KPAC Lalitha is an Indian actress who works mainly in the Malayalam film industry. She is also an accomplished theater artist. Her real name is Maheshwari Amma. KPAC Lalitha is the stage name she adopted after she started working at the KPAC (Kerala People’s Arts Club) theater in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In five years, she has done more than 550 Malayalam films. KPAC Lalitha won two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress and four Kerala Film Awards. She is the recipient of the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award presented to her at the 2009 Southern Filmfare Awards. She served as the head of the Sangeetha Nataka Akademi in Kerala for five years. KPAC Lalitha is known for her notable roles in Malayalam films Shantham (2000), Life Is Beautiful (2000) and Valkannadi (2002). She died in February 2022 at the age of 73.
Wiki/Biography
KPAC Lalitha was born Maheshwari Amma on Wednesday, February 25, 1948, in Kayamkulam, Kerala, India (age 73; at time of death). Her zodiac sign is Pisces. KPAC Lalitha dropped out of school in seventh grade.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Kadaykatharayil Veettil K. Ananthan Nair. He is a photographer. Her mother’s name is Bhargavi Amma and she is a housewife. Her parents have five children. She is the eldest of five siblings. The names of her siblings are Indira, Babu, Rajan and Shyamala.
husband and children
KPAC Lalitha married Bharathan in 1978. Bharathan died in 1998. He is a famous Malayalam film producer.
KPAC Lalitha and her husband
The couple has two children. Her daughter’s name is Srikutty.
KPAC Lalitha with her daughter and son-in-law
KPAC Lalitha has a son named Sidharth. Sidharth made his acting debut in Kamal’s 2002 film Nammal.
KPAC Lalitha (seated) with her son, his wife and two children
early life
KPAC Lalitha belongs to Ramapuram near Kayamkulam. During her childhood, her parents wanted her to join dance classes, so they moved from Ramapuram to Changanassery. Her first dance teachers were Chellappan Pillai and Kalamandalam Gangadharan. At the age of ten, she began acting in plays and shows. She made her acting debut in the drama Geethayude Bali. Later, she joined KPAC (Kerala People’s Arts Club), a famous drama theater in Kerala. Shortly after joining the theater, her stage name was “Lalitha”. She then started working in Malayalam films, KPAC was the tag added before her name Lalitha to make it different from other Malayalam actresses “Lalitha”.
Young KPAC Lalitha
Movie
Her first film titled Koottukudumbam was released in 1969. The film is directed by KS Sethumadhavan. In 1978, KPAC Lalitha got married and put her acting career on hold, appearing in only a few films. In 1983, she resumed her acting career in the Malayalam film industry with the film “Kattathe Kilikkoodu” directed by her husband. Some of her popular films between 1986 and 2006 include Gajakesariyogam, Apporvam Chillar, Makkal Mahatmiyam, Shubha Yatra, My Dear Muthachan and Kannanum Polisum. Films such as Vadakku Nooki Yanthram (1989), Innathe Program (1991), Dasharatham (1989), Venkalam (1993), The Godfather (1991) and Amaram (1991) were popular for their Known for critically acclaimed performances. In 1991, KPAC Lalitha won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film “Amaram” directed by her husband. After her husband’s death in 1998, she took a brief hiatus from her acting career. In 1999, KPAC Lalitha appeared in the film Sathyan Anthikkad directed by Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal. KPAC Lalitha is also known for her stellar performances in Tamil films including Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), Maniratnam’s Alaipayuthey (2000) and Kaatru Veliyidai (2017). Apart from her supporting actress roles in several Malayalam films, she is also known for her memorable comedy roles in films.
KPAC Lalitha movie stills
Awards, Honors, Achievements
national film award
- 1990: Best Supporting Actress – Amaram
- 2000: Best Supporting Actress – Shantham
kerala film awards
- 1975: 2nd Best Actress – Neela Ponman, Onnum Lelle (1975)
- 1978: 2nd Best Actress – Aaravam
- 1990: 2nd Best Actress – Amaram
- 1991: 2nd Best Actress – Kadinjool Kalyanam, The Godfather, Sandhesam
AsiaNet Film Awards
- 2000: Best Supporting Actress – Shantham
- 2007: Best Supporting Actress – Thaniye, Nasrani, Aakasham
- 2011: Best Supporting Actress – Snehaveedu
Southern Film Audience Award
- 2009: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Other awards
2007
Year 2009
- Topil Basi Pratibha Award
- Annual Malayalam Film Awards (Dubai) for Best Outstanding Performance
year 2010
- Bharat Murali Award[16] 2011: Bahadur Award
year 2011
- Kambiseli Karunakaran Award
2012
- Topil Basi Pratibha Award
year 2013
- Autobiography “Katha Thudarum” Chelukkad Literary Award (Writer)
Year 2014
- Kala Ratna Scholarship at Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Kerala
- Sangam Lifetime Achievement Award
2015
- Part-Ono Movie- Samaadharanam- “Prashasthipathram”
- Seema Lifetime Achievement Award
- Vanessa Film Award – Lifetime Achievement Award
- TCR Bharath PJAntony Smaraka Abhinaya Prathibha Award
- IIFA AwardsIIFA Utsavam – Supporting Actor (Female) – Nominated
2016
- Parabrahma Chaitanya Award
2017
- Good Knight Film and Business Awards
die
KPAC Lalitha passed away on February 22, 2022 at the age of 73 in Thrippunithura, Ernakulam, Kerala, India. She was in chronically poor health and was admitted to a local hospital in Kerala for treatment.
Facts/Trivia
- KPAC Lalitha follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Early in her career, she was asked to gain weight for a role at KPAC Theatre. KPAC Lalitha wanted to act, so she consulted a doctor to gain weight. Soon, the doctor gave her 16 injections. She followed a strict vegetarian diet and drank water, oxtail soup and raisins. Soaked in toddy, raw eggs in milk and cold rice porridge. She likes to eat Chyavanaprasam.
- According to media sources, KPAC Lalitha is the first child born to her parents five years after their marriage.
- In 1969, her first film salary was Rs. 1000.
- Her father once fainted during working hours while she was studying in Class VII. The doctor advised her father to resign and rest. KPAC Lalitha then decided to take on the family crisis and began acting in theater productions at the age of ten.
- Her son Sidharth chose to become a director soon after appearing in several Malayalam films. He is the director of the 2012 film Nidra, based on the 1984 film of the same name. The film was earlier written and directed by his father Bharathan.
- In 2010, KPAC Lalitha published her autobiography, Katha Thudarum (The Story Unfinished). In 2013, this autobiography won the Chelukkad Award.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education