Lalitha Kumari

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.

This article is about the actress. For the Indian Baptist missionary, see Lalitha Kumari (pastor). For the writer, see P. Lalita Kumari.

Lalitha Kumari
Born (1967-05-18) 18 May 1967[1]
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActress
Years active1987–1995
Spouse
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(m. 1994; div. 2009)​
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Children3
Parents
RelativesDisco Shanti (sister)

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.

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.[3] 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,[4] playing the wife of Sathyaraj's character. However the film was, and as of July 2022 still is, shelved and delayed due to unknown reasons.

Partial filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1987Manadhil Urudhi VendumVasuTamil
1988Veedu Manaivi MakkalTamil
1989Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalJolly's wifeTamil
1989Mappillai Dilip loverTamil
1990Pulan VisaranaiKasthuriTamil
1990Aarathi EdungadiTamil
1990Ulagam Pirandhadhu EnakkagaTamil
1990Neengalum HerothanRaniTamil
1990Madurai Veeran Enga SaamiTamil
1990Pathimoonam Number VeeduRekha / GhostTamil
1991SigaramTamil
1992Pokkiri ThambiMaruthu's sisterTamil
1993Parvathi Ennai ParadiTamil
1993VedanTamil
1995KarnaaChellammaTamil
1995MarumaganKannammaTamil
1995Nadodi MannanKuyil AathaTamil
TBAMuriyadiTamilDelayed

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. "Prakash Rajs former wife Lalitha Kumari returns to films". kollytalk.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. "Prakash Raj's wife to act!". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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