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Actor

Ragini

Acting

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27

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Movies: 27Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1087153

IMDb ID: nm1142489

Known for: Acting

Born: March 27, 1937

Died: December 30, 1976

Age: 39

Place of birth: Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1950 - 1972

Years active: 23

Wikidata: Q7283094

Also known as

Travancore sisters

Biography

Ragini (27 March 1937 – 30 December 1976) was an Indian danseuse and actress. She was the youngest of the famed Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. She started her acting career in the mid-1950s along with her sister Padmini and has acted in movies of different Indian languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. She also starred opposite Shammi Kapoor in film Mujrim (1958). The era of dance in Hindi cinema is considered to have begun with the entrance of Ragini and other South Indian actresses. Ragini died of breast cancer in 1976. She had acted in many dramas also.