Malini or Kusuma Kumari was an Indian actress who starred in Tamil language and Telugu language films between 1955 and 1962. Although she only appeared in a few films, she co-starred with well-known actors of her era, including N. T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, S. S. Rajendran,

K. Balaji Krishnamachari Balaji (24 June 19342 May 2009) was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a prominent actor in the 1960s and 70s, playing lead, supporting and antagonist roles. He appeared in many Sivaji Ganesan films. Early life Balaji was ...

and Chalam. Malini was credited by various names over her career. In her earlier

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

films, she was credited as ''Kusuma'' or ''Kusuma Kumari''. She later adopted ''Malini'' as screen name for her Tamil film Sabaash Meena and later films. She later married S.Raghavan (producer-director of film

Sabaash Mapillai ''Sabaash Mapillai'' () is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed and produced by S. Raghavan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, M. R. Radha and Malini. Relative to other Ramachandran films, this one had a mediocre run for 70 days ...

) and quit films.

Filmography

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{{authority control Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian Tamil people 20th-century Indian actresses Tamil actresses Indian film actresses