Ambika Sukumaran

Ambika Sukumaran Nair is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. She is a close relative of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, and also Shobana, Vineeth, Krishna and Sukumari. Ambika debuted in Udaya Studio's film Visappinte Vili in 1952; she is also the first heroine of Premnazir. In 1968, she acted as the lead actress in the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema Viruthan Shanku, directed by P. Venu. She acted in more than 80 movies.

Personal life She married Sukumaran and left cinema, settling in the US. They have two daughters. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She ran a dance school in New Jersey before retiring.

Partial filmography Malayalam Year Title Role Notes 1952 Visappinte Vili Dancer 1956 Koodappirappu Parvathi 1959 Naadodikal Sharadha Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi 1960 Sthreehridayam 1961 Mudiyanaya Puthran Radha Bhakta Kuchela Rukmini Arappavan Kalyani Christmas Rathri Gracy Sabarimala Ayyappan Panthalam Rani Ummini Thanka Dancer Kandam Becha Kottu Kunju Bivi Krishna Kuchela Sathyabhama 1962 Kannum Karalum Sarala Sreekovil Radha Veluthambi Dalawa Seethalakshmi Snehadeepam Vilasini Swargarajyam Baby 1963 Ninamaninja Kalpadukal Thankamma Moodupadam Amina Susheela Nalini Ammaye Kaanaan Madhavi Chilamboli Sumangala Sathyabhama Sathyabhama Nithya Kanyaka Nalini 1964 Oral Koodi Kallanayi Devaki School Master Vishalam Kalanju Kittiya Thankam Girija Thacholi Othenan Kunji Kunki Kutti Kuppayam Subaida Pazhassi Raja Omanakuttan Bhavani Aadya Kiranangal Gracy Devaalayam Sumathi Sree Guruvayoorappan Manjula 1965 Ammu Ammu Kathirunna Nikah Wahida Chettathi Nirmala Jeevitha Yaathra Lakshmi Devatha Ammini Subaidha Subaida Shyamala Chechi Shyamala Kadathukaran Thankamma Thommante Makkal Soshamma Sarpakadu Nagaprabha Kuppivala Khadeeja Thankakudam Suhara 1966 Koottukar Khadeeja Kusruthykuttan Lakshmi Kayamkulam Kochunni Poochakkanni Penmakkal Kamala Pinchuhridhayam Malathy Anarkali Jodhabhai 1967 Kudumbam Radha Chekuthante Kotta N.G.O Collector Malathy Indu 1968 Viruthan Shanku Kunjikkavu Midumidukki Saraswati Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi Adhyapika Thankamma Aparadhini 1969 Kuruthykkalam Vilakkapetta Bendhangal Velliyazhcha Chitra Mooladhanam Malathi Virunnukari Malathi Nadhi Leela 1970 Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha Ara Nazhika Neram Kuttiyamma Sthree Vasanthi 1971 Moonu Pookkal Valsala 1972 Kalippava 1974 Checkpost 1977 Allahu Akbar 2011 Naayika Herself Video footage 2014 Tharangal Herself photo 2019 Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty Herself photo

Tamil Year Title Role Notes 1953 Ponni Dancer 1956 Rambaiyin Kaadhal Menaka Raja Rani Dancer Mathar Kula Manikkam Dancer 1957 Pudhu Vazhvu Dancer 1959 Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi 1960 Rathinapuri Ilavarasi Ivan Avanethan 1961 Sri Valli 1963 Naan Vanangum Deivam 1967 Kandhan Karunai Padumakomalai 1968 Thillana Mohanambal Maragatham

Telugu Year Title Role Notes 1956 Charana Daasi Dancer 1960 Rani Ratnaprabha Dancer 1962 Dakshayagnam Urvashi

Kannada Year Title Role Notes 1959 Abba Aa Hudugi Dancer

Hindi Year Title Role Notes 1963 Royal Mail Rajkumari 1965 Mahabharat Hidimbi

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