Malini (actress)
Indian actress
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Malini or Kusuma Kumari was an Indian actress who starred in Tamil language and Telugu language films between 1955 and 1962.
Career
She co-starred with actors of her era, including Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, S. S. Rajendran, K. Balaji and Chalam.
Malini was credited by various names over her career. In her earlier Telugu films, she was credited as Kusuma or Kusuma Kumari. She later adopted Malini as screen name for her Tamil film Sabaash Meena and later films.[1] She later married S. Raghavan (producer-director of film Sabaash Mapillai) and quit films.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Santhanam | Sarala | Telugu | [1] |
| 1957 | Sankalpam | [3] | ||
| 1958 | Sabaash Meena | Meena | Tamil | [2] |
| 1959 | Thalai Koduthaan Thambi | Poogodi | [4] | |
| Sabhash Ramudu | Rani | Telugu | [5] | |
| Aval Yaar | Aasha | Tamil | [6] | |
| Uthami Petra Rathinam | Mala | [7] | ||
| Azhagarmalai Kalvan | Shantha | |||
| 1960 | Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu | |||
| Chivaraku Migiledi | Lakshmi | Telugu | ||
| 1961 | Bavamaradallu | [8] | ||
| Sabaash Mapillai | Vasanthi | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Ellorum Vazhavendum | Meena | ||
| Azhagu Nila |