Lalitha Kumari

Lalitha Kumari
Born (1969-09-29) 29 September 1969[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1987–1995
Spouse
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(m. 1994; div. 2009)​
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Children3
Parents
RelativesDisco Shanti (sister)
Jai Varma (brother)

Lalitha Kumari (born 18 May 1967) is an Indian actress who worked in Tamil films. She is the daughter of Tamil actor C. L. Anandan and the younger sister of actress Disco Shanti.

Personal life

Lalitha Kumari married actor Prakash Raj in 1994 and the couple has two daughters and a son (who died in 2004). The couple have got divorced in 2009.[3]

Career life

Lalitha Kumari starred in many movies, alongside the likes of Goundamani, Senthil and other senior actors. She has also played major roles in films such as Manadhil Urudhi Vendum, Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, Pulan Visaranai and Sigaram.[4] Lalitha Kumari has performed around 30 films and has made her mark in the Tamil film industry. In 1995, after her marriage to actor Prakash Raj, Kumari left the film industry.

She made her re-entry into Kollywood and South Indian cinema in the Tamil movie Muriyadi,[5] playing the wife of Sathyaraj's character. However the film was, and as of July 2022 still is, shelved and delayed for unknown reasons.

Partial filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1987Manadhil Urudhi VendumVasu
1988Veedu Manaivi Makkal
1988Poo Pootha Nandavanam
1989Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalJolly's wife
1989Mappillai Dilip lover
1990Pulan VisaranaiKasthuri
1990Aarathi Edungadi
1990Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
1990Neengalum HerothanRani
1990Madurai Veeran Enga Saami
1990Pathimoonam Number VeeduRekha / Ghost
1991Sigaram
1992Pokkiri ThambiMaruthu's sister
1993Parvathi Ennai Paradi
1993Vedan
1995KarnaaChellamma
1995MarumaganKannamma
1995Nadodi MannanKuyil Aatha

References

  1. ↑ dinakaran. Web.archive.org. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ex-wife comes to Prakash Raj's rescue". The Times of India. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "10-year-old Son's Death To Failed First Marriage, A Look At Prakash Raj's Personal Life". News18. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Prakash Rajs former wife Lalitha Kumari returns to films". kollytalk.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Prakash Raj's wife to act!". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2018.