Kumari Thankam

Kumari Thankam
Born
Ammukutty Parvathy Thankam

2 June
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Died8 March 2011
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActress
Years active1952–1970
SpouseP. K. Sathyapal
Children3
RelativesSreelatha Namboothiri (Niece) Travancore Sisters

Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in Malayalam cinema. She was a lead actress during the late 1950s and 1960s in Malayalam. She made her debut in Aathmasakhi in 1952.[1] She acted in more than 50 movies.

Personal life

Kumari came from Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram. She was married to a brother of Lalitha-Padmini-Ragini trio, producer P. K. Sathyapal and they had three children, late S. Padmanabhan, late S. Jayapal and Asha. She died on 8 March 2011 at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai.[2]

Filmography

As an actress

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Aathmasakhi
Visappinte Vili
1953 Thiramala
Lokaneethi
Ponkathir
1954 Balyasakhi
Avan Varunnu
1955 C.I.D.
Aniyathi Jayanthy
1956 Manthravadi Kalyani
Minnunnathellam Ponnalla
Koodappirappu
1957 Jailppulli Sudha
Deva Sundari
Achanum Makanum Sarasu
1970 Moodalmanju
1976 Madhuram Thirumadhuram

As a singer

  • Vannaalum Mohanane ... Minnunnathellaam Ponnalla (1957)

References

  1. ^ "Vishappinte Vili 1952". The Hindu. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Actress Thankam passes away | KeralaBoxOffice.com". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.