Published 16:46 IST, January 28th 2020

Veteran actor Jameela Malik passes away; Mohanlal, other stars pay tributes

Veteran actor Jameela Malik passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. Mohanlal and other stars pay tributes to the South star on their social media handles.

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Veteran actor Jameela Malik passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. She was 73 years old. 

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As per a report on PTI, she bread her last at her residence at Palode in city. Malik died due to -related issues,  report quoted family sources as saying.  

Jameela Malik h passed out from Film and Television Institute of India. She reportedly was first woman from Kerala to pass out from famed institute.  actor me her debut with Aya Katha in 1972.  

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She went on work in numerous films in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu langus in ‘70s and ‘80s. Jameela Malik worked with well-kwn names like Prem Nazir and oor Bhasi. She featured in Niye Thud Vantha Kal opposite Jayalalitha, apart from working with Chiranjeevi and  Rajesh Khanna. 

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Towards later sts of her career, she also featured in numerous serials in '90s. As per reports, she also h to resort to take up jobs as school teacher and hostel matron, apart from trying her hand at writing vels and rio plays as work reduced, reports claimed  

Pandavapuram, Rajahamsam, Lahari, Ragging were some of or films she was kwn for.  

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Mohanlal was among stars who mourned her loss. Sharing a black-and-white photograph of actor from her younger days, he prayed for her soul to rest in peace. 

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Oscar-winning sound artist Resul Pookutty too expressed her grief over her death. He stated that week has begun on a s te for him, after death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant on Monday, and this news on Tuesday. Pookutty termed her as a ‘courous woman’ and ‘pride of FTII.’ 

 

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16:46 IST, January 28th 2020