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Malayalam Theatre-Film Actor Savithri Sreedharan Dies at 85
Savithri Sreedharan was a well-known actor from Kerala.
She acted in theatre for about four decades.
She started performing in amateur theatre when she was 16.
Later, she joined professional drama groups.
She first appeared in a film called Kadavu in 1991.
After a long break, she returned to films in 2018 in Sudani from Nigeria.
Her performance in that movie won important awards.
She died in Kozhikode at age 85 after suffering from age-related health problems.
Veteran Malayalam theatre-film actor Savithri Sreedharan died at her residence in Kozhikode on Wednesday at age 85.
Sreedharan had reportedly been suffering from age-related ailments for some time.
She began amateur theatre at 16 and developed a four-decade career spanning amateur and professional stages.
Her performance in Sudani from Nigeria earned her the 2019 Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress and a National Film Awards Special Mention.
Sreedharan also received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for her overall contribution to theatre.
- Who
- Veteran Malayalam theatre-film actor Savithri Sreedharan.
- What
- She died at age 85 after a four-decade theatre and film career.
- Where
- Her residence in Kozhikode.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Industry sources said she had been suffering from age-related ailments for some time.
Key facts
- Age at death
- 85
- Location
- Kozhikode
- Theatre career
- Four decades
- Theatre debut
- Entered amateur theatre at age 16
- Film debut
- Kadavu, 1991
- Breakthrough film
- Sudani from Nigeria, 2018
- Major awards
- 2019 Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress and a National Film Awards Special Mention
Sources
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