K. P. A. C. Lalitha

K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Born Maheshwari Amma
February 25, 1947 (1947-02-25) (age 71)
Aranmula, Travancore, British India
Occupation Actress, Chairperson of Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy
Years active 1968–present
Spouse(s) Bharathan (deceased)
Children Sidharth, Sreekutty
Awards National Film Awards (1990, 2000)
Website kpaclalitha.in

Maheshwari Amma (born February 25, 1947), better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, is an Indian film and stage actress who works primarily in Malayalam theatre and Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades, she has starred in over 550 films. She is the current chairperson of the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy. She was married to the late Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan.

Early life

K. P. A. C. Lalitha was born as eldest among five children as Maheshwari Amma on February 25, 1947 in Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala to Kadaykatharayil Veettil K. Ananthan Nair and Bhargavi Amma. She has four siblings: Indira, Babu, Rajan and Shyamala. Her father was a photographer who was from Kayamkulam and mother was a housewife who was from Aranmula. She spent most of her childhood at Ramapuram near Kayamkulam, Alappuzha.

Her family migrated to Changanassery, Kotttayam for her to join dance class.[1] She learned to dance when she was a child under the Chellappan Pilla and then with Kalamandalam Gangadharan. She started acting in plays when she was 10 years old.[2]

Her first appearance on stage was in the play Geethayude Bali. She later joined K.P.A.C. (Kerala People's Arts Club), which was a prominent leftist drama troupe in Kerala. She was given the screen-name Lalitha and later, when she started acting in movies, the tag K.P.A.C. was added to her screen-name to differentiate it from another actress known as Lalitha.

Career

Her first movie was the film adaptation of Koottukudumbam directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. In 1978 she married Bharathan, a noted Malayalam film director.[3] She took a break from film acting for sometime, doing only a few films.

The second era of her career started with Kattathe Kilikkoodu (1983) directed by her husband. During this time, she did many critically acclaimed roles including those in Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Ponn Muttyidunna Tharavu (1988), Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu (1988), Vadakku Nooki Yanthram (1989), Dasharatham (1989), Venkalam (1993), Godfather (1991), Amaram (1991), Vietnam Colony (1993), Pavithram (1993), Manichitrathazhu (1994), Sphadikam (1995), and Aniyathi Pravu (1997). She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Amaram (1991), a film directed by her husband Bharathan.

In 1998, when Bharathan died, she took a break for a few months, only to come back with a brilliant performance in Sathyan Anthikkad directed Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal (1999). K.P.A.C. Lalitha's notable roles in recent years were in Shantham (2000), Life Is Beautiful (2000) and Valkannadi (2002). She won her second National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Shantham (2000), directed by Jayaraj.[4] She still appears in films.[5]

K.P.A.C. Lalitha has acted in over 500 films in Malayalam cinema. Apart from Malayalam, she has acted in some Tamil films including Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), Maniratnam's Alaipayuthey (2000) and Kaatru Veliyidai (2017). Particularly, her performance in Tamil film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai as Shalini's mother won her critical acclaim.

Personal life

Lalitha has a daughter Sreekutty and a son Sidharth who debuted as an actor in the movie Nammal, which was directed by Kamal. After a short career in acting, he chose a career in film direction. In 2012, he made his directorial debut with Nidra, which is the remake of 1984 film with the same title written and directed by his father Bharathan.. Now Sidharth Bharathan is scaling to heights with good movies; Chandrettan Evideya and Varnyathil Aashanka are running well.

Lalitha published an autobiography, titled Katha Thudarum (Story To Be Continued), which won the Cherukad Award in 2013.[6]

Filmography

Awards

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Other awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Ps6KvdlDM
  2. ↑ Archived 7 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "KPAC Lalitha - Malayalam celebrities the stories and the gossips". Movies.deepthi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ↑ Archived 24 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Cherukad Award for KPSC Lalitha". Dcbooks.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "KPAC Lalitha won the Premji Award". Mallufilmworld.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Annual Malayalam Movie Awards(AMMA) Announced". Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "KPAC Lalitha gets Bharat Murali Award - Filmibeat". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Latest Malayalam Movies". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "കെ.പി.എ.സി ലളിതയ്ക്ക് ബഹദൂര്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരം". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "KPAC Lalitha Bags Kambiserry Karunakaran Award". Moovyshoovy.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

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