Sreelatha Namboothiri
| Sreelatha Namboodiri. B | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Vasantha 21 April 1951 (age 65) Karuvatta, Alappuzha |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–1985, 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Kaladi Namboothiri (1979–2005) (deceased) |
| Children | Visakh, Ganga |
| Parent(s) | Balakrishnan Nair, Kamalamma |
| Relatives | Kumari Thankam (Aunt) |
Sreelatha Namboodiri is an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 200 films. Khadeeja in 1967 was her debut movie. She paired up with Adoor Bhasi in most of the films and they portrayed a comedy couple. Actress Kumari Thankam is her aunt.
Sreelatha was born as Vasantha, in Karuvatta, Alappuzha. Her father Aanjilivelil Balakrishnan Nair was an army officer and mother, Kamalamma was a music teacher in Government school. She has four younger brothers. Yesteryear actress Kumari Thankam is her father's sister. Her primary education was at Govt. Girls High School, Haripad, Alappuzha. She was an athlete while at school. She bagged 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 couldn't continue her studies after that. She learned classical music from Dakshinamurthy.
She was married to Dr. M.K. Parameshwaran Namboothiri, known as Kaladi Namboothiri, an actor and Ayurveda doctor and 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. After her marriage to Dr. Namboothiri, she converted to Brahmin community and became an Antharjanam. The couple have a son, Visakh, and a daughter, Ganga. She made a come back, after her husband's death in 2005 , with Pathaka. She currently resides at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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