The versatile and veteran actor Manorama is one of the rare actors loved and adored by everyone in the field. She has acted in more than 1200 films and has made immense contributions to the film world. The film world, in turn, has decided to honor Manorama, fondly called as 'Aachi'.
The felicitation function will take place on January 14, at Chennai Trade Centre. The function will be presided over by none other than the CM.
Leading stars including Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan will take part in this grand event.
Directors K Balachander, Barathiraja, Producers' Council President Rama Narayanan will be the chief guests of the event.
The function will start with Shankar's 'Sathaga Paravigal' musical show followed by dance performances by Namitha, Priyamani, Nila, Sandhya, Sangeetha, and Thejasree.
Comedy show by leading comedy artistes will also take place. A memento for the contribution of 50 years will be presented by Rajini and Kamal together.
Manorama, born in 1943, made her debut in to acting through a stage show titled 'Mani Magudam' in the year 1958. She slowly migrated from dramas to cinemas just as most actors did those days. During her initial days in the cine field, she concentrated more on comedy. She was given equally challenging roles alongside the well known comedian Nagesh. They made an excellent pair and gave many praiseworthy comedies.
She has the distinction of having acted with five chief ministers of South India. She has donned the female lead roles in the stage plays written, directed and acted by C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She has also acted in stage plays with Kalaignar. She has acted in films with ex Chief Ministers M G Ramachandran and J. Jayalalitha. In Telugu, she had acted with N.T. Rama Rao, who became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
She had acted in more than 1200 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She received Tamil Nadu Government's Kalaimamani award. She was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shree award by Government of India. She had entered in Guinness World Record for acting in the maximum number of movies (more than 1200)