: Renowned Malayalam actor KPAC Lalitha dies at 73 #IndiaNEWS KPAC Lalitha, the Malayalam actor whose brilliance illuminated theatre, cinema and television, died today in Kochi three days before her

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Renowned Malayalam actor KPAC Lalitha dies at 73 #IndiaNEWS
KPAC Lalitha, the Malayalam actor whose brilliance illuminated theatre, cinema and television, died today in Kochi three days before her 74th birthday. She had been battling liver failure and a host of other health problems for the past few months.Malayalam news outlets reported that Lalitha died at the home of her son, the actor and director Sidharth. Lalitha is also survived by her daughter Sreekutty. Lalitha’s husband Bharathan, one of the most well-known directors of the Malayalam new wave cinema that began in the 1980s, died in 1998.KPAC Lalitha was born Maheshwari Amma on February 25, 1948. She honed her ability for naturalistic performances and talent for providing psychological depth to her characters through theatre. She carried forward the legacy of her work with the Leftist drama group Kerala People’s Arts Club in her screen name.Her film career began with KS Sethumadhavan’s Koottukudumbam in 1969. Lalitha’s films from the 1970s include Thoppil Bhasi’s Ningalenne Communistakki, Anubhavangal Paalichakal, Oru Sundariyude Katha, Ponni and Chakravakam, Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Swayamvaram and Kodiyettam, Madhu’s Manyasree Viswamithran and Melattoor Ravi Varma’s Anugraham.Her future husband Bharathan had made his debut in Prayanam in 1975. In 1978, Lalitha appeared in Bharathan’s Rathinirvedam, controversial in its time for its frank depiction of a teenaged boy’s sexual awakening. They were married in 1978. Lalitha appeared in several of Bharathan’s...Read more

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