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Miss Kumari (1932–1969) was an Indian actress working in the Malayalam film industry between 1949 and 1969. In the 50's and early 60's she was the most prominent female lead in the Malayalam film industry. She briefly worked as a teacher before she made her film debut in the 1949 film Vellinakshatram. She took on the stage name Miss Kumari on the sets of her second film, Nalla Thanka.[1]

Miss Kumari
Born	Thresiamma Thomas (1932-06-01)1 June 1932 Bharananganam, Travancore, British India
Died	9 June 1969(1969-06-09) (aged 37)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–1969
Spouse(s)	Hormis Thaliath
Children	3
Website	https://misskumari.com/

Miss Kumari is noted for her performance in films such as Sasidharan (1950), Chechi (1950), Yachakan (1951), Navalokam (1951), Aathmasakhi (1952), Alphonsa (1952), Sheriyo Thetto (1953), Avakaasi (1954), Neelakuyil (1954), C.I.D. (1955), Padatha Paingili (1957), Randidangazhi (1958), Mudiyanaya Puthran (1961), Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi (1961) and Pattaabhishekam^{[disambiguation needed]} (1962). Miss Kumari has, in her career spanning 18 years done, 34 films.[2]

Miss Kumari has won two Madras State Award for Best Actress for her performances in Aniyathi (1955) and Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi (1961). Her film Neelakuyil (1954) was the first Malayalam film to win the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film and is now regarded as a landmark film in the history of Malayalam cinema, It was Miss Kumari's breakthrough and the most memorable film in her career. Another film, Padatha Paingili (1957) won the President’s Silver Medal, being the second Malayalam film to do so.[3]

Early life

Miss Kumari, whose real name was Thresiamma, was born on 1 June 1932 to Thomas and Eliyamma, at Bharananganam in Kottayam, Travancore, British India, which is now part of the state of Kerala. She did her primary education at Bharanganam Sacred Hearts High School, an all girls high school run by The Franciscan Clarist Congregation Of Sisters. After her studies, she worked briefly as a teacher in the same school.

Career

1949 - 54

Thresiamma debuted in Malayalam with the 1949 film Vellinakshatram, the first production of Udaya Studios and the 7th Malayalam feature film. Unfortunately, the film was a commercial failure. But, impressed with her screen presence in the film Udaya Studios launches her as the main lead in their next film, Nalla Thanka. It was in this film she took on the stage name Miss Kumari. Nalla Thanka was a runaway success at the box office, establishing herself as a leading actress in the industry. After the success of Nalla Thanka, she stars in a series of films like Sasidharan (1950), Chechi (1950), Yachakan (1951), Navalokam (1951), Aathmasakhi (1952), Alphonsa (1952), Aatmashaanthi (1952), Sheriyo Thetto (1953) and Avakaasi (1954). However, her fame reached a fever pitch in 1954 with the release of Neelakuyil, where she starred alongside Sathyan. Neelakuyil was a huge success at the box office and wins the President’s Silver Medal and marks the first time this honor has been bestowed on a Malayalam film. It is now regarded a landmark film in Malayalam film history.

Malayalam cinema

Miss Kumari debuted in Malayalam with the 1949 film Vellinakshatram. She got her break through the 1950 box office hit film Nalla Thanka.[4] Sathyan and Miss Kumari were elevated to stardom after the huge success of the film Neelakuyil (1954).[5][6][7] She acted in more than 50 films, in a career spanning about two decades. She has acted in a few Tamil movies as well. Petraval Kanda Peruvazhvu along with Prem Nazir was one among them. Another one was Kanchana.

Personal life

In 1963, Miss Kumari married Hormis Thaliath, an engineer at F.A.C.T Kochi. She immediately retires from the Malayalam Film Industry and focuses on family life. The couple has three children: Johnny, Thomas, and Babu. Johnny is in the finance business, Thomas is a Computer Engineer in California and Babu is a Professor in the Centre of German Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.[8]

She died on 9 June 1969 at the age of 37. The burial took place in Bharananganam, her native place. Miss Kumari Memorial Mini Stadium was built in Bharananganam, which was inaugurated by veteran actor Prem Nazir.[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1949	Vellinakshatram		Film debut
1950	Sasidharan	Vilasini, daughter of Kalyaniyamma
1950	Nalla Thanka	Nalla Thanka
1950	Chechi	Radhika; a stage actress
1951	Yachakan	Sathi the daughter of Raghu Raman
1951	Navalokam	Devaki
1952	Kanchana	Doctor Seetha	Tamil debut
1952	Aathmasakhi	Nirmala
1952	Alphonsa
1953	Sheriyo Thetto	Geetha
1954	Neelakuyil	Neeli
1954	Kidappadam	Kalyani, wife of Sankaran
1954	Balyasakhi	Lakshmi
1954	Avakashi	Kumari
1955	Harishchandra[10]	Chandramathi
1955	C.I.D	Vasanthi, daughter of Mukunda Menon
1955	Aniyathi	Ammini	Won the Madras State Award For Best Actress
1956	Manthravadi	Rajkumari Mallika
1956	Koodappirappu
1956	Avar Unarunnu
1957	Padatha Paingili	Chinnamma
1957	Jailppulli	Santha
1958	Randidangazhi	Chirutha
1958	Mariakutty	Mariakutty
1959	Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi	Lakshmi, wife of Selvapathi / Malli, daughter of Lakshmi and Selvapathi	Won the Madras State Award For Best Actress
1960	Petraval Kanda Peruvazhvu		Tamil
1961	Mudiyanaya Puthran	Chellamma
1961	Christmas Rathri	Annie
1961	Bhakta Kuchela	Suseela
1962	Dakshayagnam
1962	Snehadeepam	Lakshmi
1962	Sreerama Pattabhishekam	Kaikeyi
1963	Susheela	Susheela, daughter of Madhavi Amma
1963	Snapaka Yohannan	Miriam
1967	Kaanatha Veshangal
1967	Arakkillam	Soosi	Final film role

References

External links

• Miss Kumari at IMDb
• https://misskumari.com/

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