| Marital Status | Widow |
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| Husband | Bharathan |
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| Bio/Wiki | | Profession | Actress |
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| Nationality | Indian |
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| Date of Birth | 25/02/1948 |
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| Birthplace | Kayamkulam, India |
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| Physical Stats & More | | Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
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| Personal Life | | Date of Death | 22/02/2022 |
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| Place of Death | Thrippunithura, Ernakulam, Kerala, India |
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| Death Cause | Prolonged Illness |
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| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
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| Hometown | Kayamkulam, India |
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| Educational Qualification(s) | | Education | In seventh standard, K.P.A.C Lalitha dropped her school studies. |
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| Relationships & More | | Marital Status (at the time of death) | Widow |
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| Marriage Date | 1978 |
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| Family | | Husband | Bharathan (Malayalam filmmaker) |
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| Children | | Son | Sidharth |
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| Daughter | Sreekutty |
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| Parents | | Father | Kadaykatharayil Veettil K. Ananthan Nair (photographer) |
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| Mother | Bhargavi Amma (homemaker) |
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| Career | | Debut | | Malayalam Film | Koottukudumbam (1969) |
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| Last Film | | Malayalam Film | Devayanam (2017) |
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| Awards | | National Film Awards | | Best Supporting Actress – Amaram | | Best Supporting Actress – Shantham |
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| Kerala State Film Awards | | Second Best Actress – Neela Ponman, Onnum Lelle (1975) | | Second Best Actress – Aaravam | | Second Best Actress – Amaram | | Second Best Actress – Kadinjool Kalyanam, Godfather, Sandhesam |
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| Asianet Film Awards | | Best Supporting Actress – Shantham | | Best Supporting Actress – Thaniye, Nasrani, Aakasham | | Best Supporting Actress – Snehaveedu |
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| Filmfare Awards South | | Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| Other Awards | - Premji Award (2007)
- Thoppil Bhasi Prathibha Award and Annual Malayalam Movie Award (Dubai) for Best Outstanding Performances (2009)
- Bharat Murali Award (2010)
- Bahadoor Award (2011)
- Kambisseri Karunakaran Award (2011)
- Thoppil Bhasi Prathibha Award (2012)
- MT Chandrasenan Award and Cherukad Award for Literature for Autobiography “Katha Thudarum” (2013)
- Kalaratna Fellowship by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Sangam Lifetime Achievement Award, and Vanithalokam Award (2014)
- Part-Ono Films- Samaadharanam-‘Prashasthipathram,' SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award, Vanitha Film Award – Lifetime Achievement, TCR Bharath P.J.Antony Smaraka Abhinaya Prathibha Award, IIFA Awards IIFA Utsavam – Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Nominated (2015)
- Parabrahma Chaithanya Award, PK Rosy Award, and Devarajan Master Award (2016)
- Good Knight Film and Business Award (2017)
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| Some Lesser Known Facts | - KPAC Lalitha worked mainly in the Malayalam film industry and appeared in more than 550 films.
- Recipient of two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress and four Kerala State Film Awards.
- Served as the chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi for five years.
- Notable works: Shantham (2000), Life Is Beautiful (2000), Valkannadi (2002).
- Began acting in theatres at the age of ten with the K.P.A.C.
- Received Rs. 1000 for her first film in 1969.
- Eldest child in the family, born five years after her parents' marriage.
- Published autobiography 'Katha Thudarum' in 2010.
- Was asked to gain weight for a role in a play and followed a unique diet for the same.
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