Veteran Tamil actress Manorama dead
Chennai: Well-known Tamil comedian
and actress #Manorama died here on Saturday, 10th October 2015 late
night. She was 78 and is survived by her son and singer-actor #Boopathy.
After succumbing to a cardiac arrest at her residence, she was rushed to
Apollo hospital here, where she breathed her last.
"After dinner last night (Saturday), she complained of some pain in
her chest and struggled to breathe. We rushed her to #Apollo hospital where she
failed to respond to the treatment and passed away late night," a family
source told.
Over the last few months, she was receiving treatment due to multiple organ
failures.
Popularly known as 'Aachi' by her fans, Manorama has starred in over 1,000
films across five languages and sung over 100 songs.
She was born as Gopishanta in Manargudi in 1937 and began her career as a
stage artiste at a time when women rarely acted in plays.
As a stage artiste, she chose to change her name to Manorama.
In 1958, she made her acting debut in Tamil film "Malayitta
Mangai", and since then went on to star predominantly in Tamil and Telugu
films.
Known as one of the finest female comedians, Manorama proved her
versatility with impeccable body language and dialogue delivery. She could
render dialogues with ease in any dialect of Tamil.
Some of her best Tamil films include "Anbe Vaa", "Ethir
Neechal", "Galatta Kalyanam", "Chittukuruvi",
"Durga Devi", "Annalakshmi" and "Imayam".
In Telugu, she starred in films such as "Rikshavodu",
"Krishnarjuna" and "Subhodayam".
In 1974, she shared the screen space with legendary comedian Mehmood in
Hindi film "Kunwara Baap".
A recipient of the #Kalaimamani award, she was bestowed with the #Padma Shri
in 2002.
Manorama starred with 5 Chief Ministers: #Annadurai, #M.G. Ramachandran, #M. Karunanidhi, #Jayalalithaa of Tamilnadu and #N.T. Ramarao of
Andhra Pradesh.
She holds the record of starring opposite a host of Tamil superstars, from
M.G.Ramachandran to #Rajinikanth and #Kamal Haasan.
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