Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asПадмини, பத்மினி, पदमिनी, Pappima, Natiya Peroli, Padmini Ramachandran, Travancore sisters, Lalitha-PadminiGenderFemaleNationalityIndiaBorn12/06/1932Born inThiruvananthapuram, Travancore, British IndiaDied24/09/2006 (aged 74)Died inChennaiCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ464969 ↗TMDb#584305 ↗

Padmini Ramachandran was an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Russian language films. Padmini, her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were collectively called the "Travancore sisters". She is known as the "Naattiya Peroli" of Tamil Cinema. She is the first awardee of Tamil Nadu's highest civilian award Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Filmography84 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1991	VasthuharaMovie	Bhavani	59
1986	Aayiram KannudayaalMovie	—	54
1986	Lakshmi VandhachuMovie	Rajeshwari	54
1986	Thaaiku Oru ThaalaattuMovie	Dhanam	54
1985	Poove Poochooda VaaMovie	Poongavanathamma	53
1984	Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuMovie	Kunjoonjamma Thomas	52
1982	Dard Ka RishtaMovie	—	50
1977	NavarathinamMovie	Vayiduriyam	45
1976	Uzhaikkum KarangalMovie	—	44
1972	Appa TataMovie	—	40
1971	RickshawkaranMovie	Parvathi	39
1971	Kulama GunamaMovie	Seetha	39
1971	Adi ParasakthiMovie	—	39
1971	Iru ThuruvamMovie	Thangam	39
1971	Annai VelankanniMovie	—	39
1971	Thenum PaalumMovie	Janaki	39
1971	ThirumagalMovie	—	39
1970	Vietnam VeeduMovie	—	38
1970	Raman Ethanai RamanadiMovie	—	38
1970	Vilaiyaattu PillaiMovie	Maragatham	38
1970	MastanaMovie	Gauri	38
1970	Penn DaivamMovie	Ponnamma	38
1969	Kumara SambhavamMovie	Parvathi / Sathi	37
1969	GurudhakshaneiyMovie	—	37
1968	Thirumaal PerumaiMovie	Dancer	36
1968	Thillana MohanambalMovie	Mohanambal	36
1968	KuzhanthaikkagaMovie	Gowri	36
1967	Vasantha SenaMovie	Anaga Sena	35
1967	Iru MalargalMovie	—	35
1967	ThiruvarutchelvarMovie	—	35
1967	Iruttinte AthmavuMovie	Nani	35
1967	Pesum DeivamMovie	Lakshmi	35
1966	Thaaye UnakkagaMovie	Devi	34
1966	SelvamMovie	—	34
1966	Saraswathi SabathamMovie	Parvathi	34
1963	Nenjam MarappathillaiMovie	—	31
1962	Rani SamyukthaMovie	Rani Samyuktha	30
1962	VikramaadhithanMovie	Princess Rathnamalai	30
1962	Paadha KaanikkaiMovie	—	30
1961	Punar JanmamMovie	Parvathi	29
1961	Then NilavuMovie	—	29
1960	Deiva PiraviMovie	Thangam	28
1960	Raja DesinguMovie	—	28
1960	Mannadhi MannanMovie	—	28
1960	SingaporeMovie	Lata	28
1959	Veerapandiya KattabommanMovie	Vellayamma	27
1959	MaragathamMovie	Maragatham/Alamu	27
1958	Uthama PuthiranMovie	Amudhavalli	26
1958	Vanjikottai ValibanMovie	Princess Padma	26
1958	Sampoorna RamayanamMovie	Seetha	26
1958	Annaiyin AanaiMovie	—	26
1958	Ponnu Vilayum BhoomiMovie	—	26
1958	Raj TilakMovie	—	26
1957	PardesiMovie	Court Dancer Lakshmi	25
1957	RajarajanMovie	—	25
1957	PudhaiyalMovie	—	25
1957	BaagyavathiMovie	Meena	25
1956	AsaiMovie	—	24
1956	Amara DeepamMovie	Roopa	24
1956	Iru SahodarigalMovie	—	24
1956	Madurai VeeranMovie	Velliaiyamma	24
1955	Mangayar ThilakamMovie	Sulochana	23
1955	KoteeswaranMovie	Neela	23
1954	SorgavasalMovie	Queen Kumara Devi	22
1954	Edhir ParadhathuMovie	Sumathi	22
1954	Thookku ThookkiMovie	Rajakumari	22
1954	Kalyanam Panniyum BrammachariMovie	Padmini	22
1953	AshadeepamMovie	Jayanthi	21
1953	AnbuMovie	Malathi	21
1952	PanamMovie	Jeeva	20
1952	Andhaman KaidhiMovie	—	20
1952	Mr. SampatMovie	Malini	20
1952	AmarakaviMovie	Special appearance	20
1951	DevakiMovie	Self - Dancer	19
1951	Or IravuMovie	—	19
1950	Laila MajnuMovie	Self - Dancer	18
1950	Marudhanaattu IlavarasiMovie	—	18
1950	Manthiri KumariMovie	—	18
1950	Thigambara SamiarMovie	—	18
1950	Ezhai Padum PaaduMovie	Lakshmi	18
1949	Laila MajnuMovie	Dancer	17
1949	Kanniyin KathaliMovie	Dancer	17
1949	VaazhkaiMovie	Dancer	17
1949	VelaikariMovie	—	17