Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha dies at 74

Renowned Malayalam film and stage actor KPAC Lalitha died at the age of 74 on Tuesday at a hospital in Kerala's Kochi. 

In a career spanning five decades, she starred in over 550 films in Malayalam and Tamil. She won two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress along with four Kerala State Film Awards. She got the national award for the character in 'Amaram' in 1999 and for 'Shantham' in 2000. 
She also held the position of the Chairperson of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy for five years. 

Born as Maheswari Amma in Kayamkulam of Alappuzha, the actress had joined K.P.A.C (Kerala People's Arts Club), a prominent drama troop in Kerala.She was then given the screen-name Lalitha and later when she started acting in movies, the tag K.P.A.C was added to her name. 
She was married to the late Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan. Siddharth, her son is also a filmmaker and actor in Malayalam cinema. 
 
Lalitha was hospitalised recently due to ill-health, but she was brought back to her l son director-actor Siddharth's house at Kochi where she breathed her last on Tuesday night.... 
 
Cremation will be held at her residence at Wadakkancherry later on Wednesday. Public homage will paid at her house at Trippunithura at 8 am and later at Thrissur.

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