Kumari Rukmini
Known for Acting · 13 credits
- Born
- 1929-04-19
- Died
- 2007-09-04
- Place of birth
- Melattur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as
- Kumari Rukmani · Baby 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
Movies (13)
Kannan Varuvaan
1970
as Anand's mother
Karnan
1964
as Radhai
Vennira Aadai
1965
Rishyasringar
1941
as Padmini
Sri Valli
1945
as Valli
Avalukkendru Oru Manam
1971
Vana Mohini
1941
Balayogini
1937
Ennai Pol Oruvan
1978
as Sekar's mother
Navarathiri
1964
as Visalakshi
Vilaiyaattu Pillai
1970
as Maragatham's mother
Maayani Mamata
1970
as Ammayamma
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
1961
as V. O. C.'s Wife, Meenakshi Ammal
About Kumari Rukmini
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 st… With 13 credits spanning from 1937 to 1978, Kumari Rukmini has appeared in 13 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kumari Rukmini Movies
- Kannan Varuvaan (1970) — as Anand's mother
- Karnan (1964) — as Radhai
- Vennira Aadai (1965)
- Rishyasringar (1941) — as Padmini
- Sri Valli (1945) — as Valli
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