K. V. Shanthi (June 25, 1937 – September 21, 2020) known by her stage name Shanthi was an Indian actress acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil movies. She was a prominent lead actress and dancer in Indian Cinema during the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in famous Hindi films like Chori Chori of 1956.
Background
She was born at Samkranthi, Kottayam, Kerala, and later moved to Chennai. She was married to Sasikumar and they had one son named Shyam Kumar. She was one of the permanent actresses of Merryland Studio's movies. She has acted in more than 50 Malayalam movies and a few movies in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.
Filmography
Malayalam
Other Languages
Chori Chori (1956) – Hindi
Rajkumar (1964 film) (1964) – Hindi
Penn Kulathin Pon Vilakku (1959) - Tamil
Marutha Nattu Veeran (1961) – Tamil
Ellam Unakkaga (1961) – Tamil
Aadi Perukku (film) (1962) – Tamil
B. Vittalacharya's Telugu movies
References
External links
- K. V. Shanthi at IMDb
- K. V. Shanthi at MSI
