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Death The 58-year-old actor was known for her roles in films such as ‘Kumbalangi Nights’, ‘Virus’ and ‘Vellam’, and she also worked as an assistant director for various films. Tnm StaffInstagram/ Kunchacko BobanActor and assistant director Ambika Rao, known for her work in the Malayalam film industry, passed away on Monday, June 27 after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 58 years old. The actor, who is known for her role in the film Kumbalangi Nights (2019), was admitted to a private hospital in Ernakulam, where she passed away. As per the Times of India, the actor was undergoing treatment after contracting Covid-19. She is survived by her children Rahul and Sohan. In the hit 2019 Malayalam film Kumbalangi Nights co-starring actors Fahadh Faasil, Shane Nigam, Soubin Shahir and others, Ambika Rao essayed the role of Baby (Anna Ben) and Simmy’s (Grace Antony) mother. She is also known for her performance in films...

MollywoodAmbika has to undergo dialysis twice a week.Tnm StaffAmbika Rao, FacebookMalayalam actor Ambika Rao has sought help for kidney ailment treatment. The Kumbalangi Nights actor has been suffering from severe kidney failure since 2017 and has been undergoing dialysis for the last one year. She requires dialysis twice a week. It was her brother Aji, a percussionist, who was taking care of her treatment. But, three months ago, he suffered a major stroke and she has had to take care of him too. That is when she decided to seek help from others. As per reports, the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (Fefka) was helping her get the treatment, but she faced severe financial constraints after Covid-19 led to a lockdown situation. Since there were no movies being made, she struggled to find money for her treatment as well as her brother's. Ambika Rao in Kumbalangi Nights with Grace Antony...

EntertainmentThe web series is directed by Mridul Nair and produced by Dr Leena S.Tnm StaffThe trailer starts slowly with the revolving earth and the narrator's funny voice-over. "Since it doesn't have any other job, it keeps rotating from morning to evening," he says and adds, "but our story does not happen on the earth, it happens in Andippara." A Kerala village where the story happens, the one that the title Instagraamam (Insta-village) refers to. But then as the trailer proceeds, the slowness disappears and it is mayhem all over. The new Malayalam web series is directed by Mridul Nair and produced by Dr Leena S. Mridul has written the series with J Ramakrishna Kulur. The trailer shows a man (Sabumon) announcing a grand festival at the local temple and the villagers suggesting ideas for cultural programmes, including a dance by actor Shobana. The one-liners and music that follow suggest a comic series.

Short filmMalayalam actors Ambika Rao, Nimisha and Dinesh Prabhakar play the three characters in the Hindi short film ‘Ghar Se’, made by Mridul Nair.Tnm StaffA still from 'Ghar Se'Somewhere nearby, a train passes by, breaking the silence of the night. Looking ahead of her, a woman sits on her haunches in the back of a tiny, rundown house, washing vessels, singing a Hindi song. Aao huzoor tumko,sitaron mein le chaloon. Come my beloved, let me take you to the stars. The beginning of Mridul Nair’s short film Ghar Se (From Home) is similar in its ending, and the song is of a woman who has done the unexpected in the minutes in between. Nimisha Sajayan, a state-award winning young actor in Malayalam films, plays the woman, and with her in the house is an old woman, presumably her mother-in-law, played by Ambika Rao, another actor in Malayalam films.