1971
A man saved from death by God and told how God help others.
29 May 1971
A rickshaw puller, who also enjoys racing with other rickshaw pullers, finds a child whose father has been killed.
22 January 1970
Penn Deivam is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M.
21 August 1959
One day, a landlord belonging to a rich family gets murdered and the crime is imposed on Anandar, his innocent brother, and his lovely wife Karpagavalli.
09 April 1954
Manohar is an under appreciated poet and playwright. He is married to Kaveri, a kind hearted personality who cannot match Manohar's intellect.
02 March 1967
Velayudhan, a mentally retarded person, lives along with his family. He shares everything with Lakshmi, his cousin.
11 April 1951
A thief breaks into a wealthy man's house unaware that the man is his father, who had abandoned his mother and him a long time ago.
01 January 1963
Children are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
27 December 1952
Panam (English: Money) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, N.
12 January 1955
A story of two rival kings, (R. Balasubramaniam, T.E. Krishnamachari); Sivaji Ganesan is the son of the latter.
09 February 1952
Amarakavi (English: Immortal Poet) is a 1952 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by F. Nagoor.
11 April 1958
Vanjikkottai Valiban is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romance film written by Gemini Studios story department consisting of K.
09 November 1950
A small time criminal turns over a new leaf with the help of a bishop and starts leading a new life with a changed identity.
23 December 1949
Meenakshi, an unwed mother, leaves her baby in Nathan’s car after her lover, Moorthy, abandons her.
31 December 1993
The movie depicts the life of Malayali families settled in the US. It discusses the clash of the cultures.
24 June 1950
The king of Mullai nadu appoints Veera Mohan as the General of the army. Raja guru, the head priest and Parthiban, his son are enraged by this decision.
09 December 1954
Ethirpaaraathathu narrates the story of star-crossed lovers Sundar (Sivaji Ganesan) and Sumathi (Padmini) in whose house Sundar, a college student, lodges.
26 August 1966
1966 Tamil remake of "Ballad of a Soldier".
28 July 1967
When a dancer makes a king realise the insignificance of the worldly pleasures, he decides to devote his life to the Almighty and starts reciting tales and songs of His greatness.
29 September 1950
When Sattanathan, a corrupt lawyer, forces Vadivambal to marry his brother, a Chokkalingam Pillai arrives to rescue her and expose Sattanathan's activities.
14 April 1967
After Sundaram resigns from the hospital, he goes to serve in a village but faces opposition from those practising traditional medicine.
27 December 1957
Somu, who is a criminal, marries Meena. Unable to expose Somu because of her love and devotion to him, she tries to transform him.
09 December 1965
Raised by a kind matriarch, Madhavi (Meena Kumari) shares a close bond with her foster brother Rajesh (Dharmendra).
16 June 1967
Janaki and Sekar are in love with each other. However, when Janaki learns that she is incapable of giving birth to a child, she plans to get her sister married to Sekar.
12 April 1963
A Tamil version of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
21 November 1986
Goddess Parvati always help the devotees overcome adversities.
01 January 1971
Raju and Ramu, two good friends, study in a law college. Raju, who decides to marry his lover Radha post his final exam, ends up dying in a fatal accident.
01 January 1948
A dancer is determined to open a cultural center and breathe new life into India’s traditional artistic forms.
13 December 1957
This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India.
30 September 1949
Khayas falls in love with Laila but her father refuses the alliance, which leaves Khayas heartbroken.
12 April 1956
Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her feelings.
16 May 1959
After the East India Company forces Kattabomman, the king of Panchalankurichi, to pay taxes and be their subordinate, the latter decides to fight against them.
07 February 1958
A conspiring uncle separates the twin sons of his sister, the queen. One becomes his uncle's pawn while the other grows to be a brave and honest man, who inadvertently learns of his true parentage.
27 July 1968
A classical bharatanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.
21 April 1961
Punar Janmam (Rebirth) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. S. Mani. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Ragini and P.
18 December 1970
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows.
29 December 1960
A government contractor desires a criminal brother-in-low to marry a girl, but she has fallen in love with contractor's sobriety-conscious brother.
14 April 1958
The story of the complete Ramayana, from the birth of Lord Rama to his Pattabhisheka after completing his exile.
