Acting
Kumari Rukmini
Born 1929-04-19 · Melattur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Acting credits
Paramathathan is an atheist who marries Punithavathi, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Their conflicting beliefs in God create problems in their married life.
Karaikkal Ammaiyar
1973
7.3Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.
Karnan
1964
While Manickam, an ordinary worker, gets arrested for murder, his brother, Rajangam, gets attacked by a gang of robbers in a jungle. He is saved by Alli, who later forces him to marry her at gunpoint.
Konjum Kumari
1963
10.0Valli, a tribal girl falls in love with Muruga. But Muruga plays mind games with her and troubles her. Will they get united?
Sri Valli
1945
No synopsis available yet.
Rishyasringar
1941
Mohana, who loves Raj, and Thangaraj, who loves Geetha, join forces and go to great lengths to separate Geetha and Raj who are about to get married.
Kadhalithal Podhuma
1967
Shanthi, who loved Kannan, marries alcoholic Anand. Kannan must step in to save the day
Kannan Varuvaan
1970
NRChandru, a practising psychiatrist, leaves his lover to travel to Kodaikanal and cure a rich client's daughter. However, she ends up falling in love with him during her treatment.
Vennira Aadai
1965
1937 Indian film (Tamil Version)
Balayogini
1937
NRThe film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.
Avalukkendru Oru Manam
1971
8.0After a fight with her father on who her future husband should be, Nalina leaves home on the first night of Navaratri. For the next nine days, she experiences nine types of human behaviour.
Navarathiri
1964
Chidambaram Pillai, a revolutionary leader, starts the first shipping company in India. With the help of this company, he fights against the monopoly of the British over maritime trade out of India.
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Vilaiyaattu Pillai
1970
9.0Sekar, a rich man, does not show any care for his family. He accidentally comes across his lookalike, Sundaramurthy, and is surprised when his family showers him with love.
Ennai Pol Oruvan
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Vana Mohini
1941
7.0Mayani Mamata (transl. Immortal Affection) is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Bhamidipati Bapaiah Panthulu under the Bhavani Pictures banner and directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao.
Maayani Mamata
1970