Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, leaders of political parties and the film fraternity on Sunday condoled the death of film actress Manorama and hailed her illustrious career and contribution.
As condolences kept pouring in, the who’s who of the Tamil film industry, including actor Rajinikanth descended at the residence of Manorama in T Nagar to pay their last respects. Manorama passed away here late last night after a heart attack at the age of 78. “The passing away of Manorama is a huge loss for the Tamil film industry and her place cannot be filled by anybody, I am deeply anguished by her <g data-gr-id="22">death</g>” Jayalalithaa said in her condolence message.
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Hailing her versatility, Jayalalithaa recalled that Manorama had sung over 300 songs, including the hugely popular “Va Vathyaraey” (in movie Bommalattam in which Jayalalithaa and Manorama had acted) and “Theriyatho <g data-gr-id="23">Nokku</g>.” “She made a huge achievement in the annals of Indian film industry by acting in over 1,300 films and has acted with <g data-gr-id="24">heros</g> of past and present generations, including Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and Sivaji Ganesan and ruled Tamil cinema for over four decades,” she said.