Kutty Padmini

Kutty Padmini
Kutty Padmini
Occupations	Actress; film producer; businesswoman;
Years active	1959-present
Notable work	Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum; Krishnadasi; Ramanujar; Romapuri Pandian;
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2011–2022)

Kutty Padmini is an Indian actress who mainly works in Tamil cinema. She was a child star in her debut movie Abalai Anjugam (1959). She has also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies. She made her debut in Tamil cinema at the age of 3. She has acted with prominent personalities of Tamil cinema, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. She was the first female artist from Tamil Nadu to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the movie Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum.^[2]

Kutty Padmini also established herself as supporting actress in movies such as Penmani Aval Kanmani, Aval Appadithan, Avargal, Sakalakala Sammandhi etc.., She made a foray into TV serials productions through her Vaishnavi Films Enterprises Limited and produced many of the finest works of the day, including Krishnadasi (2016 TV series)(Hindi remake of the Tamil TV series of the same name), Romapuri Pandian and Ramanujar.^[3]

Kutty Padmini is also the executive member in Nadigar Sangam,^[4] one of the directors in Blue Ocean Films and Television Academy,^[5] managing director of Kreeda Sports Foundation and Brand owner of Kreeda Cup, an initiative by Kreeda Sports foundation to support young athletes.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Career

Padmini entered filmdom at the age of 3 months. She went on to act in many movies as child artist. However, her notable film role was in the 1965 Tamil film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum along with Jaishankar and Jamuna, where she played dual roles. She received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance and she is the first person from Tamil Nadu to have received this award since its inception. This film was subsequently remade in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi and she was felicitated for her role by both Kannada and Andhra state governments.^[9] She was also acted in various movies such as Pasamalar, Navarathri, Leta Manasulu, Odayil Ninnu, etc.., She stunned everyone with her performance in the movie Thiruvarutchelvar as a young girl "Ponni", who answered the King's three questions and also in Thirumal Perumai as young Andal, which was widely appreciated.^[10]

Political life

Kutty Padmini joined BJP in the presence of party president Nitin Gadkari in February 2011.^[1]

Filmography

Tamil

Year	Title	Role
1959	Abalai Anjugam
1960	Deiva Piravi
1961	Pasa Malar	Young Radha
1962	Azhagu Nila	Lakshmi
1962	Nenjil Or Aalayam	Dying Child
1962	Kaathiruntha Kangal	Lalitha, Shenbagam
1962	Avana Ivan	Meena
1963	Aasai Alaigal	Kannama
1964	Navarathiri	Lalitha Arputhara
1964	Vazhkai Vazhvatharke	Valli
1965	Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum	Lalli/Padmini "Pappi"
1966	Sadhu Mirandal	Preema
1966	Motor Sundaram Pillai	Rajee
1966	Anbe Vaa
1967	Thiruvarutselvar	Ponni
1967	Naan
1967	Anubavam Pudumai
1968	Thirumal Perumai	Young Kothai
1969	Nam Naadu	Selvi
1969	Ulagam Ivvalavuthan
1970	Maanavan
1972	Naan Yen Piranthen	Anoushia
1974	Avalum Penthane	Nishalu
1974	Sisubalan
1977	Avaragal	Gayathri
1978	Aval Appadithan	herself
1979	Nallathoru Kudumbam
1981	Nandu	Lakshmi
1981	Arumbugal
1986	Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu
1986	Thazhuvatha Kaigal
1987	Oru Thayin Sabhatham	Mrs. Ravi
1987	Jallikattu	Kutty Amma
1987	Koottu Puzhukkal
1987	Kani Nilam
1987	Neethikku Thandanai
1987	Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan
1987	Thali Dhanam
1988	Sakalakala Sammandhi	Vellai Amma
1988	Kan Simittum Neram	Vanni
1988	Illam
1988	Therkathikkallan
1988	Penmani Aval Kanmani	Kalpana
1989	Penn Buthi Pin Buthi
1990	Shathriyan
1991	Karpoora Mullai
1992	Pattathu Raani
2018	Utharavu Maharaja

