16 की उम्र में रखा इंडस्ट्री में कदम, 30 साल में दी 250 फिल्में, वैजयंती माला से होती थी इस एक्ट्रेस की तुलना
New Delhi. The history of Indian cinema is not made only with good films and stories, but has also made a big impact in his small career. One such artist was ‘Padmini’, she was not only a beautiful actress, but was proficient in classical dance art. Padmini may not have been in films for a long time, but was so expert in her art that the viewers could not live without giving her shingles. At that time, the audience used to compare him to veteran actress Vyjayanti Mala.
Steps in the film world at the age of 16
Padmini was born on 12 June 1932 in Trivandrum, Tamil Nadu. Padmini Malayali belonged to the family. At the age of 16, she stepped into the film world and appeared in the Hindi film ‘Kalpana’, in this film she was cast as a dancer. In the film, he captivated the audience with classical dance. His sister Lalita was also in this film.
30 -year career, more than 250 films
Padmini had two more sisters, Ragini and Lalita. All three were called ‘Travancore Sisters’. The world saluted his ability. Padmini’s film career has been about 30 years. He worked in more than 250 films including Hindi to Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language.
Padmini has worked in many films with Raj Kapoor.
Films were hit with showman Raj Kapoor
He did many films like ‘in the country in which Ganga flows’, ‘Afsana’, ‘Chanda and Bijli’, ‘Ragini’, ‘Amardeep’, ‘Rajatilak’, ‘Mera Naam Joker’, ‘Aashiq’, ‘brother-sister’, ‘Dard Ka Rishta’, ‘Mastana’, ‘Pardesi’. He worked with famous actors like Raj Kapoor, M.G. Ramachandran, Shivaji Ganesan, Rajkumar, Prem Nasir, NT Rama Rao, Satyan, Devanand and Shammi Kapoor. The audience liked his pair with showman Raj Kapoor.
Travel from direction to Lok Sabha after acting
He had entered the direction world through the film ‘Mohabbat Ka Paag’ released in 1989. Apart from acting and direction, Padmini also tried her luck in the political field. In 1966 and 1971, he contested the Lok Sabha elections on the Congress party ticket.
Married to Physician
After achieving fame in a few years, in 1961, he married Physician Dr. KT Ramachandran, who lives in the US and distanced himself from the film industry. She went to America with her husband and started focusing on the family. He gave birth to a son in 1963. In 1977, a classical dance school opened in New Jersey, named ‘Padmini School of Arts’. Today, this school is counted as America’s largest classical dance institution. Padmini breathed his last in Chennai on 24 September 2006.
