Padmini, a popular actress of yesteryears who paired with popular heroes of Indian cinema like Raj Kapoor and M G Ramachandran, died of cardiac arrest at a corporate hospital here last night. The 74-year-old actress and dansuese is survived by a son, who is settled in the United States. A classical dancer, Padmini started learning dance at an early age of four and came to film industry in 1949. She had paired with popular heroes like M G Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Prem Nazir, Raj Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand.