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National Award-Winning Actress Savithri Sreedharan Passes Away, Entertainment World Mourns

News18•24-09-2026, 11:09

•Malayalam theater and film actress Savithri Sreedharan passed away at her residence in Kozhikode at the age of 78.
•Her death was due to age-related illness.
•Kerala Agriculture Minister T. Siddique expressed grief, calling her passing an irreparable loss for the Malayalam art world.
•Savithri was best known for her role as Jameela in 'Sudani from Nigeria', earning her a Kerala State Film Award and a National Film Awards special mention.
•She was active in professional theater for over four decades before her film debut in 1991 with 'Kadavu'.

Savithri Sreedharan passed away at her residence in Kozhikode due to age-related illnesses.

She gained widespread recognition for her memorable performance as Jameela in the critically acclaimed film 'Sudani from Nigeria'.

She made her feature film debut in 1991 in legendary writer-director M.T. Vasudevan Nair's film 'Kadavu'.