Lalitha Kumari
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{About|the actress|the Indian Baptist missionary|Lalitha Kumari (pastor)|the writer|P. Lalita Kumari}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lalitha Kumari
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969
| birth_place = Madras, Madras State, India
| occupation = Actress
| parents = {{ubl|C. L. Anandan|Lakshmi}}
| years_active = 1987–1995
| spouse = {{marriage|Prakash Raj|1994|2009|reason=divorced}}
| children = 3
| relatives = Disco Shanti (sister)
Jai Varma (brother)
}}
Lalitha Kumari (born 18 May 1967) is an Indian actress who worked in Tamil films. She is the daughter of Tamil actor C. L. Anandan and the younger sister of actress Disco Shanti.
Personal life
Lalitha Kumari married actor Prakash Raj in 1994 and the couple has two daughters and a son (who died in 2004). The couple have got divorced in 2009.{{Cite web |title=10-year-old Son's Death To Failed First Marriage, A Look At Prakash Raj's Personal Life |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/10-year-old-sons-death-to-failed-first-marriage-a-look-at-prakash-rajs-personal-life-8833699.html |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Career life
Lalitha Kumari starred in many movies, alongside the likes of Goundamani, Senthil and other senior actors. She has also played major roles in films such as Manadhil Urudhi Vendum, Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, Pulan Visaranai and Sigaram.{{cite web |url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/prakash-rajs-former-wife-lalitha-kumari-returns-to-films-29173.html |title=Prakash Rajs former wife Lalitha Kumari returns to films |accessdate=9 December 2014 |publisher=kollytalk.com |archive-date=31 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231000507/http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/prakash-rajs-former-wife-lalitha-kumari-returns-to-films-29173.html |url-status=dead }} Lalitha Kumari has performed around 30 films and has made her mark in the Tamil film industry. In 1995, after her marriage to actor Prakash Raj, Kumari left the film industry.
She made her re-entry into Kollywood and South Indian cinema in the Tamil movie Muriyadi,{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prakash-rajs-wife-to-act-news-tamil-kkfrpggfeeesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905025632/http://www.sify.com/movies/prakash-rajs-wife-to-act-news-tamil-kkfrpggfeeesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2015 |title=Prakash Raj's wife to act! |accessdate=17 May 2018}} playing the wife of Sathyaraj's character. However the film was, and as of July 2022 still is, shelved and delayed for unknown reasons.
Partial filmography
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes | ||||
| 1987 | Manadhil Urudhi Vendum | Vasu | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1988 | Veedu Manaivi Makkal | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1989 | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Jolly's wife | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1989 | Mappillai | Dilip lover | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1990 | Pulan Visaranai | Kasthuri | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1990 | Aarathi Edungadi | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1990 | Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1990 | Neengalum Herothan | Rani | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1990 | Madurai Veeran Enga Saami | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1990 | Pathimoonam Number Veedu | Rekha / Ghost | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1991 | Sigaram | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1992 | Pokkiri Thambi | Maruthu's sister | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1993 | Parvathi Ennai Paradi | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1993 | Vedan | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Karnaa | Chellamma | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1995 | Marumagan | Kannamma | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil | |
| 1995 | Nadodi Mannan | Kuyil Aatha | style="text-align:center;"|Tamil |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2975840|name=Lalitha Kumari}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/lalitha-kumari/biography.html |title=Lalitha Kumari Biography |accessdate=9 December 2014 |publisher=filmibeat.com}}
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Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century Indian actresses