Lalitha

Lalitha (1930 – 1982) was a South Indian actress and danseuse. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters" – Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini. She started her acting career in the 1938 Tamil film Adithan Kanavu and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. She entered films before her sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was good in Vampish roles.

She was born to Gopala Pilla and Saraswathiyamma on 16 December 1930 at Thiruvananthapuram. She is the aunt of actress Shobana Chandrakumar. Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor Krishna is her grand son.

Lalitha is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Kaveri (1955), Ezhai Padum Paadu (1950), Devadasu (1953), Laila Majnu (1949), Thigambara Samiar (1950), Vaazhkai (1949), Mohini (1948), Manthiri Kumari (1950). The recorded credits span 1948 to 1996, including 26 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.