Taalam Talkies S03 E01 - Travancore Sisters

Travancore Sisters refers to the trio of Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini who were actresses, dancers and performers in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. The Travancore sisters learned dancing under Guru Gopinath and Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai. In this episode, the iconic dancer Aniruddha Knight talks about their work with anecdotes from his personal memoir. Special thanks to Sathir Dance Art for the research and curation. Music in this video 1) Lalitha and Padmini Film: Kannika (Pakshiraja Studios) Year: 1947 Song: Dance drama of Shiva and Mohini Producer/director: SM Sriramulu Cast: MS Sarojini, TE Varadan Choreography: Nattuvanar Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai 2) Padmini Film: Shiv Bhakta (AVM Productions) Year: 1955 Song: Kailashnath Prabhu Avinashi/Thillana Singers: Lata Mangeshkar - tabla by: Ustad Allah Rakha Khan Producer: AV Meiyappan/ director: HLN Simha Cast: Shahu Modak, Padmini 3) Ragini Film: Kinare Kinare (Apollo Arts) Year: 1963 Song: it is listed as ‘Swaras’ Singers: MLV Producer: Nayaya Sharma/ director: Chetan Anand (he is also a lead actor in the film) Cast: Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Chetan Anand Choreography: TK Mahalingam Pillai (for Bharatanatyam sequence) 4) Lalitha and Padmini Film: Raja Rajan (Neela Productions) Year: 1957 Song: Aadum Azhage Azhagu (ragamalika) Singers: P. Leela, Soolamangalam, Rajakakshmi Producer/Direction by: TV Sundaram Cast: MGR, Padmini, Lalitha Choreography: Nattuvanar PS Gopalakrishnan and Balaram 5) Padmini Film: Madurai Veeran (Krishna Pictures) Year: 1956 Song: Aadal Kaaneero (charukesi, natabhairavi) Singers: MLV Producer: Lena Chettiar/ director: Dasari Yoganand Cast: MGR, Bhanumati, Padmini Choreography: Nattuvanar Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai No copyright infringement intended.