KPAC Lalita (73) has passed away. This is not the death of an actress in Kerala. Death of a sister, aunt, mother, grandmother in their family.
Through such a character, Lalita’s voice will be heard in every home in Kerala every day. While the news of her death was being broadcast, a verse in Lalita’s voice was still ringing in the daily lives of Malayalees. It will be the voice of Shanta Cherupini ‘Shantham’ Narayani or the Eliyamma of Adavadi’s mother ‘Kottayam Kunchachani’ or Pasura in the comedy ‘Manichirathalu’. Lalita is one of the Kerala families with such different characters.
Lalita hails from the Kerala People’s Art Club, the art body of the Communist Party of Kerala. Like many actresses of the day, Lalita’s childhood was one of poverty. Lalita has taken on the burden of the family at an early age, as her father is physically weak and unable to work.
A reflection of life
Lalita’s cinematic career can be divided into pre – 1980s and post – 1980s. Lalita spends her cinema career in Q. Sethumadhavan started his career with the film ‘Koottukkudumbam’. Lalita would have appeared in it as a young mother in distress. It’s almost a real life character. He was also a part of many films directed by Sethumadhavan. He also contributed to Thoppil Pasi’s film ‘Ningalenna Communistacki’. In the story of Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai, Lalita has also acted in the film ‘Anubhavangal Palichakal’ directed by Sethumadhavan. He has also acted in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s ‘Swayamvarathi’, an important Malayalam director. Lalita was a part of important Malayalam films even though she acted in small roles like this. She played Bharath Gopi’s wife in Adoor’s 1978 film ‘Kodiyertham’. Santamma in the ‘flag hoisting’ which seems to have seen an interesting image for the voice of Narayani who sounded in the ‘Walls’ released in 1990.
Art Journey
Lalita would have acted opposite Pratap Pothan in the Bharathan directed film ‘Aravam’. But it failed miserably. Bharathan’s ‘Kaarthathe Klikkudu’, which came out in the 80s after that, was a success for Lalita. Would have played Revathi’s aunt. A woman who is lonely without getting married due to love failure. Revathi as her niece who is full of love coming to her house. This contradiction would have been best expressed in Lalita’s imitations. This character earned him a good name.
Director Sathyan Anthikkadu’s films are important in Lalita’s cinematic journey. The duo’s journey, which started in Sathyan’s ‘Consecutive’, has led to many good movies. ‘D.P. Lalita will be seen in Sathyan’s film as the older sister with the children in Balagopalan MA, the mother of the daughter who refuses to vacate the rented house in ‘Sanmanasullavarkku Samathan’, the working mother of the girlfriend in ‘Pon Muttayitunna Taravu’ and Mary in ‘Some Households Again’. “It simply came to our notice then. But you can’t even imagine these films without Lalita Sachi, ”Sathyan said.
Character identification
The main feature that distinguishes Lalita from other character actors is that she played a variety of roles. Kaviyoor Ponnamma is the one who is full of minds in Kerala as the mother’s father. She has acted as a good mother showering affection in most of the films. Lalita can be distinguished from this. Lalita also plays a mother who does not say a word of rebuke. At the same time, she plays an abusive mother who lashes out at her son, who is nicknamed “Boda Nari”. In this place he is one of the home of the deaf people. But, Kaviyoor Ponnamma or Sukumari cannot be kept in this place.
He has acted as a sex worker in many films like this. He would have played a bad sex worker in ‘Sataya’ directed by CB Malayil. He would have shown the cruelty of luring his sister’s daughter into the sex industry in a whitewash. Similarly, he would have acted as a sex worker who wanted to marry Mammootty in ‘Kanalkaartil’. He has acted as a sex worker in Padmarajan’s ‘Peruvazhi Ambalathi’ and Adoor’s ‘Swayamvarathi’. However, she has succeeded in taking such a bold step in ‘Satyathi’ and ‘Kanalkaarthi’ at a time when she was famous as a character actress and one in the home of the people of Kerala.
Lalita’s subtitle pronunciation is excellent. The best example of this is ‘walls’. The verse he utters in ‘Aniyattip Pravi’ (‘Respect for Love’ in Tamil) where he leaves his granddaughter to her boyfriend is the life of the full-length film.
Dear Mangai
Lalita – Innocent co is very popular in Kerala. The combination of this pair has been one of the favorites of many films including ‘Manichitrathazh’, ‘Kajakesariyogam’, ‘Code Father’, ‘Pon Muttayitunna Taravu’. In this you can see the excellence of Lalita’s comedy acting. In ‘Godfather’, they would have acted as a family-run couple stealthily getting married. The husband changes his mind when his father, who does not want to get married, finds out. She would dance a sannat to hold her husband’s hand. In this film, Lalita has expressed many emotional states such as humor, sentiment and anger. While looking for a man for the role, actor Innocent asked, “Who else can play Lalita in this?” Asked.
‘Life is beautiful. Lalita has made it even more beautiful with her acting ‘, says Mohanlal. But, director Bharathan’s marriage turned his life into a tragic movie. Lalita saw success in moving forward with the debt left by Bharathan and the obligation to raise children. Lalita voiced Narayani in Vaikom Mohammad Basheer’s ‘Walls’ directed by Adoor. In it, Narayani asks Bashir, “Will you remember me if I die?”
“Dear Narayani. Will think. The identity of Narayani is everywhere on this earth, ”said Bashir. This is the KPAC. The same applies to Lalita.