Kutty Padmini

Kutty Padmini
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film producer
  • businesswoman
Years active1959-present
Notable work
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2011–2022)[1]

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]

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  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.