P.J.
0
Dancing Travancore Trio -LALITHA,PADMINI,RAGINI
Lalitha, Padmini ,and Ragini; the threesome were known as the Travancore sisters.
Born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala), they were the daughters of Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma.
They learnt bharathanatyam from Great Vazhuvoor Ramaiah pillai. Padmini and her sisters were disciples of the noted Indian dancer Guru Gopinath . They learnt Kerala natanam style of dancing from him. The noted film director, P. Subrahmaniam, noticed their talents while presenting 'Parijatha Pushpapaharanam 'in Trivandrum
Lalitha was the eldest and Ragini the yougest. Padmini gained the maximum success and has acted in more than 250 films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQKdL0PnHxw
THEN AND NOW: Travancore Sisters-LALITHA,PADMINI,RAGINI
Photo: Sreedharen Kr
Lalitha, Padmini ,and Ragini; the threesome were known as the Travancore sisters.
Born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala), they were the daughters of Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma.
They learnt bharathanatyam from Great Vazhuvoor Ramaiah pillai. Padmini and her sisters were disciples of the noted Indian dancer Guru Gopinath . They learnt Kerala natanam style of dancing from him. The noted film director, P. Subrahmaniam, noticed their talents while presenting 'Parijatha Pushpapaharanam 'in Trivandrum
Lalitha was the eldest and Ragini the yougest. Padmini gained the maximum success and has acted in more than 250 films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQKdL0PnHxw
THEN AND NOW: Travancore Sisters-LALITHA,PADMINI,RAGINI
Photo: Sreedharen Kr
Last edited:
