Palakkad: Popular Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh passed away at her residence in Ottappalam here on Thursday. She was 81. She breathed her last while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Ottapalam. She was hospitalised for the last five days after suffering a stroke.

The actor is known for her roles in Kalabhavan Mani starrer 'Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum', 'Karumadikuttan' and 'Nandanam'. The senior actor started her career as a theatre artist at the age of 19 and acted in films and television serials.

In a statement, FEFKA general secretary B Unnikrishnan said that Meena Ganesh acted in over 200 films, 25 serials and several plays in her long acting career.

She made her debut in 1976 in P A Backer's film 'Manimuzhakkam' and her roles in movies like 'Nandanam', 'Meeshamadhavan' and 'Karumadikuttan' attracted audience attention, the FEFKA Directors Union said in a Facebook post.

She is the wife of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winner and famous playwright and director N N Ganesh and her son is Manoj Ganesh, a well known serial director and FMTV Directors Union member. 

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