She was married to Madhavan Thampi and the couple had two daughters. The famous beauty Narayani Pillai Kunjamma was their aunt. Actress Sukumari was her maternal cousin. She had two elder sisters – Lalitha and Padmini, and one brother, Chandran. She was born to Gopala Pillai and Saraswathiyamma on 27 March 1937 at Thiruvananthapuram. Ragini lived during the period 1937–1976, and was the first one to go despite being the youngest. Actor Krishna also belongs to their family, and is Lalitha’s grandson. Popular actress Sukumari was her cousin, while she was an aunt to the famous dancer-actors, Shobana and Vineeth. Lalitha was the eldest among three, and Ragini – the youngest. The sister trio earned fame as film actresses as well as Bharatanatyam dancers. Ragini was a south Indian film actress and dancer, best known as one among the famous ‘Travancore Sisters’, the rest two being Padmini and Lalitha.
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