Kumari Thankam
Born
Ammukutty Parvathy Thankam

2 June
Died8 March 2011
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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1952Aathmasakhi
Visappinte Vili
1953Thiramala
Lokaneethi
Ponkathir
1954Balyasakhi
Avan Varunnu
1955C.I.D.
AniyathiJayanthy
1956ManthravadiKalyani
Minnunnathellam Ponnalla
Koodappirappu
1957JailppulliSudha
Deva Sundari
Achanum MakanumSarasu
1970Moodalmanju
1976Madhuram 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.
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