Telugu

Year	Title	Role
1959	Daiva Balam
1959	Illarikam
1960	Shanthi Nivasam
1961	Bhakta Jayadeva
1962	Manchi Manasulu
1963	Irugu Porugu
1963	Pempudu Koothuru
1965	Anthasthulu
1966	Asthi Paraglu	Ammulu
1966	Sakunthala	Bharatha
1966	Leta Manasulu	(Puppy) / Lalitha (Lalli) (Dual role)
1967	Chikkadu Dorakadu
1969	Eka Veera
1969	Kadhanayakudu
1969	Vichithra Kudubam
1970	Pasidi Manasulu
1971	Vichithra Thambathiyam
1971	Amaayakuraalu
1972	Vichitra Bandham
1972	Kula Gouravam
1978	Chilipi Krishnudu	College student
1982	AnthaBanthalu	As a patient
1985	Jeevitha Bandham
1986	Karu Diddina Kapuram
1996	Pavithra Bandham

Malayalam

Year	Title	Role
1964	School Master
1965	Odayil Ninnu	Young Lakshmi
1965	Kuppivala	Tharabi
1973	Surya Gandhi
1976	Aalinganam
1977	Anandham Paramanandham
1977
1977	Aa Nimisham
1978	Vayanadan Thamban
1985	Anubandham
1991	Ente Sooriya Puthri

Kannada

Year	Title	Role
1963	Saaku Magalu	Babu (baby boy)
1965	Satya Harischandra	Lohitasya
1967	Sri Purandara Dasaru
1975	Katha Sangama	Shoba

Hindi

Year	Title	Role
1963	Grahasthi	Abbitu
1963	Dil Ek Mandir	Uma
1987	Kudrat Ka Kanoon

TV serials

Year	Title	Credited as				Language	Notes
Year	Title	Producer	Director	Writer	Acted	Language	Notes
1986	Shrimanji	Y	Y		Y	Hindi
1987	Kishan Khanya	Y	Y		Y	Hindi
1986	Bhool Na Jhana	Y			Y	Hindi
1989	Tarazu	Y			Y	Hindi
1991	Kittigadu	Y			Y	Tamil, Telugu, Hindi
1991	Valar Pirai	Y			Y	Tamil,
1991	Vaishali	Y			Y	Tamil
1992	Sangursh	Y			Y	Hindi
1994	Aadhar Shila	Y	Y		Y	Hindi, Tamil
1995	F.I.R	Y	Y		Y	Tamil
1995	Kadamai	Y	Y		Y	Tamil
1995	Kash Ma Kash	Y	Y			Hindi
1995	Nijamana Uyarangal	Y				Tamil
1995	Oliyum Oliyum	Y				Tamil
1995	Thulasi Thalam	Y				Tamil
1996	Ab Aaya Na Maza	Y	Y			Hindi
1996	Sthree	Y	Y			Hindi
1996	Dharm Adharm	Y				Hindi, Tamil
1996	Anandha Rao Palli	Y				Telugu
1997	Olimighu Bharatham	Y				Tamil
1997	Ungal Viruppam	Y				Tamil
1997	Nayagi	Y			Y	Tamil
1997	Pen Ninaithal	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
1998	Naveena Nakeeran	Y			Y	Tamil
1999	Poomanam	Y	Y		Y	Tamil
2000	Uravugal	Y				Tamil
2000	Krishnadasi	Y		Y		Tamil
2001	Jhala Khreedai	Y				Tamil
2001	Nila	Y				Tamil
2002	Chutti Payal Kittu	Y				Tamil
2002	Swarangal	Y				Tamil
2002	Kadhiravan	Y		Y		Tamil
2002	Swaati Muthu	Y		Y		Kannada
2002	Thillu Mullu	Y				Tamil
2004	Kana Kanden	Y				Tamil
2004	Bairavi	Y		Y		Tamil
2003	Cinta Bollywood (Part - I)	Y				Malay
2003	Cinta Bollywood (Part - II)	Y				Malay
	Masakan Afrikan Seletan	Y				Malay
2004	Malayu Aftrika	Y				-
2004	Masakan India	Y				-
2004	Teroka Afrika	Y				Malay
2004	Teroka India	Y				-
2004	Teroka Jaipur	Y				-
	Avakai Girls	Y				Telugu
2007	Kohara	Y	Y	Y		Hindi
	Kannadi Kadavugal	Y				Tamil
2008	Kalasam			Y	Y	Tamil	Creative Head
2010	Bakthavijayam	Y				Tamil
2010	Suryaputhri	Y				Tamil
2012	Romapuri Pandian	Y	Y			Tamil
2015	Ramanujar	Y	Y			Tamil
2016	Thenpandi Singam	Y				Tamil

