Veteran Malayalam actress R Subbalakshmi passed away on Thursday. She was 87.
R Subbalakshmi, also an acclaimed Carnatic musician and composer, was known for her roles as a grandmother in many Malayalam movies.
She acted in over 75 films in various languages — Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telegu, English, Sanskrit and Hindi.
R Subbalakshmi is best known for her roles in Malayalam films — Kalyanaraman (2002), Pandippada (2005) and Nandanam (2002).
R Subbalakshmi was also the first woman composer of All India Radio from South India. She was also a playback singer and dubbing artist and her daughter Thara Kalyan is a well known actress and classical dancer.