Malini (actress)

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. She later married S. Raghavan (producer-director of film Sabaash Mapillai) and quit films.

Filmography Year Film RoleLanguage 1955 Santhanam SaralaTelugu 1957 Sankalpam 1958 Sabaash Meena MeenaTamil 1959 Thalai Koduthaan Thambi Poogodi Sabhash Ramudu RaniTeluguAval Yaar Aasha TamilUthami Petra Rathinam MalaAzhagarmalai Kalvan Shantha 1960 Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu Chivaraku Migiledi LakshmiTelugu 1961 Bavamaradallu Sabaash Mapillai VasanthiTamil 1962 Ellorum Vazhavendum MeenaAzhagu Nila

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