Web series

Year	Title	Credited as				Language	Channel	IMDb
Year	Title	Producer	Director	Writer	Acted	Language	Channel	IMDb
2017	Maya Thirrai	Kutty Padmini	kaushik Narasimhan	U Kirthana	Nandha Durairaj, Eden Kuriakose, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli,	Tamil	ALTBalaji	6.4/10 [1]
2019	Police Diary 2.0 [2]	Kutty Padmini	Danush, Shiva Ganesh, P.Rajaganesan	Danush Harry J. Heffes Kutty Padmini P. Rajaganesan Rupa Srinitha	Lizzie Antony, Anjana Jayaprakash, John Kokken [3], Santhosh Prathap	Tamil	Zee5	7.4/10 [4]
2020	Singa Penne [5]	Kutty Padmini	R. Pavan [6]		Kutty Padmini, Shyam Prasad [7], Payal Radhakrishna [8], Arnav, Vincent Asokan, Udhaya, Pandi (actor)	Tamil	zee 5	7.4/10 [9]
2021	Kuruthi Kalam	Kutty Padmini, Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal	P. Rajapandi Danush	Danush K. Mohan Vignesh Karthick Kishore Sankar Kaviraj	Santhosh Prathap, Sanam Shetty, Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor), Vincent Asokan, Eden Kuriakose, Santhana Bharathi, Soundararaja, G. Marimuthu, Srikanth	Tamil	MXPLAYER	8.6/10 [10]
Under production	Nasha	Kutty Padmini				Telugu	Amazon Prime
Under production	Siraai	Kutty Padmini				Tamil	Voot

Awards and honors

National Award as the "Best Child Artiste" for the film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum^[11]
Kutty Padmini Actress Felicitated by Rotary Club of Madras^[12]
Best Producer for Cinta Bollywood from former President of Singapore- S. R. Nathan^{[citation needed]}
Gold Award from Indian Content Leadership Awards in 2109 for best thriller content on an OTT platform^[13]- Maya Thirrai by Vaishnave Mediaa Works Limited
Kalaimamani Award in 2011^[14] from Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram.^[15]
Lifetime Achievement award in the South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA) Awards 2015 ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Kutty Padmini joins BJP | Tamil Nadu News". 27 February 2011.
^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "vaishnaves Media Works". vaishnaves.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "Executive Committee | Official Site of South Indian Artists Association, Nadigar Sangam, Tamil Nadigar Sangam". www.nadigarsangam.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "Best Chennai Film Institute / Film School - BOFTA - Blue Ocean Film and Television Academy". Blue Ocean Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "Arena Sports". arenasports.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "Arena Sports". arenasports.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சி". bjptn.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ Guy, Randor. "Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum 1965". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189.
^ "Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, Kutty Padmini". kalyanamalaimagazine.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ newspaper, local. "Chennai News". localnewspaper.in. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ "Previous Winners – India Content Leadership". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "Kalaimamani awards after 8 years: 201 artistes get awards". Deccan Chronicle. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ https://www.artandculture.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/Kalaimamani%20-%202011.pdf Archived 17 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[BJP-1] "Kutty Padmini joins BJP | Tamil Nadu News". 27 February 2011.

[2] "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[3] "vaishnaves Media Works". vaishnaves.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[4] "Executive Committee | Official Site of South Indian Artists Association, Nadigar Sangam, Tamil Nadigar Sangam". www.nadigarsangam.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[5] "Best Chennai Film Institute / Film School - BOFTA - Blue Ocean Film and Television Academy". Blue Ocean Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[6] "Arena Sports". arenasports.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[7] "Arena Sports". arenasports.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[8] "பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சி". bjptn.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[9] Guy, Randor. "Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum 1965". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[10] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189.

[11] "Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, Kutty Padmini". kalyanamalaimagazine.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[12] wspaper, local. "Chennai News". localnewspaper.in. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[13] "Previous Winners – India Content Leadership". Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[14] "Kalaimamani awards after 8 years: 201 artistes get awards". Deccan Chronicle. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[15] ttps://www.artandculture.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/Kalaimamani%20-%202011.pdf Archived 17 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine

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Kutty Padmini

Occupations	Actress film producer businesswoman
Years active	1959-present
Notable work	Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum Krishnadasi Ramanujar Romapuri Pandian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2011–2022)^[1]