December 05, 2025 11:14 am (IST)
Follow us:
Veteran Tamil actress Manorama dies
Chennai, Oct 11 (IBNS): Veteran Tamil actress Manorama, who was fondly called as Aachi, breathed her last on late Saturday night.
She was 78.
The actress succumbed to cardiac arrest.
Manorama had appeared in more than 1,200 films, 1,000 stage performances, and several television series.
She holds a Guinness World Record for acting more than 1000 number of films.
The actress was the recipient of the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
She was also honoured with the Padma Shri award in 2002, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Pudhiya Pathai in 1989.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
It’s official! Samantha Ruth Prabhu marries ‘The Family Man’ director Raj Nidimoru in a secret Coimbatore temple ceremony
Mon, Dec 01 2025
Samantha Ruth Prabhu ties knot with Raj Nidimoru: Report
Mon, Dec 01 2025
End of an era! Legendary Kannada comedian MS Umesh dies at 80
Sun, Nov 30 2025
He doesn’t fight evil, he destroys it! Nandamuri Balakrishna's Akhanda 2 teaser unleashes divine fury
Sat, Nov 29 2025
'Not a crime to be an atheist': Ram Gopal Varma stands by SS Rajamouli amid God-remark controversy
Sat, Nov 22 2025