Leelavathi,
the
veteran
actress
who
has
acted
in
Kannada,
Tamil,
and
Telugu
films
is
said
to
be
seriously
ill,
as
per
a
News
18
Kannada
report.
As
per
her
doctor's
advice,
she
has
been
staying
at
her
farmhouse
in
Nelamangala
in
Bengaluru.
Karnataka
Film
Chamber
of
Commerce
(KFCC)
President
Ba
Ma
Harish
reportedly
visited
her
and
inquired
about
her
health
condition.
Born
in
1937,
the
actress
is
about
85
years
old.
She
has
acted
in
over
600
films,
out
of
which
about
400
are
Kannada
films.
The
actor
received
a
lifetime
achievement
award
from
Karnataka
Government
in
the
year
2000.
Leelavathi
lost
her
parents
quite
young,
and
was
interested
in
theatre
plays
from
early
on.
After
performing
in
plays
and
being
a
part
of
a
drama
institute,
the
actress
found
her
way
to
the
big
screens
and
there
was
no
turning
back
after
that.
She
debuted
as
a
female
lead
in
the
1958
film
Mangalya
Yoga.
Her
first
film
with
the
legendary
Kannada
actor
Rajkumar,
Ranadheera
Kanteerava
was
released
in
1960.
Her
pairing
with
Rajkumar
was
a
celebrated
combination.
She
did
not
stop
acting
after
a
certain
age
and
continued
to
do
supporting
roles
until
2009,
when
she
appeared
in
her
son
Vinod
Raj's
film
Yaaradhu.
Her
son
Vinod
Raj
is
also
an
actor,
who
is
best
known
for
his
dancing
skills.
The
mother
and
son
are
passionate
about
agricultural
activities
and
they
are
actively
involved
in
horticulture
as
well.