Lalitha (actress)

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Full Name Lalitha Role Actress		Name Lalitha

Born 16 December 1930 (age 51–52) Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore Relatives Shobana (niece), Ambika Sukumaran, Vineeth (nephew), Sukumari (cousin) Family Padmini (sister), Ragini (sister), Chandran (brother), Krishna (grandson) Siblings Padmini, Ragini, Chandra kumar Parents Saraswathiyamma, Thankappan Pillai Nieces Lakshmi Thampi, Priya Thampi Movies Thookku Thookki, Or Iravu, Manamagal, Ezhai Padum Padu, Devadasu Similar People Padmini, Ragini, G Ramanathan, A V Meiyappan, S M Subbaiah Naidu Died 1982 (aged 51–52) Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Malayalam movie Sisters Lalitha Padmini Ragini Travancore Sisters old film actresses

Lalitha 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.

Personal life

Lalitha smiling with curly hair and with a red mark on her forehead while wearing a necklace and dangling earrings

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.