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1. Sukumari


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Sukumari was a legendary South Indian actress who was active in the industry for more than 50 years. She has acted in close to 3000 movies and several serials. Sukumari was facilitated with Padma Shri for her great contributions. She was married to late Dr.Bhim Singh and they have a son named Suresh. Suresh has also acted in a few films and is a doctor by profession. Sukumari passed away in the year 2013. Her death was a huge loss to the industry.

Sukumari was born in the year 1940 as the daughter of Madavan Nair and Satyabama Amma at Tamil Nadu. She started her dance training at a very young age and travelled all over India with her dance shows. Her debut movie was Oru Irav in Tamil. The journey which started with 1960 continued till 2013. She has donned a variety of roles over the years. Her acting career was spread across many languages like Malayalam, Simhala, Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She has been an integral part of many stage programs, humorous skits, chat shows and reality shows. Sukumari had also conducted many independent music concerts. She has donned significant roles in a variety of Malayalam and Tamil television serials. Her powerful character in the serial Swarnamayooram is unforgettable. Swarnamayooram is a mega serial which was telecasted on Asianet television channel. Swarnamayooram mainly focused on the story of two ladies Seetalakshmi and Krishnaveni and their relationship with each other. Krishnaveni and Seetalakshmi shared a very close friendship. The love, affection and care they had for each other been regarded as much more than that of real sisters. As per the story line, a very theatrical incident in their lives brought about a huge alteration in their strong bond. Sukumari has won numerous awards for stellaer performances and will always remain alive in the heart of her loving fans.

Sukumari Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

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Date of Birth: 06-10-1940
Date of Death: 26-03-2013
Age: 83
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 06-10-1940
Date of Death: 26-03-2013
Age: 83
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress

2. K M Vasudevan Namboothiri


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KM Vasudevan Namboothiri was a well-known  Indian line sketch artist, illustrator, and sculptor. He was born on 13 September 1925 in Ponnani, Kerala. His parents were Parameshwaran Namboothiri and Sreedevi Antharjanam. He was married to Mrinalini. Since childhood, he has been fascinated by the sculpture of the Sukapuram Temple near his house. To pursue an education in arts, he got admission to the Government College of Fine Arts, Delhi. In the college, he studied under the guidance of Institute founder and Principal Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury and S. Dhanapal.

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Date of Birth: 13-09-1925
Date of Death: 07-07-2023
Age: 98
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Art Director
Date of Birth: 13-09-1925
Date of Death: 07-07-2023
Age: 98
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Art Director

3. Mankada Ravi Varma


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Manakda Ravi Varma was born on 4th June, 1926 in Malappuram, Kerala. Ravi Varma passed away at the age of 84on 22nd November, 2010 in Tamil Nadu, India. People also know him as Raviettan. He started his career in the year 1966. He is a very popular Malayalam Film Director and Cinematographer. He has worked with many famous Directors such as G. Aravindan, P.N. Menon and much more.

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Date of Birth: 04-06-1926
Date of Death: 22-11-2010
Age: 97
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Cinematographer
Date of Birth: 04-06-1926
Date of Death: 22-11-2010
Age: 97
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Cinematographer

4. G Aravindan


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G. Aravindan, full name Govindan Aravindan was an exceptional personality with many talents. Aravindan was a screenplay writer, painter, director, and cartoonist of Indian origin. He was born in Kottayam in present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1935. He was born to a family of artists, his father being M.N. Govindan Nair – a comedy writer. Aravindan went to University College in Trivandrum, Kerala. At an early age, Aravindan started working as an illustrator for Mathrubhumi – a Malayalam weekly newspaper. He worked with Mathrubhumi for 12 years and was known for his comic strip Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum which revolved around the socio-politic scenario of the country. After some time, he developed an inclination toward music and dramatics. He came into contact with thespian Kavalam Narayana Panicker and writer Thikkodiyan which further deepened his interest in theatre.

