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| South Indian actress Padmini passes away | ||||
| Press Trust of India | ||||
| Chennai Padmini, a popular actress of yesteryears who was paired with popular heroes of Indian cinema like Raj Kapoor and MG Ramachandran, died of cardiac arrest at a corporate hospital in Chennai on Sunday night.
The 74-year-old actress and dansuese is survived by a son, who is settled in the United States. A classical dancer, Padmini started learning dance at an early age of four and came to film industry in 1949. She had paired with popular heroes like MG Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Prem Nazir, Raj Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand. Leaving the film carrier after her marriage with Dr KT Ramachandran, she left for the United States, where she started the famous Padmini School of Fine Arts at New Jersey. Born in Poojapura in Thiruvananthapuram on July 12, 1932, she along with her elder sister Lalitha and younger sister Ragini, were called the 'Famous Travancore Sisters'. Two of the trio died two years back. Her husband also passed away in 1981, after which she came back to India and started acting in Tamil films. Her role as a dancer in 'Thillana Mohanambal' pairing with Sivaji Ganesan, had won critical acclaim. Even on Saturday last, she made a public appearance to participate in the film world felicitation to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in Chennai. Family sources said the funeral would take after the arrival of her son Anand from US. | ||||
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