Ambika Rao is an Indian actress and assistant director who works primarily in Malayalam films. She is known for her role as Baby’s mother in the Malayalam film Kumbalangi Nights (2019). She died of cardiac arrest on June 27, 2022.
Ambika Rao in the movie “Kumbarangi Nights”
Wiki/Biography
Ambika Rao was born in Kerala on Saturday, July 6, 1963 (age 58 at the time of death). Her zodiac sign is cancer.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Ambika’s father’s name is Rao Chettan, a Marathi artist. She has five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. One of her brothers is Ajith Warrier, a tabla player.
Ambika Rao and her siblings
husband and children
The name of Ambika’s husband is unknown, but she said in an interview that she got divorced in 1999. She has two sons, Rahul and Sohan.
address
According to some media reports, she was living near the Thiruvanbadi temple in Thrissur at the time of her death.
Profession
Movie
Ambika made her acting debut in the film Kisan in 2006, playing the role of Ammalu.
Movie “Kisan” poster
She has also appeared in other films including Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi (2015), Virus (2019), Safe (2019), Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte ( 2020). The movie “Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte” was the last film she acted in during her lifetime.
Movie “Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte” poster
Assistant Director
Ambika made her debut as an assistant director in 2002 with the Malayalam film Krishna Gopalakrishna.
Movie “Krishna Gopala Krishna” poster
She worked as an assistant director in the 2007 film Nagaram and 2009 Daddy Cool.
Movie ‘Nagaram’ poster
In 2016, she directed the film “Smarana”, which was shot in her own apartment due to financial problems she faced.
die
Ambika passed away due to cardiac arrest on June 27, 2022, in Ernakulam, Kerala. Before her death, she was also diagnosed with Covid-19. In 2017, she was hospitalized with kidney failure. In 2019, she was diagnosed with dialysis. In 2020, she spent all her savings on her brother who suffered a cardiac arrest, and her own treatment was suspended. In 2020, she needed money to treat herself, so she asked fans for help. She wrote in a social media post,
Dialysis took a huge toll on my health; I couldn’t work like I used to. Additionally, the lockdown and subsequent restrictions severely impacted the film industry and my job opportunities. We need more money to pay for all the medical expenses. So I thought of starting a fundraiser on Ketto.org to ask for people’s help. “
Facts/Trivia
- Amika’s hobbies include hanging out with friends and drawing.
- As a child, she went to the cinema to watch movies with her father, siblings.
- After her divorce in 1999, she returned to the film industry.
- She worked as a data entry operator and waitress before making her film debut.
- She was also asked to teach Malayalam to actors before becoming an assistant director. She also taught Malayalam songs to Usha Uthup. She was often called “Coach” on the sets as she taught Malayalam to the actors.
- Ambika used to live alone in an apartment in Kochi and to escape apathy, she would allow actors to stay at her place while shooting for films.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education