Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in
Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...
. She was a lead actress during the late 1950s and 1960s in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
. She made her debut in Aathmasakhi in 1952. She acted in more than 50 movies.
Personal life
Kumari came from Poojapura,
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
. She was married to a brother of
Lalitha-
Padmini-
Ragini trio, producer P. K. Sathyapal and they had three children, late S. Padmanabhan, late S. Jayapal and Asha. She died on 8 March 2011 at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai.
Filmography
As an actress
* ''Madhuram Thirumaduram'' (1976)
* ''Moodal Manju'' (1970)
* ''Achanum Makanum'' (1957)
* ''Deva Sundari'' (1957)
* ''
Jailppulli'' (1957) .... Sudha
* ''Koodappirappu'' (1956)
* ''
Minnunnathellam Ponnalla
''Minnunnathellam Ponnalla'' () is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by R. Velappan Nair. It is a remake of the 1956 Hindi film ''CID'' and stars Sathyan, P. K. Sathyapal and Kumari Thankam. This was A. Janaki's debut ...
'' (1956)
* ''Manthravaadi'' (1956)
* ''
Aniyathi'' (1955) ... Jayanthy
* ''
C.I.D.'' (1955)
* ''
Avan Varunnu
''Avan Varunnu'' is a 1954 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by M. R. S. Mani and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir and Kumari Thankam
Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in Malayalam cinema. She was a le ...
'' (1954)
* ''Baalyasakhi'' (1954)
* ''Ponkathir'' (1953)
* ''Lokaneethi'' (1953)
* ''
Thiramala
''Thiramala'' is a 1953 Malayalam-language film, directed by Vimal Kumar and P. R. S. Pillai, starring Sathyan, Kumari Thankam, Thomas Burleigh, Ponathil Sivadas, Prabha . The film has a significant place in the history of Malayalam cinema. F ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Visappinte Vili
''Visappinte Vili'' () is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Mohan Rao and produced by Kunchacko and K. V. Koshi under the banner of K&K Combines. It stars Prem Nazir, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kumari Thankam, Pankajavalli ...
'' (1952)
* ''Aathmasakhi'' (1952)
As a singer
* Vannaalum Mohanane ... Minnunnathellaam Ponnalla (1957)
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110316125012/http://www.mallumovies.org/news/former-actress-kumari-thankam-passes-away
* http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=5715
Kumari Thankam at MSI
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Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Indian film actresses
Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram
Year of birth missing
2011 deaths
20th-century Indian actresses
Singers from Thiruvananthapuram
20th-century Indian singers
Malayalam playback singers
Indian women playback singers
20th-century Indian women singers
Film musicians from Kerala
Women musicians from Kerala