Ragini

Ragini

Biography

Ragini (27 March 1937 – 30 December 1976) was an 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 Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. She also starred opposite Shammi Kapoor in film Mujrim (1958). 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.

Filmography

Navagraham

1970

As Akilaandam

Parthiban Kanavu

1960

As Valli

Mangayar Thilakam

1955

As Neela

Shikari

1963

As Rita

Gomathiyin Kaadhalan

1955

As Dancer

Ezhai Padum Paadu

1950

As Dancer

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