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Padmani Tamil Actress Biography
Padmini (12 June 1932[1] – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films.[1] She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Padmini along with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called "Travancore sisters".[2]
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 Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma.[1] Her sisters, Lalitha and Ragini, were also well known film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters.[2] Padmini and her sisters learnt bharathanatyam from Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai. The trio were also the disciples of Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kathakali and"Kerala Natanam" style 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 will become an actress. She was thus cast as heroine in his own production Manamagal.
Contents [hide]
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Awards
4 Partial filmography
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
[edit]Career
At the age of 14, Padmini was cast as the dancer in the Hindi film Kalpana (1948), launching her film career.[3] She acted in films for nearly 30 years.[4]
Padmini in Payal (1957)
Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nazir, Rajkumar , Gemini Ganesan and S.S.Rajendran. She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in almost 59 films. She acted mostly in Tamil films. Ezhai Padum Padu released in 1950 was her first film in Tamil.[1] Her association with Sivaji Ganesan started with the film Panam in 1952.[3] Some of her noted Tamil films include Thanga Padhumai, Anbu,kattu roja ,Thillana Mohanambal, Vietnam Veedu, Edhir Paradhathu, Mangayar Thilakam and Poove Poo Chooda Vaa. Some of her popular Malayalam films include Prasanna, Snehaseema, Vivaahitha, Adhyaapika, Kumara Sambhavam, Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu, Vasthuhara and Dolar.[2]
In two of her popular Bollywood films – Mera Naam Joker and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai she was paired with [Raj Kapoor]]. Her other Bollywood films are Payal (1957) Vaasna (paired with Raj Kumar) and Babubhai Mistry's Mahabharat.[1]
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.[2] She also acted in a Indian-Soviet film Journey Beyond Three Seas (Hindi version- Pardesi) based on the travelogues of Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin, called A Journey Beyond the Three Seas, which is now considered a Russian literary monument, in which she plays the role of Lakshmi, a royal dancer.
[edit]Personal life
Both Padmini and Vyjayanthimala, trained classical dancers, vied with each other. They were at the height of their careers and there was professional rivalry between them! Interestingly, the real-life envy did creep into the reel-life dance drama which added its own sugar and spice to the impact of the sequence. [sic]
Randor Guy[5]
After her marriage to Ramachandran, a U.S based physician[2] in 1961.[1] She retired temporarily from films and focused on family life and refining her classical dance.[2] She settled in the United States[3] and in 1977 opened her classical dance school in New Jersey, The "Padmini School of Fine Arts".[3] Today, her classical indian dancing school is considered as one of the largest Indian Classical Dance institutions in America.[citation needed] Actress Sukumari is the trio's maternal first cousin. 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 .She is survived by a son, who is settled in the United States.
Padmini was also well known for her professional rivalry with actress Vyjayanthimala, the successful dancer-cum-actress.[5] They both performed a dance number in the Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban; the well known song was "Kannum Kannum Kalanthu" which was sung by P. Leela and Jikki. In the song they were pitted against each other. Due to their professional rivalry the song has a cult following since the film was released; the popularity of the song surpasses the popularity of the film.[5]
Padmani Tamil Actress Biography
Padmini (12 June 1932[1] – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films.[1] She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Padmini along with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called "Travancore sisters".[2]
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 Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma.[1] Her sisters, Lalitha and Ragini, were also well known film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters.[2] Padmini and her sisters learnt bharathanatyam from Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai. The trio were also the disciples of Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kathakali and"Kerala Natanam" style 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 will become an actress. She was thus cast as heroine in his own production Manamagal.
Contents [hide]
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Awards
4 Partial filmography
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
[edit]Career
At the age of 14, Padmini was cast as the dancer in the Hindi film Kalpana (1948), launching her film career.[3] She acted in films for nearly 30 years.[4]
Padmini in Payal (1957)
Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nazir, Rajkumar , Gemini Ganesan and S.S.Rajendran. She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in almost 59 films. She acted mostly in Tamil films. Ezhai Padum Padu released in 1950 was her first film in Tamil.[1] Her association with Sivaji Ganesan started with the film Panam in 1952.[3] Some of her noted Tamil films include Thanga Padhumai, Anbu,kattu roja ,Thillana Mohanambal, Vietnam Veedu, Edhir Paradhathu, Mangayar Thilakam and Poove Poo Chooda Vaa. Some of her popular Malayalam films include Prasanna, Snehaseema, Vivaahitha, Adhyaapika, Kumara Sambhavam, Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu, Vasthuhara and Dolar.[2]
In two of her popular Bollywood films – Mera Naam Joker and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai she was paired with [Raj Kapoor]]. Her other Bollywood films are Payal (1957) Vaasna (paired with Raj Kumar) and Babubhai Mistry's Mahabharat.[1]
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.[2] She also acted in a Indian-Soviet film Journey Beyond Three Seas (Hindi version- Pardesi) based on the travelogues of Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin, called A Journey Beyond the Three Seas, which is now considered a Russian literary monument, in which she plays the role of Lakshmi, a royal dancer.
[edit]Personal life
Both Padmini and Vyjayanthimala, trained classical dancers, vied with each other. They were at the height of their careers and there was professional rivalry between them! Interestingly, the real-life envy did creep into the reel-life dance drama which added its own sugar and spice to the impact of the sequence. [sic]
Randor Guy[5]
After her marriage to Ramachandran, a U.S based physician[2] in 1961.[1] She retired temporarily from films and focused on family life and refining her classical dance.[2] She settled in the United States[3] and in 1977 opened her classical dance school in New Jersey, The "Padmini School of Fine Arts".[3] Today, her classical indian dancing school is considered as one of the largest Indian Classical Dance institutions in America.[citation needed] Actress Sukumari is the trio's maternal first cousin. 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 .She is survived by a son, who is settled in the United States.
Padmini was also well known for her professional rivalry with actress Vyjayanthimala, the successful dancer-cum-actress.[5] They both performed a dance number in the Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban; the well known song was "Kannum Kannum Kalanthu" which was sung by P. Leela and Jikki. In the song they were pitted against each other. Due to their professional rivalry the song has a cult following since the film was released; the popularity of the song surpasses the popularity of the film.[5]
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