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Acted in 450 films, yet Thodupuzha Vasanthi died penniless after leg amputation, cancer
Despite acting in 450 films and around 100 plays, veteran Malayalam actor Thodupuzha Vasanthi spent her final days surviving on a Rs 5,000 pension. Born P Vasanthakumari, her father was a theatre actor who also ran his own troupe. Vasanthi…
Despite acting in 450 films and around 100 plays, veteran Malayalam actor Thodupuzha Vasanthi spent her final days surviving on a Rs 5,000 pension. Born P Vasanthakumari, her father was a theatre actor who also ran his own troupe. Vasanthi made her film debut at 16 by appearing in a dance sequence in director Kunchacko’s Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre (1975). She reportedly received Rs 100 for her first movie.
The news has prompted a wave of tributes from across the Malayalam film industry and from viewers who grew up with the work.
This report will be updated as tributes and official details arrive.
