Lalitha (actress)

Lalitha
Born
Lalithambika

21 January 1930
Died1982 (aged 51–52)
SpouseSivasankaran Nair
Parent(s)Thangappan Pillai
Saraswathi Amma
RelativesShobana (niece)
Ambika Sukumaran
Vineeth (nephew)
Sukumari (cousin)
FamilyPadmini (sister)
Ragini (sister)
Krishna (grandson)

Lalitha (21 January 1930 – 1982) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the eldest of the three "Travancore Sisters"—Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini. She started her acting career in the 1948 Tamil film Adhithan Kanavu and acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. She entered films before her two sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was mostly cast in vamp roles.