Adoor Pankajam

Adoor Pankajam
Born1925
Adoor, Travancore
Died26 June 2010
Adoor, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active1937–1996
SpouseDevarajan Potti
ChildrenAjayan
Parent(s)K. Raman Pilla, Kunjukunjamma

Adoor Pankajam (1925 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state.[1] Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Malayalam cinema actress.[2]

Pankajam's most noted performance was in the national award winning film Chemmeen as "Nalla Pennu". She also did a pivotal role in India's first neo-realistic film Newspaper Boy (1955). In 2008, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy honoured Pankajam and Bhavani for their overall contributions to theatre and drama.[citation needed]

She died at the age of 85 on 26 June 2010.[3]

  1. ^ "അടൂര്‍ സഹോദരിമാര്‍, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Manorama Online |". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Malayalam actress Adoor Pankajam dies". News18. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2023.