Kerala honours veteran film star Sheela with award

IANS  |  Thiruvananthapuram 

Veteran Sheela, 76, has been honoured with the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award in recognition of her contribution to the Malayalam film industry.

The award, which includes a cash prize of Rs 500,000 and a citation, was announced, here on Tuesday, by for Culture and It will be presented next month.

Sheela, still active in the industry, along with hold a world record for acting in the largest number of films -- 110 -- together as heroine and hero in the 1960s and 1970s.

Even though she began her career in the Tamil film "Paasam" opposite M.G. Ramachandran, reigned supreme in the Malayalam industry in the sixties and seventies alongside the giants, including Sathyan, Nazir, and

In the latter part of her career, she shared screen space with present-day superstars and

After almost a two-decade break, returned to the screen in 2003 with Malayalam film "Manassinakkare". In 2005, she won for Best Supporting for her role in the film "Akale".

In a career spanning more than five decades, she has acted in close to 500 films in South Indian languages besides trying her hand at direction.

--IANS

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First Published: Tue, June 04 2019. 19:24 IST