Randor Guy traces the life and times of the Padmini.
One of her finest Tamil movies, a major box-office success was `Thangapadhumai’ (1959), a brilliant adaptation of the Kannagi epic by A.S.A.Sami who directed the movie. Her spirited delivery of jaw-breaking dialogue, recalled Pasupuleti Kannamba’s classic `Kannagi,’ was a masterpiece in movie acting.
According to Sami, Padmini virtually scored hands down over the hero Sivaji Ganesan. He recalled that while the climax sequence was being shot, Padmini worked on her dialogue not even taking a break for lunch.