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Date of Birth: 23-01-1935
Age: 89
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 23-01-1935
Age: 89
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

5. Vayalar Ramavarma


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Valayar Ramavarma was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was a modern Malayalam lyricist as well as a poet. Some of his famous works are Padamudrakal, Oru Judas Janikkannu, Mulankaadu, Sargasangeetham, etc. Valayar was born on 25 March 1928, in a village of Valayar, Alappuzha, Kerala. His father was Vellarappally Kerala Varma while his mother was Raghavaparambil Ambalika Thamburatty. He was married to Chandramathi Thampuratti. Later he got married to Bharathy Amma, and they have four children together. Their son Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma is a popular lyricist working for the Malayalam entertainment industry.

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Date of Birth: 28-03-1928
Date of Death: 27-10-1975
Age: 96
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills:
Date of Birth: 28-03-1928
Date of Death: 27-10-1975
Age: 96
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

6. Pamman


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Pamman was born on 28th February 1920 in Kollam, Kerala. Pamman is regarded as one of the most gifted and prolific writers in the history of Keralite literature. Most of Pamman’s novels and writing pieces always tackled taboo subjects like human sensuality and sexuality. Pamman wrote around 50 novels, few of which were made into films.

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Date of Birth: 28-02-1920
Date of Death: 03-06-2007
Age: 104
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Writer
Date of Birth: 28-02-1920
Date of Death: 03-06-2007
Age: 104
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Writer

7. K S Sethumadhavan


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K. S. Sethumadhavan is a famous screenwriter and film director in India dedicating his works to Malayalam movies. Madhavan is famous for his movies in Tamil, Oriya, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi also. Some of the landmark films directed by him are Yakshi, Odeyil Ninnu, Achanum Bappayum, Anubhavangai Palichakal, etc. He won 9 Kerala State Film Awards and 10 National Film Awards. He was born in the city of Palakkad in the state of Kerala. His mother's name was Lakshmi and father's name was Subrahmanyam. Initially, he worked as an assistant director.

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Date of Birth: 1931
Date of Death: 24-12-2021
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 1931
Date of Death: 24-12-2021
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

8. Balu Mahendra


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Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran was born in a Sri Lankan Tamil family on the 20th of May 1939 and passed away on the 13th of February 2014. He was a cinematographer, film editor, director and a screenwriter. He has worked in some Indian film industries but mostly worked in the Tamil film industry. BaluManhendra had developed an interest in photography in his early years, as he graduated as a gold medallist in cinematography from FTII in Pune he first started his career as a cameraman.

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Date of Birth: 20-05-1939
Date of Death: 13-02-2014
Age: 84
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 20-05-1939
Date of Death: 13-02-2014
Age: 84
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Director

9. Adoor Bhasi


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Hailing from the city of Kerala, Adoor is an actor and a director. He was born on 1st March 1927 in Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram. He spent his childhood with his parents at Travancore. He was the fourth son to E.V. Krishna Pillai, who is a revolutionary story writer, a lawyer and a member of Travancore Legislative Assembly, and Maheshwari Amma, who is the daughter of a legendary novelist C.V. Raman. Adoor had four brothers and two sisters, late Omana Amma, Rajlaxmi Amma, late K. Sankaran Nair, K. Padmanabhan Nair, late Krishna Nair, and late K. Ramchandran Nair alias Chandraji, who was a film director.

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Date of Birth: 01-03-1927
Date of Death: 29-03-1990
Age: 97
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 01-03-1927
Date of Death: 29-03-1990
Age: 97
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

10. Balan K Nair


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Balan K. Nair was a Malayalam actor born on 4 April 1933 in Chemancheri, Calicut. He made his reputation acting as a villain in most of the southern films. Balan started his acting career at a very young age of 14 with the association of Sangamam Theatre, Kozhikode. He was the eldest among his siblings and his parents died when he was very young. Balan had to face struggles before he became an actor. He made his debut with the film Nizhalattam in 1970. During his career, he won many prestigious awards including The National Award for The Best Actor in Oppol for his role as a military officer. Balan also won The Kerala State Film Award twice for second best actor in Adhithi and Thacholi Ambu in 1974 and 1978 respectively.

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Date of Birth: 04-04-1933
Date of Death: 26-08-2000
Age: 91
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 04-04-1933
Date of Death: 26-08-2000
Age: 91
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor