Leelavathi was paid respect by a great number of people, and she was cremated with state honors.

In brief

On Friday evening, December 8th, Leelavathi, a well-known Kannada actress, departed from this world. Many people paid a poignant farewell to the actress in a final homage to her, on Saturday.

Growth of the actress

The legendary Kannada actress Leelavathi passed away on Friday night, December 8. The actress received a significant number of well-wishers on Saturday, The actor Vinod Raj, who is the son of Leelavathi, told that the last ceremonies was held at their farmhouse in Soladevanahalli, on the outskirts of the city.

Leelavathi in more than six hundred movies.

With almost 600 film credits in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and other languages, as well as she has won National Film Award twice, and 6 times state awards.

she was dealing with age-related health problems and respiratory problems. She was then brought to the hospital on Friday. It was at this time when she departed from this world.

People were giving actress their final respects.

The actress, 86, was laid to rest in the Ambedkar Ground in Nelamangala, on the outskirts of the city, where a sizable audience was assembled. A considerable number of people had payed the actress their last respects. The actress was given state honors during her final ceremonies, according to a statement from the Karnataka government.

The last ceremonies of Leelavathi was held in Soladevanahalli.

A dignified farewell was given to the renowned actress Leelavathi, who devoted over fifty years to the Karnataka film industry. Bengaluru Rural District Collector Shivshankar arrived in Nelamangala on Friday night to supervise the arrangements. He reviewed the arrangements at the last ritual sites, Soladevanahalli Farmhouse Ground and Ambedkar Bhavan, Nelamangala. The last ceremonies took place on 8 dec  2023 at three o’clock in the afternoon, completed with state honors.