Pushpalatha (1937 or 1938 – 4 February 2025) was an Indian actress, who worked predominantly in Tamil-, Telugu-, Kannada- and Malayalam-language films. She acted in lead and character roles in more than 100 films. Her debut film was Sengottai Singam, released in 1958. When Pushpalatha co-starred with A. V. M. Rajan in Naanum Oru Penn, the two fell in love and got married. In 1964, she was a model for Lux soap.
Early career Pushpalatha's native home was Mettupalayam, Coimbatore. Her father sold brass and silver. She was the fifth child among the 8 children of a strict Chettinadu Catholic family. She completed Bharatnatyam at the age of 9. In 1955, she had a cameo role in the movie Nalla Thangai, produced and directed by actor S. A. Natarajan.
Film career She made her debut in the movie Konga Nattu Thangam (1962). Following that, she has acted as lead actress and supporting actress in more than one hundred films, such as Sarada, Paar Magaley Paar, Naanum Oru Penn, Yarukku Sontham, Thaaye Unakkaga, Karpooram, Jeevanaamsam, Dharisanam, Kalyanaraman, Sakalakalla Vallavan, Simla Special, Puthu Vellam and Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye. She has acted in several Telugu and Malayalam films. Pushpalatha produced two films. Both of them failed at the box office.
Personal life and death AVM Rajan and Pushpalatha were one of the popular star couples in Tamil cinema. Pushpalatha was a Christian, while AVM Rajan was at the time a fervent Hindu devoted to Lord Muruga. Pushpalatha produced two films, both of which failed commercially. Pushpalatha financially suffered for that reason. The couple had two daughters, one of whom is Mahalakshmi, also an actress. Their family has converted to Christianity, doing fulltime ministry today.
Pushpalatha died on 4 February 2025, at the age of 87.Veteran actress Pushpalatha passes away at 87 due to health issues
Partial filmography 1950s + List of Pushpalatha's 1950s film credits Year Title Role Notes1955Cherapakura ChedevuSavitriDebut in Telugu1955Aada BiddaTelugu1958Sengottai Singam
1960s + List of Pushpalatha's 1960s film credits Year Title Role Notes1961Kongunattu ThangamThangamDebut Film1961Panam Panthiyile1962SaradaUma1962Sengamala Theevu1962Policekaran MagalMallika1962AalayamaniParvathi1962Kavitha1963Paar Magaley PaarKaantha1963Mani Osai1963Naanum Oru Penn1963Yarukku Sontham1963VanampadiKalyani (Nithyanandham's wife)1963Kattu RojaPushpa1963Ezhai Pangalan1963Neengadha Ninaivu1963Ratha Thilagam1963Main Bhi Ladki HoonHindi1964Pachai VilakkuLatha1964Aandavan KattalaiGomathi1964Chitrangi1964Nalvaravu1964Maganey Kel1964Kai Koduttha Dheivam Sakunthala1964Alli1966RamuSeetha1965PazhaniEmily1966Thaaye UnakkagaRadha1967Karpooram1967Raja Veetu PillaiGeetha1968Jeevanaamsam1968Panama Pasama1969Chellapen1969Magizhampoo1969Paal Kudam1969NurseMalayalam1969Subadhinam
1970s + List of Pushpalatha's 1970s film credits Year Title Role Notes1970Dharisanam1971Prema Nagar Telugu film1970Engal ThangamSumathi1972Vasantha MaligaiAnand's guardian1973Rajaraja CholanSathyasiriyan wife1973Rajapart Rangadurai1974Dheerga SumangaliPankajam1974Thirumalai Deivam1974Eradu KanasuKannada film1974UrimaikuralMuthamma1974Avalukku Nigar AvaleKalyani1974Prem Nagar Hindi film (remake of Prema Nagar)1974Vandhaale MagaraasiUma (Sivalingam Daughter)1975Puthu Vellam1975Annadammula Anubandham1976Needhikku ThalaivananguSeetha1976Muthana Muthallavo1977Navarathinam1978Chittukkuruvi1978Sattam En KaiyilLakshmi1978Aayiram JenmangalRadha's mother1978Athaivida Ragasiyam1979Nadagame Ulagam1979Pagalil Oru Iravu1979Kandar Alangaram1979Pattakkathi Bhairavan1979Vetrikku Oruvan1979Dharma YuddhamChitra's mother1979KalyanaramanRajalakshmi1979Maa Voollo MahasivuduBhagyamTelugu1979VetagaduGãyathriTelugu1979Nadagame Ulagam1979Veettukku Veedu VasappadiLatha's mother
1980s + List of Pushpalatha's 1980s film credits Year Title Role Notes1980Anna Paravai1980AatagaduTelugu1980Naan Kudithukonde Iruppen1980Gharana DongaParvathi, Krishna's motherTelugu1980Rakta BandhamTelugu1980Soolam1980Yamanukku YamanSavithiri Mother1980Dharma Raja1980Natchathiram1980Ratha Paasam1981Hennina SeduKannada1981PremabhishekamLakshmi TeluguOriginal of Vazhvey Mayam1981Pennin VazhkaiPrabhu's Mother1981Kondaveeti SimhamTelugu1982Simla SpecialGopu's Mother1982KrishnarjunuluTelugu1982Devatha1982Iddaru KodukuluLakshmi1982PratignaParvathy1982Sakalakala VallavanParvathi1982Pralaya RudruduInspector Vijay and Murali's motherTelugu1983Puli Bebbuli1983Moogavani PagaSeetha1983Prema Pichollu1983Dowry KalyanamRushyendramani1983 Ilaiya PiravigalParvathyi1984Uravai Kaatha Kili1984Olave BadukuKannada1984Oorukku UpadesamKausalya1984Nilavu Suduvathillai1984Ninaivugal 1985 Deivapiravi 1985Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye1986Naan Adimai IllaiNanny1986VikramTelugu1986Mamiyargal Jakkirathai1986Ukku ManishiTelugu1987Jeevana JyothiLady running guest houseKannada1987DaadaTelugu1988Veedu Manaivi MakkalJagadamba 1999Poo VaasamDelayed released
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