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A reunion of veterans

KOCHI: The city played host to a unique get-together on Thursday.

Film lovers in Kochi cherished the moment when senior actors Sukumari and Manorama came together to re-live the memories of their golden past. Ernakulam Press Club paved the way for the grand re-union after it selected Sukumari for the P.S. John endowment award for her outstanding contributions to the Malayalam film industry.

The veteran actor termed the occasion, “one of the best moments in life”. Manorama, who presented the award, said that Sukumari epitomises motherhood and love.

“Sukumari is called Sukumari chechi by Malayalis. Back home, people in the Tamil industry address me as Manorama achi. I am a huge fan of Sukumari chechi. She is my sister. I am short of words when asked to describe my feelings for her,” a visibly emotional Manorama told a capacity crowd at the Bharat Tourist Home, the venue of the award function.

Manorama said acting is a passion for the veteran actor. “She cannot live without acting. Everyone in the industry wants her to act in their movies,” she said.

In her reply after receiving the award, Sukumari said that her greatest wish is to keep on acting. The passion for acting refused to leave her five-and-a-half decades after she entered the industry. “I have acted with everyone during the last 56 years of my career in the film industry. I got the opportunity to even act with actor Sukumaran’s son Prithviraj. I would love to even act with the children of actors in the present day generation,” she said triggering a long round of applause from the audience.

Sukumari could not just hold her excitement of having received the award from Manorama. “I am taking her to watch my latest movie Mizhikal Sakshi today. Several people called me to say that I have performed exceptionally well in the movie,” she said.

For Sibi Malayil, the function provided an occasion to share his memories of association with Sukumari.

“She is like my mother. I have always seen her ready to help others in shooting locales. She is a big relief for all of us in the industry,” he said.

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