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Travancore Sisters refers to the trio of Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini who were actresses, dancers and performers in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. The Travancore sisters learned dancing under Guru Gopinath and Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai. Ragini died from cancer in 1976 and Lalitha in 1982. Padmini died in 2006. Few documents relating to them survived except for dozens of films and articles in Indian newspapers. The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu 'Malaya Cottage' in Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. The Travancore sisters were nieces of the famous beauty Narayani Pillai Kunjamma, who spurned the king of Travancore in favour of marrying the aristocratic landowner Kesava Pillai of Kandamath and through her related to the actress Sukumari's mother Sat

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  • Les sœurs Travancore désigne Lalitha, Padmini et (en), actrices, danseuses et interprètes dans des films malayalams, tamouls, télougous, hindis et kannadas. Les sœurs Travancore apprennent la danse sous la direction de (en) et Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai. Ragini meurt d'un cancer, en 1976, et Lalitha, en 1982. Padmini meurt en 2006. Peu de documents les concernant ont survécu, à l'exception de dizaines de films et d'articles dans les journaux indiens. Les sœurs Travancore grandissent dans une famille élargie appelée (en) au Malaya Cottage de Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. Elles sont les nièces de la célèbre beauté Narayani Pillai Kunjamma, qui a éconduit le roi de Travancore pour épouser l'aristocrate propriétaire terrien (en) et, par son intermédiaire, elles sont liées à la mère de l'actrice Sukumari, Sathyabhama Amma, et à la (en) par sa cousine Ambika. Uday Shankar a appelé les sœurs à Chennai (alors Madras) pour jouer dans un film basé sur la danse qu'il prévoyait de réaliser. Padmini et ses sœurs étaient les disciples du célèbre danseur indien Guru Gopinath. La chef matriarcale est Karthyayini Amma, dont le mari est Palakunnathu Krishna Pillai de Cherthala, alias Penang Padmanabha Pillai ou P K Pillai, qui a eu six fils, dont Satyapalan Nair (Baby), l'un des principaux producteurs des premiers films malayalam. Un autre fils de la fille de Raveendran Nair, Latika Suresh, est l'un des principaux producteurs de programmes télévisés en malayalam. Les trois sœurs se sont produites lors de la cérémonie des Filmfare Awards de 1955. (fr)
  • Travancore Sisters refers to the trio of Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini who were actresses, dancers and performers in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. The Travancore sisters learned dancing under Guru Gopinath and Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai. Ragini died from cancer in 1976 and Lalitha in 1982. Padmini died in 2006. Few documents relating to them survived except for dozens of films and articles in Indian newspapers. The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu 'Malaya Cottage' in Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. The Travancore sisters were nieces of the famous beauty Narayani Pillai Kunjamma, who spurned the king of Travancore in favour of marrying the aristocratic landowner Kesava Pillai of Kandamath and through her related to the actress Sukumari's mother Sathyabhama Amma and the Travancore Royal Family through cousin, Ambika. They came to be known as the Travancore sisters.Uday Shankar called the sisters to Chennai (then Madras) to act in a film based on dance which he was planning to make . Padmini and her sisters were disciples of the noted Indian dancer Guru Gopinath . The matriarchial head of the family was Karthyayini Amma whose husband was Palakunnathu Krishna Pillai of Cherthala alias 'Penang Padmanabha Pillai' or P K Pillai, who had had six sons of whom Satyapalan Nair (Baby) was a leading producer of many early Malayalam films. Another son, Raveendran Nair's daughter Latika Suresh, is a leading producer of Malayalam TV programs. They performed at the 1955 Filmfare Awards. (en)
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  • Les sœurs Travancore désigne Lalitha, Padmini et (en), actrices, danseuses et interprètes dans des films malayalams, tamouls, télougous, hindis et kannadas. Les sœurs Travancore apprennent la danse sous la direction de (en) et Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai. Ragini meurt d'un cancer, en 1976, et Lalitha, en 1982. Padmini meurt en 2006. Peu de documents les concernant ont survécu, à l'exception de dizaines de films et d'articles dans les journaux indiens. Les sœurs Travancore grandissent dans une famille élargie appelée (en) au Malaya Cottage de Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. (fr)
  • Travancore Sisters refers to the trio of Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini who were actresses, dancers and performers in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. The Travancore sisters learned dancing under Guru Gopinath and Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai. Ragini died from cancer in 1976 and Lalitha in 1982. Padmini died in 2006. Few documents relating to them survived except for dozens of films and articles in Indian newspapers. The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu 'Malaya Cottage' in Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. The Travancore sisters were nieces of the famous beauty Narayani Pillai Kunjamma, who spurned the king of Travancore in favour of marrying the aristocratic landowner Kesava Pillai of Kandamath and through her related to the actress Sukumari's mother Sat (en)
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  • Sœurs Travancore (fr)
  • Travancore sisters (en)
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