In Memories : Aranmula Ponnamma

Principles importance saturated in her whole life, Malayalam Cinema's grand mother Aranmula Ponnamma now in memories,passes away on 21 February in a private hospital in Trivandrum at the age of 96. whether it is her personal life or cinema life, Aranmula Ponnamma maitained her status of actress dignity.


               She came to the cinema by coincidence, she never thought of cinema or becoming a actress but the fate was different. At the age of 30, she became the lead actress of drama "Bhagyalakshmi" by Augustine Joseph. In the span of four years, she got the opportunity to act in the malayalam movie, "Shashidharan" which was released in the year 1950 was her first break, which lead to 300 movies of mother character to Hero and Heroines of different decades. She had acted with Satyan to Prem Nazir and Mammootty to Mohanlal. Suresh Gopi married to grand daughter
of Aranmula Ponnamma.


Movies - "Muthashi", "Kallanju Kitiye Thankam", "Velluthambi Dalva", "Immini Thanka", "Achuvettente Veedu", "Sindurarekha", "Kathapurushan" include her careers of acting. Aranmulla Ponnamma was favourite among new generation and old generation of Malayalam Cinema.


Awards - State and National Award for the movie "Kathapurushan" in 1995, J.C.Daniel award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.


             malayalamscinema.blogspot.com pays homage to this actress for her contribution to the Malayalam Cinema.