- Veteran Malayalam actress Kozhikode Sharada breathed her last today, November 9. She was 75. Kozhikode was admitted on Monday night to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital after she complained of difficulty in breathing. She suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning and was declared dead. The actress had been unwell for a long time and was under treatment. Kozhikode Sharada is survived by her children, Umada, Sajeev, Rajitha, and Sreejith.
Kozhikode Sarada began her career as a theatre artiste. She made her silver screen debut with Ankakkuri in 1979. She has worked in around 80 Malayalam films such as Anubandham, Anyarude Bhoomi, Ulsavapittennu, Kuttisrank and Kilichundan Mampazham, among others. Apart from films, Sarada also acted in television serials. She was last seen in Sreevalsan J Menon’s short film Jara.