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Raghini

Ragini (1937–1976) was a South Indian danseuse and actress. She was the youngest of the famed Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. She started her acting career in the mid-1950s along with her sister Padmini and has acted in movies of different Indian languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. The era of dance in Hindi cinema is considered to have begun with the entrance of Ragini and other South Indian actresses. Ragini died of breast cancer in 1976. She had acted in many dramas also. She was married to Madhavan Thampi. The couple had two daughters, Lakshmi and Priya. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actors Shobana, Ambika Sukumaran, Vineeth and Krishna are her relatives. Her husband left her for the USA in 1972, but returned after his wife became ill from cancer.


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Born:
Mar 27, 1937 In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie Manthiri Kumari 1950-06-24
Latest Project:
Movie Saraswathi 1970-02-09
Known For
Poster of Saraswathi
Poster of Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari
Poster of Andhaman Kaidhi
Poster of Manthiri Kumari
Filmography
Movie Saraswathi Saraswathi 1970-02-09
Movie Ezhai Pangalan 1963-12-19
Movie Nalla Theerpu 1959-04-08
Movie Veerapandiya Kattabomman Sundaravadivu 1959-05-16
Movie Uthama Puthiran Rajathi 1958-02-07
Movie Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari Savithri / Raghini Devi 1954-07-01
Movie Andhaman Kaidhi 1952-03-13
Movie Manthiri Kumari 1950-06-24