Pushpalatha (1937 or 1938 – 4 February 2025) was an Indian actress, who worked predominantly in Tamil-, Telugu-, Kannada- and Malayalam-language films.
When Pushpalatha co-starred with A. V. M. Rajan in Naanum Oru Penn, the two fell in love and got married.
Following that, she has acted as lead actress and supporting actress in more than one hundred films, such as Sarada, Paar Magaley Paar, Naanum Oru Penn, Yarukku Sontham, Thaaye Unakkaga, Karpooram, Jeevanaamsam, Dharisanam, Kalyanaraman, Sakalakalla Vallavan, Simla Special, Puthu Vellam and Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye.
[4] AVM Rajan and Pushpalatha were one of the popular star couples in Tamil cinema.
Pushpalatha was a Christian, while AVM Rajan was a fervent Hindu devoted to Lord Muruga.