Ragini (actress)
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Ragini (27 March 1937 – 30 December 1976) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the youngest of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini.[1] 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). She played the role of Parvati opposite Trilok Kapoor who played Shiva in the 1962 film Shiv Parvati. The era of dance in Hindi cinema is considered to have begun with the entrance of Ragini and other South Indian actresses.[2] Ragini died of breast cancer in 1976. She had acted in many dramas also.[3]
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Born | Ragini (1937-03-27)27 March 1937 |
Died | 30 December 1976(1976-12-30) (aged 39) |
Children | Lakshmi Priya |
Parent(s) | Thangappan Pillai Saraswathi Amma |
Relatives | Shobana (niece) Ambika Sukumaran Vineeth (nephew) Krishna |
Family | Lalitha (elder sister) Padmini (elder sister) Chandran (brother) |