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Philomina
Sign in to savePhilomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and grandmother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role. The character of Anappara Achamma in the 1991 film Godfather, portrayed by her is acknowledged to be one of the most powerful roles ever in Malayalam cinema.
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- Igbo Language at a Glance : (a Guide to Keep the Tradition)
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Philomina was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. Like most actors Philomina had cut her acting teeth on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role. The character of Anappara Achamma in Godfather is acknowledged to…
Known for
- Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum — Muthu's grandmother2003
- Onnam Ragam2001
- Korappan the Great — American Achayathi2001
- Ladies & Gentlemen2001
- Ee Mazha Then Mazha2000
- Aanamuttathe Aangalamar — Dakshayaniyamma2000
- Mister Butler — Radhika's Grandmother2000
- Bharya Veettil Paramasukham1999
- Amma Ammayiamma — Narayaniyamma1998
- Kusruthi Kuruppu1998
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Native language
- Malayalam
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- date of death
- 2006-01-02
- date of birth
- 1926-00-00
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Personal life
- Film career
- Later life
- Awards
- Filmography
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- TV Serial
- Drama
- As a singer
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Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and grandmother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role. The character of Anappara Achamma in the 1991 film Godfather, portrayed by her is acknowledged to be one of the most powerful roles ever in Malayalam cinema.
==Early life== Philomina entered the film industry with eight years of experience in professional drama, she worked with the drama troupe of P. J. Antony. She used to say it was her initial experience with an actor like Antony that helped shape her film career.
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