Damayanthi better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam film and stage actress. In a career spanning about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays including ‘Kudukkukal’, ‘Smaarakam’, ‘Deepasthambham Mahaascharyam’, ‘Inquilaaabinte Makkal’, ‘Ithu Bhoomiyaannu’ etc.
She made her debut as an actress through a 1954 drama ‘Smarakam’ written by Vasu Pradeep and directed by Kundanari Appu Nair. She has received the” Kerala State award” for best Stage actress in 1968 for her role in ‘Kudukkukal’ and for Best Actress in State plays in 1983 for ‘Deepasthambham Mahashcharyam’. In 2005 she was awarded with the lifetime achievement award from” Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi”. Santha Devi died on 20 November 2010 evening in a private hospital in Kozhikode. We pay our homage to this veteran stage actress on her 5th death anniversary.
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