Veteran actress 'Aachi' Manorama dies

Suganthi Suparmaniam
October 11, 2015 13:40 MYT

Well-known South Indian actress Manorama died of cardiac arrest late last night in Chennai.

Well-known South Indian actress Manorama died of cardiac arrest late last night in Chennai, NDTV reports.

She was 78.

The veteran artiste who set a Guinness record when she completed 1,000 films is also fondly known as Aachi.

The actress, comedian and singer had a huge following in Malaysia especially among Tamil film fans.

Meanwhile, South Indian actor and actresses including Dhanush and Kushboo Sundar shared their condolences on Twitter.

No ! Manorama aachi ! U can't leave us. Not you :( From the legend from whom I learnt what acting is. #legend #irreplaceable
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) October 10, 2015

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A sad day in the history of tamil cinema..1 of the greatest actor #MANORAMA fondly known as #AACHI is no more with us..a legend has left us.
— khushbusundar (@khushsundar) October 10, 2015

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What a great loss manorama Aachi passed away . RIP to a great person
— Radikaa Sarathkumar (@realradikaa) October 10, 2015

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Rest in peace Manorama aachi. One of the greatest ever.
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) October 11, 2015

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Her place as an actor will always be empty and she will live on till the Tamils livehe pombala sivaji r own manorama aachi RIP
— Prasanna (@Prasanna_actor) October 10, 2015

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The saddest day for cinema! RIP #ManoramaAachi at least had a chance 2 work wit u in my debut ! U will be missed badly #Truelegend
— RAAI LAXMI (@iamlakshmirai) October 11, 2015

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Manorama aachi you're eternal so beautiful -- you changed an 8 year olds life - and then I grew up to see the great artist the great woman
— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) October 11, 2015

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I am one of the fortunate ones to have worked with the legendary #Manorama. A wonderful human being. We will miss you Aachi.
— SRIDEVI BONEY KAPOOR (@SrideviBKapoor) October 11, 2015

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#cardiac arrest #died #Guinness record #Manorama #Well-known South Indian actress

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