# Ambika Sukumaran

Ambika Sukumaran Nair is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. She is a close relative of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, and also Shobana, Vineeth, Krishna and Sukumari. Ambika also was initiated to go along that path and she debuted in Udaya Studio's film Visappinte Vili in 1952 she is also the first herion of Premnazir. In 1968, she acted as the lead actress in the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema Viruthan Shanku, directed by P. Venu. She acted in more than 80 movies.

## Personal life

She married Sukumaran and left cinema, settling in the US. She has two daughters. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She ran a dance school in New Jersey before retiring.

## Partial filmography
### Malayalam

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952 | Visappinte Vili | Dancer | |
| 1956 | Koodappirappu | Parvathi | |
| 1959 | Naadodikal | Sharadha | |
| 1959 | Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi | | |
| 1960 | Sthreehridayam | | |
| 1961 | Mudiyanaya Puthran | Radha | |
| 1961 | Bhakta Kuchela | Rukmini | |
| 1961 | Arappavan | Kalyani | |
| 1961 | Christmas Rathri | Gracy | |
| 1961 | Sabarimala Ayyappan | Panthalam Rani | |
| 1961 | Ummini Thanka | Dancer | |
| 1961 | Kandam Becha Kottu | Kunju Bivi | |
| 1961 | Krishna Kuchela | Sathyabhama | |
| 1962 | Kannum Karalum | Sarala | |
| 1962 | Sreekovil | Radha | |
| 1962 | Veluthambi Dalawa | Seethalakshmi | |
| 1962 | Snehadeepam | Vilasini | |
| 1962 | Swargarajyam | Baby | |
| 1963 | Ninamaninja Kalpadukal | Thankamma | |
| 1963 | Moodupadam | Amina | |
| 1963 | Susheela | Nalini | |
| 1963 | Ammaye Kaanaan | Madhavi | |
| 1963 | Chilamboli | Sumangala | |
| 1963 | Sathyabhama | Sathyabhama | |
| 1963 | Nithya Kanyaka | Nalini | |
| 1964 | Oral Koodi Kallanayi | Devaki | |
| 1964 | School Master | Vishalam | |
| 1964 | Kalanju Kittiya Thankam | Girija | |
| 1964 | Thacholi Othenan | Kunji Kunki | |
| 1964 | Kutti Kuppayam | Subaida | |
| 1964 | Pazhassi Raja | | |
| 1964 | Omanakuttan | Bhavani | |
| 1964 | Aadya Kiranangal | Gracy | |
| 1964 | Devaalayam | Sumathi | |
| 1964 | Sree Guruvayoorappan | Manjula | |
| 1965 | Ammu | Ammu | |
| 1965 | Kathirunna Nikah | Wahida | |
| 1965 | Chettathi | Nirmala | |
| 1965 | Jeevitha Yaathra | Lakshmi | |
| 1965 | Devatha | Ammini | |
| 1965 | Subaidha | Subaida | |
| 1965 | Shyamala Chechi | Shyamala | |
| 1965 | Kadathukaran | Thankamma | |
| 1965 | Thommante Makkal | Soshamma | |
| 1965 | Sarpakadu | Nagaprabha | |
| 1965 | Kuppivala | Khadeeja | |
| 1965 | Thankakudam | Suhara | |
| 1966 | Koottukar | Khadeeja | |
| 1966 | Kusruthykuttan | Lakshmi | |
| 1966 | Kayamkulam Kochunni | | |
| 1966 | Poochakkanni | | |
| 1966 | Penmakkal | Kamala | |
| 1966 | Pinchuhridhayam | Malathy | |
| 1966 | Anarkali | Jodhabhai | |
| 1967 | Kudumbam | Radha | |
| 1967 | Chekuthante Kotta | | |
| 1967 | N.G.O | | |
| 1967 | Collector Malathy | Indu | |
| 1968 | Viruthan Shanku | Kunjikkavu | |
| 1968 | Midumidukki | Saraswati | |
| 1968 | Vazhi Pizhacha Santhathi | | |
| 1968 | Adhyapika | Thankamma | |
| 1968 | Aparadhini | | |
| 1969 | Kuruthykkalam | | |
| 1969 | Vilakkapetta Bendhangal | | |
| 1969 | Velliyazhcha | Chitra | |
| 1969 | Mooladhanam | Malathi | |
| 1969 | Virunnukari | Malathi | |
| 1969 | Nadhi | Leela | |
| 1970 | Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha | | |
| 1970 | Ara Nazhika Neram | Kuttiyamma | |
| 1970 | Sthree | Vasanthi | |
| 1971 | Moonu Pookkal | Valsala | |
| 1972 | Kalippava | | |
| 1974 | Checkpost | | |
| 1977 | Allahu Akbar | | |
| 2011 | Naayika | Herself | Video footage |
| 2014 | Tharangal | Herself | photo |
| 2019 | Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty | Herself | photo |

### Tamil

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1953 | Ponni | Dancer |
| 1956 | Rambaiyin Kaadhal | Menaka |
| 1956 | Raja Rani | Dancer |
| 1956 | Mathar Kula Manikkam | Dancer |
| 1957 | Pudhu Vazhvu | Dancer |
| 1959 | Yaanai Valartha Vanampadi | |
| 1960 | Rathinapuri Ilavarasi | |
| 1960 | Ivan Avanethan | |
| 1961 | Sri Valli | |
| 1963 | Naan Vanangum Deivam | |
| 1967 | Kandhan Karunai | Padumakomalai |
| 1968 | Thillana Mohanambal | Maragatham |

### Telugu

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1956 | Charana Daasi | Dancer |
| 1960 | Rani Ratnaprabha | Dancer |
| 1962 | Dakshayagnam | Urvashi |

### Kannada

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1959 | Abba Aa Hudugi | Dancer | |

### Hindi

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | Royal Mail | Rajkumari | |
| 1965 | Mahabharat | Hidimbi | |

## TV Shows - Guest

* Sthree (ACV)
* Morning Guest (Media One)
* Interview (Manorama News)
* Rangoli (Doordarshan Malayalam)
* Innalathe Tharam (Amrita TV)
* Film Views

## Dramas

* Kuttavum Shikshayum