Actor Maala Parvathi’s mother K Lalitha passes away

Mollywood actress Maala Parvathi’s mother K Lalitha breathed her last on Thursday morning, August 4 at SUT Hospital in Pattom. She was 85. K Lalitha is survived by her children Lakshmi Manu, Maala Parvathi, and S Kumaran. Funeral rites will be held today at 5:30 pm in Santhi Kavadam, Thiruvananthapuram.
K Lalitha has been undergoing treatment at SUT Hospital since July 12 after being diagnosed with liver cancer.

Maala Parvathi took to her official Facebook handle to announce the sad news. Sharing a picture with her mom, Maala Parvathi penned a note that read, “Mom took her last breath at SUT Hospital, Pattam, Thiruvananthapuram at 5: 48 am. From July 12 onwards, she was under treatment. Secondaries in the liver and we only came to know about it on July 12.” Maala Parvathi ended the note by penning that they had only 22 days to take care of mom.

K Lalitha was married to the late CV Thivikraman who has also been the secretary of Vayalar Ramavarma Trust. K Lalitha has also been a retired professor and the head of the Gynaecology Department in the hospital in SAT Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.

Meanwhile, Maala Parvathi recently gained much appreciation from the audience for her character in the Mammootty starrer action entertainer ‘Bheeshma Parvam’ directed by the renowned filmmaker Amal Neerad. She also played pivotal roles in the films ‘Paappan’ and ‘Padma’ which was directed by Joshiy and Anoop Menon respectively.

In the pipeline, Maala Parvathi has several highly anticipated projects such as ‘Mindiyum Paranjum’, ‘Salaam Venky’, and ‘Madhuram Jeevamruthabindu’.