Rathna (actress)

Rathna
Born	Rathna 1948 (age 76–77)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961-1980
Relatives	G. Varalakshmi (aunt)

Rathna is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada film industries.^[citation needed]

Personal life

Rathna is the niece of actress G. Varalakshmi.

Film career

Rathna made her debut in Tamil movie Thozhilali (1964) when she was 15 years old.[1] She rose to fame in Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) where she acted as a village girl.^[citation needed] A famous song Naan Maanthoppil from that movie remarks her notable role as the second lead heroine.

Filmography

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Tamil

• Mahaveera Bheeman (1962) ... Uncredited Role
• Thirudathe (1961) ... Uncredited Role
• Thozhilali (1964) ... Vijaya - Debut in Tamil
• Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) ... Santha
• Naam Moovar (1966)
• Sabash Thambi (1967) ... Ratna
• Idhayakkani (1975) ... Kamala
• Panam Pathum Seyum (1975)
• Thennangkeetru (1975)

Kannada

• Paropakari (1970)
• Bhoopathi Ranga (1970)
• Yaava Janmada Maitri (1972)
• Thriveni (1972)
• Subhadra Kalyana (1972)
• Swamiji (1980)

Telugu

Gulebakavali Katha 1962

• Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966) as Hidimbi
• Monagallaku Monagadu (1966) as Mala

References

1. "Thozhilali".