Actor

Kalpana

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Acting credits

113

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.9

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Movies: 112Series: 1

TMDB ID: 584252

IMDb ID: nm1427780

Known for: Acting

Born: October 13, 1965

Died: January 25, 2016

Age: 50

Place of birth: Chavara, Kollam, India

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1982 - 2018

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 7.11

Wikidata: Q6354355

Also known as

കൽപ്പന • Kalpana Priyadarshini • Kalpana Ranjani

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Biography

Kalpana Priyadarshini (13 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian film actress best known for her work in South Indian films, primarily Malayalam and Tamil films. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. Kalpana started off her career as a child artist in the late 1970s. Although she came into the industry with the intention of being a lead actress, she turned out to be popular for her comic roles among the audience. At the 60th National Film Awards, she won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Thanichalla Njan (2012) On 25 January 2016, she she died of heart attack.

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