Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in
Malayalam cinema. 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 wa ...
. 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
''Jailppulli'' (''Victory Point'') is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Prem Nazir and Miss Kumari. It was released on 3 October 1957.
Plot
Cast
* Prem Nazir as ...
'' (1957) .... Sudha
* ''Koodappirappu'' (1956)
* ''
Minnunnathellam Ponnalla'' (1956)
* ''Manthravaadi'' (1956)
* ''
Aniyathi'' (1955) ... Jayanthy
* ''
C.I.D.'' (1955)
* ''
Avan Varunnu'' (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'' (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