Cinemaazi remembers Padmini on her death anniversary
24 Sep 2006
The most famous member of the Travancore sisters, Padmini was legendary for her intricate and mesmerising classical dance sequences in films. A major star of both Tamil and Hindi films, she was called Natya Peroli for her immense prowess in Bharatnatyam dances. She had a storied rivalry with another dancer-star of equal calibre, Vyjayanthimala, which lent an extra layer of subtext to their famous dance sequence in Vanji Kottai Valipan (1958).
