Malayalam
actress
and
comedian
Adoor
Pankajam
passed
away
at
her
son"s
home
in
Kerala,
on
Saturday,
at
9.00
pm.
She
took
her
last
breath
in
the
Adoor
town
at
the
age
of
85.
Her
last
rites
were
performed
on
Sunday
afternoon.
The
actress
had
done
412
films
encompassing
four
decades
of
her
acting
career.
In
1965,
she
acted
in
the
National
Award
winning
Malayalam
movie
Chemmeen
and
was
well
known
for
her
role
in
this
film.
Adoor
Pankajam
is
sister
to
another
Malayalm
actress,
Adoor
Bhavani,
who
passed
away
last
year.
Both
the
sisters
were
honored
by
the
Kerala
Sangeetha
Nataka
Academy
in
2008
for
their
contributions
to
drama
and
theatre.
The
veteran
actress
was
suffering
from
age-related
ailments
for
a
long
time.
She
is
survived
by
son
Ajayan
and
daughter-in-law
Ambili.
Her
acting
career
started
at
a
young
age
of
12
years
with
the
stage
play
'Madhu
Madhuryam" by
Kalanilayam
Theaters.
She
performed
in
her
second
drama
'Rakthabandham"
after
this.
Adoor
Pankajam
made
her
debut
in
the
movies
with
Premalekhanam
produced
by
Pappa
Soman.
But
another
movie
of
hers
titled
Vishappinte
Vila,
directed
by
Boban
Kunchacko,
was
released
first.
Her
last
film
Kunjikkoonan
starring
Dileep,
was
released
in
2002.
Pankajam,
along
with
her
sister
Adoor
Bhavani
launched
a
Theater
troupe
in
1976,
which
was
known
as
Adoor
Jaya
Theaters.
But
later,
Bhavani
left
the
project
as
the
sisters
split.
Pankajam
continued
with
theater
for
more
than
18
years
along
with
her
husband
Devarajan
Potti.