Kutty Padmini is an Indian actress who mainly works in

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. She was a child star in her debut movie ''Abalai Anjugam'' (1959). She has also acted in Telugu,

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and

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movies. She made her debut in

at the age of 3. She has acted with prominent personalities of Tamil cinema, including

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, M. G. Ramachandran,

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. She was the first female artist from Tamil Nadu to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the movie '' Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum''. 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''. Kutty Padmini is also the executive member in

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, one of the directors in Blue Ocean Films and Television Academy,

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of Kreeda Sports Foundation and Brand owner of Kreeda Cup, an initiative by Kreeda Sports foundation to support young

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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. 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

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, which was widely appreciated.

Political life

Kutty Padmini joined BJP in the presence of party president Nitin Gadkari in February 2011.

Filmography

Tamil

Telugu

Malayalam

Kannada

Hindi

TV serials

Web series

Awards and honors

* National Award as the "Best Child Artiste" for the film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum *Kutty Padmini Actress Felicitated by Rotary Club of Madras *Best Producer for '' Cinta Bollywood'' from former President of Singapore- S. R. Nathan *Gold Award from Indian Content Leadership Awards in 2109 for best thriller content on an OTT platform- Maya Thirrai by Vaishnave Mediaa Works Limited *

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ...

Award in 2011 from Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram.https://www.artandculture.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/Kalaimamani%20-%202011.pdf *Lifetime Achievement award in the South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA) Awards 2015

References

External links

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vaishnaves Media Works

Kutty Padmini Felicitated - Awards - Local Newspaper , Chennai News
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