Senior Actress Sukumari bags Bahadur Award


South India's senior most actress Sukumari, who has acted in over 2,000 movies in Malayalam and Tamil, has bagged the Bahadur Award, instituted by Kodungalloor Bahadur Memorial Trust in memory of the late actor Bahadur who made a significant contribution to Malayalam cinema from the 60s to the 90s in establishing comedy as the predominant genre.

The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. Nedumudi Venu, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Paravur Bharathan, Jose Prakash, Madhu and Sreenivasan are the recent recipients of the award.

Bahadur, who was born as P.K. Kunjalu in 1930 in Thrissur, made his debut with a minor role in Avakasi in 1954. He got his first break with Padatha Painkili as as a comedian, and along with Adoor Bhasi, he redefined comedy in Malayalam cinema. Bahadur was the hero in Neelisali and Mucheettu kalikkarante Makal. He was last seen in Lohithadas's Joker in 2000.

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