Veteran Malayalam actress Kaviyoor Ponnamma passed away after undergoing treatment for age-related ailments. She breathed her last at 79 on Friday (September 20) at a private hospital in Kochi. She was admitted to the hospital due to age-related ailments for months.

Veteran Malayalam actor Kaviyoor Ponnamma has died in Kochi, Kerala, after a long battle with cancer. She was 79. Actor-director Prithviraj has paid tribute to her via social media.

Veteran Malayalam actor Kaviyoor Ponnamma, who had a career spanning over six decades, mostly portraying motherly characters, died at a private hospital here on Friday, hospital sources said

Ponnamma was married to late filmmaker Mani Swami. She is survived by her daughter Bindu, who is married to a professor at the University of Michigan in the US. Mourning her death, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan took to his X and wrote: “An important chapter in Malayalam cinema comes to a close with the passing of Kaviyoor Ponnamma,

Veteran actor Kaviyoor Ponnamma who had been admitted to a private hospital here earlier this month, died on Friday evening, aged 80 years. She was under treatment for cancer which was detected during a check up in May.