Malayalam film star Kanakalatha passed away. He died at his home in Thiruvananthapuram. He acted in more than 350 films in different languages. Kanakalata had been under treatment for Parkinson’s Disease and dementia for a long time. Kanakalatha is an artist that Malayali will never forget even if she played minor roles. She has acted in more than 350 films in different languages and is going through another phase of her life. Symptoms of disease began to appear only in December 2021.
Sister Vijayamma said, “Sister became restless due to lack of sleep. She stopped doing yoga regularly. I made her see a doctor even then. So last August, we saw a psychologist. He said that it was the beginning of dementia,” said his sister Vijayamma.
“Meanwhile, our sister died in Kayamkulam. When she went for the posthumous rites, she was shown to Parumala Hospital and an MRI scan was done. It was found in the scan that her brain shrinking,” Vijayamma told Mathrubhumi.
Acted in films like Chill, Kariilakatupole, Raja’s Son, Jagura, Karyatam, My Suryaputrik, Kauravar, Amma Yaane Satyam, Athira Kanmani, Thacholi Varghese Chekavar, Sphadikam, Aniyathi Prav Harikrishnans, etc. The last film was Pookalam which was released last year