Manorama,Pudhea Paadhai

Question: Recently Veteran Tamil actor, comedian, stage artist and singer Manorama passed away. She was awarded with Padma Shri in-

(a) 2000
(b) 2002
(c) 2006
(d) 2010

Ans (b)

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Veteran Tamil actor, comedian, stage artist and singer Manorama passed away on 11 October 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She was of 78.
She was born on May 26, 1937 as Gopishantha in Mannargudi in then Madras Presidency of British India.
Her debut film was Malayitta Mangai, released in 1958.
In her career she had acted in over 1,500 south films.
1,000 stage performances and several television series in five languages.
Some of her popular films are Anbe Vaa, Ethir Neechal, Galatta kalyanam, Durga devi etc.
She awarded with Kalaimamani award of Tamil Nadu Government, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (1989) for the movie Pudhiya Pathai.
Important to know that she honored with Padma Shri in the Year 2002.

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