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Ragini
Person

Ragini

Specialty
Acting
Birth
March 27, 1937 · 39 years
Death
December 30, 1976
Origin
Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore

Technical Alias

Travancore sistersRaghini

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography