Padmini Travancore Sisters Biography
Born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala), Padmini was the second daughter of Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma. Her sisters, Lalitha and Ragini, were also renowned film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters. Actress Sukumari is the trio's maternal first cousin. Padmini and her sisters learnt Bharathanatyam from the Great Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah pillai. The trio was also disciples of the noted Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kerala natanam style of dancing from him. The noted film director, P. Subrahmaniam, noticed her talents while she was presenting 'Parijatha Pushpapaharanam 'in Trivandrum. At the age of 17, Padmini was cast as the heroine in Kalpana (1948), launching her film career. She acted in films for nearly 30 years.[1] Padmini was renowned for her linguistic ability, and dubbed her own voice in versions of her movies destined for the Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam markets. Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Raj Kapoor, Prem Nazir, Rajkumar and Gemini Ganesan. She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in almost 60 films. She acted in almost 400 Tamil films. Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) was her first film in Tamil. Her association with Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan started with the film Panam in 1952. Some of her noted Tamil films include Thankapadumai, Anbu, Thillana Mohanambal, Vietnam veedu, Ethir Parathadhu, Mankayar thilakam and Poove Poo chooda vaa. Some of her popular Malayalam films include Prasanna, Snehaseema, Vivaahitha, Adhyaapika, Kumaarasambhavam, Nokkethadoorath Kannumnatt, Vasthuhara and Dolar. In two of her popular Bollywood films - Mera Naam Joker and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai - she was paired against the legendary Bollywood star, Raj Kapoor. Her other Bollywood films are Payal (1957) and Babubhai Mistry's Mahabharat (1965). Her most famous film was Thillana Mohanambal, a Tamil film, where she plays a dancer competing against a musician to see whose skills are better. She dances and he plays the Nadhaswaram. Padmini was also awarded the title "Naattiya Pehroli" (Danseuse), honouring her contribution to Bharathanatyam in cinema. After her marriage to Dr Ramachandran, a US-based physician, in 1961 Padmini retired, though temporarily, from films and focused on married life and refining her classical dance. She settled in the United States and in 1977 opened her classical dance school in New Jersey, The 'Padmini School of Fine Arts'. Her school is today one of the largest Indian Classical Dance institutions in America.[citation needed] Shobana, the famous dancer is the niece of Padmini. Actors Vineeth and Krishna are also relatives. Padmini died of a heart attack at the Chennai Apollo Hospital on 24 September 2006
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Born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala), Padmini was the second daughter of Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma. Her sisters, Lalitha and Ragini, were also renowned film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters. Actress Sukumari is the trio's maternal first cousin. Padmini and her sisters learnt Bharathanatyam from the Great Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah pillai. The trio was also disciples of the noted Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kerala natanam style of dancing from him. The noted film director, P. Subrahmaniam, noticed her talents while she was presenting 'Parijatha Pushpapaharanam 'in Trivandrum. At the age of 17, Padmini was cast as the heroine in Kalpana (1948), launching her film career. She acted in films for nearly 30 years.[1] Padmini was renowned for her linguistic ability, and dubbed her own voice in versions of her movies destined for the Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam markets. Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Raj Kapoor, Prem Nazir, Rajkumar and Gemini Ganesan. She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in almost 60 films. She acted in almost 400 Tamil films. Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) was her first film in Tamil. Her association with Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan started with the film Panam in 1952. Some of her noted Tamil films include Thankapadumai, Anbu, Thillana Mohanambal, Vietnam veedu, Ethir Parathadhu, Mankayar thilakam and Poove Poo chooda vaa. Some of her popular Malayalam films include Prasanna, Snehaseema, Vivaahitha, Adhyaapika, Kumaarasambhavam, Nokkethadoorath Kannumnatt, Vasthuhara and Dolar. In two of her popular Bollywood films - Mera Naam Joker and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai - she was paired against the legendary Bollywood star, Raj Kapoor. Her other Bollywood films are Payal (1957) and Babubhai Mistry's Mahabharat (1965). Her most famous film was Thillana Mohanambal, a Tamil film, where she plays a dancer competing against a musician to see whose skills are better. She dances and he plays the Nadhaswaram. Padmini was also awarded the title "Naattiya Pehroli" (Danseuse), honouring her contribution to Bharathanatyam in cinema. After her marriage to Dr Ramachandran, a US-based physician, in 1961 Padmini retired, though temporarily, from films and focused on married life and refining her classical dance. She settled in the United States and in 1977 opened her classical dance school in New Jersey, The 'Padmini School of Fine Arts'. Her school is today one of the largest Indian Classical Dance institutions in America.[citation needed] Shobana, the famous dancer is the niece of Padmini. Actors Vineeth and Krishna are also relatives. Padmini died of a heart attack at the Chennai Apollo Hospital on 24 September 2006
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