Sreelatha Namboothiri (born Anjilivelil Vasantha) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Malayalam cinema and television.[3] She has acted in more than 300 films. Khadeeja in 1967 was her debut movie.

Sreelatha Namboothiri
Born
Anjilivelil Vasantha

(1950-02-10) 10 February 1950 (age 74)[1] [2]
Occupations
Years active1967–1985
2004–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Kaladi Parameshwaran Namboothiri
(m. 1979; died 2005)
Children2

Early life

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Sreelatha was born as Vasantha, in Karuvatta, Alappuzha. Her father Anjilivelil Balakrishnan Nair was an army officer and her mother, Kamalamma was a music teacher in Government school.[4] Her primary education was at Government Girls High School, Haripad, Alappuzha. She was an athlete while at school. She won second prize for long jump twice at state level. She joined K.P.A.C. (Kerala People's Arts Club), when she was studying in seventh grade, as a singer and later started performing drama in many stages. She could not continue her studies after that. She learned classical music from Dakshinamurthy.[5]

Personal life

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She was married to Kaladi Parameshwaran Namboothiri, known as Kaladi Namboothiri,[6] an actor and Ayurveda doctor in 1979. They both acted together in Papathinu Maranamilla, a 1979 movie. She took a break from movies after marriage and settled in Kunnamkulam, Thrissur. The couple has a son, Visakh, and a daughter, Ganga.[7] She made a comeback, after her husband's death in 2005, with Pathaka. She currently resides at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[8]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ {{|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/mohanlal-and-director-k-madhu-wishes-happy-70th-birthday-to-old-actress-sreelatha-namboothiri/amp_articleshow/74060511.cms}}
  2. ^ {{|url=https://www.manoramanews.com/kerala/latest/2020/02/10/70-th-birthday-of-senior-actress-sreelatha-namboothiri.amp.html}}
  3. ^ "malayalamcinema.com, Official website of AMMA, Malayalam Film news, Malayalam Movie Actors & Actress, Upcoming Malayalam movies". www.kerala.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "പാടാൻ വന്നതു പൊട്ടിച്ചിരിയായി". manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. ^ "The Hindu : Kerala News : Kalady Namboothiri passes away". Archived from the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Dr.Kaladi namboothiri Passed away". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
  8. ^ Kadha Ithu Vare - Episode 28 - Part - 1. Mazhavil Manorama. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014 – via YouTube.
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