Veteran theatre personality Nilambur Ayisha has been selected for the Kayalat Raveendran KPAC Award for excellence in theatre.
Ms. Ayisha, who entered the field at the age of 16, at a time when women rarely ventured into the cultural sphere, had to fight a conservative society, brickbats, and personalised attacks.
Past 80, she is still active in the public sphere. She has been part of around 1,000 plays and 50 movies. She is a recipient of State awards in both theatre and cinema. Excise Minister T.P. Ramakrishnan will present the award at a function to be held in Koyilandy on December 22, a press release said.