Kumari Kamala

Kumari Kamala

Birth : 1934-06-16, Mayuram, Madras Presidency. Tamil Nadu, India

History

Kumari Kamala (born 16 June 1934) is an Indian dancer and actress (also known as Kamala Laxman). Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films throughout her career. In the 1970s, she became a teacher of the Vazhuvoor style of dance in which she specialises.

Profile

Kumari Kamala

Movies

Konjum Salangai
A king Parthiban (Ramadas) gifts a rare anklet (salangai) to a dancer Aparajita (Kumari Madhuri). She begets the king's son, Amarendran and hands him over to a priest along with the anklet. Amarendran also happens to meet a beautiful singer Shantha (Savithri), who falls in love with her and this plot forms the rest of the story.
Parthiban Kanavu
Sivagami
7th century AD. Parthiban, the Chola King, dies in battle leaving incomplete his desire to be free from the yoke of the Pallavas. His son Vikraman (Gemini Ganesh) is determined to fulfill his father's dream. He is arrested by the Pallava king, Narasimhavarman and exiled to an island where he is chosen the king
Sivagangai Seemai
After Kattabomman's execution at Kayattar, his brother, Oomadurai, becomes the ruler of the town Sivaganga. Seeing this as an opportunity, the British attack and invade the town with a powerful army.
Matharkula Manikkam
Dance
The film is based on two couples – where the first couple Dr. Chandra Shekar (Gemini Ganesan) & Parvathi (Anjali Devi) and the second couple is Ravi (A. Nageswara Rao) & Lakshmi (Savitri). Ravi & Lakshmi are happy lovers. Ravi is summoned and asked to marry another girl forcibly. Since his father's life & honor are at stake, Ravi agrees to the marriage. Simultaneously another marriage takes place in the same village Dr. Chandra Shekar visits his best friend's sister marriage but the marriage cancels in the last moment due to dowry problems to keep up his friend's prestige Shekar marriage's his sister called Parvathi. Due to sudden marriage, the couple doesn't see each other. Thereby because marriage is happening without his wish Ravi also not seen the bride's face. Both the bridal parties traveling on the same train which run into a disastrous accident. In the accident Ravi's parents and wife are dead.
Kuladeivam
Kula Deivam was based on a Bengali film Banga Kora by noted writer Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi
Devta
Naag Kanya
Black-and-white fantasy film centred around a king who loses his sight and uses the forces of the ‘serpent world’ to get his sight back. He orders a young man working in the palace to descend into the world, and in the process, the young man falls in love with the serpent princess.
Thigambara Samiar
When Sattanathan, a corrupt lawyer, forces Vadivambal to marry his brother, a Chokkalingam Pillai arrives to rescue her and expose Sattanathan's activities.
Nam Iruvar
Kannamma's Sister
Sukumar is misled into investing all his savings in the moviemaking business. However, things take a turn when he ends up debt-ridden and at the mercy of the law.
Meera
Krishna
Meera, a zealous devotee of Lord Krishna, considers him to be her husband. She gets married to Rana Bhojraj, but follows her own way of living which is not acceptable to her husband and the society.
Sri Valli
Young Valli
Valli, a tribal girl falls in love with Muruga. But Muruga plays mind games with her and troubles her. Will they get united?
Sevasadanam
An abused wife Sumathi is driven out of her house by husband and later forced into prostitution. Later she reforms her ways and devotes her life to running an institution for the children of prostitutes.