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Aranmula Ponnamma

Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was an indian actress, in Malayalam Cinema.

Veteran  actress and a well-known mother figure in Malayalam films for a long  time, Aranmula Ponnamma , 96, died at a private hospital at Trivandrum  on 21 February 2011 . She had been in a hospital due to some health  problems. She was 96 years old at the time of here death. She had been  hospitalized for more than one week time for the bone fracture.
Aranmula  Ponnamma entered into Malayalam acting world with her 'Bhagyalakshmi'  opposite Augustine Joseph, father of K J Yesudas. Known for her  innumerable roles as the mother of the leading character, Ponnamma had  played mother to three generations of actors. In 1996, she received the  state and national awards for best supporting actress for her role in  Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Kathapurushan. She is the only lady artist in  Mollywood to get J.C. Daniel Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.She  is one such actress who had acted with the first, second and third  generation actors. Starting her career in 1950, Aranmula Ponnamma has  acted in over 500 films. The body will be cremated at Trivandrum on 22  February 2011.