Chennai, June 14 -- Veteran actress and popular folk singer Kollangudi Karuppayi passed away
on Saturday due to old age.
She was 99.
She breathed her last at her native Kollangudi village (that gave her the sobriquet) in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu.
She had acted in the popular comedy film 'Aan Paavam' starring Pandiarajan, in which she played
the role of VK Ramasamy's mother and Pandiarajan's grandmother.
She was introduced to cinema by Pandiarajan through 'Aan Paavam' and later went on to become
a popular actress winning the admiration of all.
A talented folk singer, Karuppayi had sung over 1,000 folk songs.
After 'Aan Paavam', she had acted in several films including 'Gopala Gopala' and 'Aayusu Nooru', both starred by P...