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Kumari Rukmini

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
13

Gender
Female

Birthday
April 19, 1929 (97 years old)

Place of Birth
Melattur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Kumari Rukmini

Biography

Kumari Rukmini (Birth: 19 April 1929 Death: 04 September 2007) is an Indian cine actress and dancer. She has acted in about 100 films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages.

She is the daughter of Nungambakkam Janaki, also an actress. She hails from Melattur in Thanjavur District. During the shooting of Harichandra in Bombay (now Mumbai) the producers were looking for a young actor to feature as Lohidasan. Kumari Rukmini, as a child, was staying with her parents in the next room where T. P. Rajalakshmi who was the female lead in the film, was staying. The producers talked to the parents and made Kumari Rukmini to feature as Lohidasan in the film. Thus began her film career.

She featured in many films together with T. P. Rajalakshmi. Her first film as heroine was Sri Valli in which she acted as Valli paired with T. R. Mahalingam. In 1946 she featured in Lavangi paired with the multi-talented Y. V. Rao. While the shooting of this film was going on both she and Rao fell in love with each other and later got married. Cine actress Lakshmi is their daughter.

Known For

Acting

1978Ennai Pol Oruvanas Sekar's mother
1971Avalukkendru Oru Manamas
1970Kannan Varuvaanas Anand's mother
1970Maayani Mamataas Ammayamma
1970Vilaiyaattu Pillaias Maragatham's mother
1965Vennira Aadaias
1964Navarathirias Visalakshi
1964Karnanas Radhai
1961Kappalottiya Thamizhanas V. O. C.'s Wife, Meenakshi Ammal
1945Sri Vallias Valli
1941Vana Mohinias
1941Rishyasringaras Padmini
1937Balayoginias

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