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Kamal Haasan mourns Sowcar Janaki as mother figure
Sowcar Janaki was a famous actress who worked in South Indian movies.
She died on Friday at the age of 94.
She had been in a Chennai hospital after becoming ill with age-related health problems.
Kamal Haasan said she was like a mother to him.
He also called her an irreplaceable artist.
Other actors, including Jr NTR, Vishnu Manchu and Prabhu Deva, shared tributes.
Janaki acted in more than 300 films.
She worked in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema.
Her family includes her husband, three children and four grandchildren.
Veteran actress Sowcar Janaki died on Friday at age 94 after falling ill with age-related health issues.
Kamal Haasan described Janaki as a mother figure and an irreplaceable artist of South Indian cinema.
Haasan said he and Janaki worked together across several films over four decades.
Jr NTR, Vishnu Manchu and Prabhu Deva also expressed sorrow over her death.
Janaki appeared in more than 300 Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films and is survived by her husband, three children and four grandchildren.
- Who
- Sowcar Janaki, a veteran actress, died; Kamal Haasan and other film personalities mourned her.
- What
- Janaki died at 94, prompting tributes to her career and influence in South Indian cinema.
- Where
- She had been hospitalised in Chennai.
- When
- She died on Friday; the reports do not specify a calendar date.
- Why
- She had fallen ill with age-related health issues, and fellow actors issued condolences after her death.
Key facts
- Age at death
- 94
- Career length
- Janaki began acting in the 1940s.
- Film appearances
- More than 300 films
- Languages and industries
- Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema
- Hospitalisation
- She had been hospitalised in Chennai after falling ill with age-related health issues.
- Survivors
- Her husband, three children and four grandchildren
- Tributes
- Kamal Haasan, Jr NTR, Vishnu Manchu and Prabhu Deva mourned her.
Quotes
Vishnu Manchu
Indian actor who paid tribute to Sowcar Janaki
“Deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary Sowcar Janaki garu. Her grace, dignity and remarkable body of work will live on for generations. For the youngsters today, you must look up what a legendary person she was. My heartfelt condolences to her family. Om Shanti”
thehansindia.com
“From the film ‘Looking at it would quench hunger’ to spanning four decades, we have worked together in many films. She was the mother, I the child. The irreplaceable acting artist of South Indian cinema, Sowcar Janaki. She acted with all the heroes of that time”
thehansindia.com
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