Tamil actor A Sakunthala, famously often known as CID Sakunthala, handed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Bengaluru. She was 84. The veteran actor was reportedly admitted to a non-public hospital after experiencing chest ache and handed away regardless of receiving remedy.
Born in Arisipalayam, Salem, Sakunthala started her profession as a dancer earlier than transitioning to performing by enjoying small roles. She performed the feminine lead within the 1970 spy thriller CID Shankar, co-starring Jaishankar, and Thengai Srinivasan. VS Raghavan, RS Manohar, CL Anandan, Jayakumari, BV Radha and M Bhanumathi have been the opposite actors within the film.
The movie, a remake of the 1965 French/Italian co-production Eurospy movie OSS 117 Mission for a Killer, earned her the moniker CID Sakunthala.
Sakunthala went on to behave in quite a few movies, together with Padikkadha Medhai, Kai Kodutha Deivam, Thirudan, Thavapudhalvan, Vasanta Maligai, Neethi, Bharatha Vilas and Rajaraja Cholan.
She additionally acted in a number of Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada movies. After retiring from cinema, Sakunthala appeared in serials till 2019. Many movie personalities have expressed their condolences on Sakunthala’s demise.
Printed – September 18, 2024 12:34 pm IST