East or West: Sridevi was the Best! The icon in 2012

 East or West: Sridevi was the Best! The icon in 2012 

Sridevi in Malayalam Cinema: Kerala honours Sridevi

 Sridevi in Malayalam Cinema: Kerala honours Sridevi 

Sridevi Honoured by Government of Kerala for her Contribution to Indian Cinema

Sridevi in her final Malayalam film: Deva Raagam

 Sridevi in her final Malayalam film: Deva Raagam 

Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in Malayalam film Aadhya Paadam (1977)

Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in Malayalam film Aadhya Paadam (1977)

One of the 24... 25 films Sridevi did in Kerala. 

Sridevi's final film in Kerala: the melodious Malayalam film Deva Raagam

Sridevi's final film in Kerala: the melodious Malayalam film Deva Raagam 

Rare Pic: Kerala actor and dancer Vineeth with Sridevi

 

Rare Pic: Kerala actor and dancer Vineeth with Sridevi 

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An interview with a screen teen queen: Kerala star Balachandra Menon with precocious Sridevi

An interview with a screen teen queen: a rare pic of Balachandra Menon with precocious Sridevi  

Before Balachandra Menon was an actor (who went on to become a writer, producer and noted director), the veteran actor was a journalist and correspondent for the Malayalam film weekly Nana. 

He interviewed a young, teenaged rising star in south films, the precocious and beautiful Sridevi. 

She went on to reach the zenith of pan-Indian, national and international fame. But in the 1970s, she was a cute little ingenue and rising star. Well-versed in the Kerala film industry, as a child artist, Sridevi had already won major awards for her work in Malayalam films. The cute cherub won her first award by the age of 10, and before Bollywood took her over, she had acted in around 25 Malayalam films. When she visited Kerala for Onam back in 2013, she spoke briefly in the native language of Kerala and addressed the fact that her cinematic career took off from the south and she had a long association with the industry. 

Happy Onam to all Sridevi fans: Sridevi's stint with Malayalam films in Kerala

Sridevi had a long association with Malayalam films and Kerala. She famously won her first major award for the Malayalam film Poombata as a child artist in the year 1971.




Read Malayalam was her springboard for stardom

Overall, she appeared in 24 Malayalam films and worked with the legends of the field.

	Year	Film	Role	Source
1	1969	Kumara Sambhavam	Subramanian
2	1970	Swapnangal	Rajamma
3	1970	Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha
4	1971	Poompatta	Sarada
5	1971	Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan
6	1972	Theerthayathra
7	1976	Abhinandanam	Lalitha
8	1976	Kuttavum Sikshayum
9	1976	Aalinganam	Bindu
10	1976	Thulavarsham	Ammini
11	1977	Aasheervaadam
12	1977	Aadhya Paadam
13	1977	Aa Nimisham
14	1977	Anthardaaham	Prameela
15	1977	Akale Aakaasham
16	1977	Amme Anupame
17	1977	Nirakudam	Shanta
18	1977	Oonjaal	Sumitra
19	1977	Angeekaaram	Sathi and Viji
20	1977	Satyavan Savithri	Savithri
21	1977	Vezhambal
22	1978	Naalumanippookkal
23	1984	Premabhishekam	Devi
24	1996	Devaraagam	Lakshmi

A series of images related to Sridevi and Onam here.

Above: Sridevi in Kerala for Onam festivities back in 2013. 

Sridevi on stage

Images set decades apart- but gorgeous Sridevi on stage in a green sari and a green lehenga. Gorgeous then, gorgeous now. Gorgeous forever.

Celebrating Onam in Kerala: Sridevi and Boney Kapoor with Priviraj and Shashi Tharoor

The Onam celebrations began in the State on Saturday with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy officially inaugurating the festivities at the Central Stadium.

The grand inaugural was attended by a galaxy of personalities from the political and film fields. Oomen Chandy honoured actors Sridevi Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran for their contribution to cinema. Actor Sridevi in her address recalled her stint with Malayalam films and paid rich tributes to the industry. She said that the Malayalam industry was always ahead of time.

Giving away Onam greetings, Mr. Prithviraj said the true spirit of Onam was that it was celebrated across the State regardless of religious and caste affiliations. 

Last seen in "God's own country" while promoting and starring in Deva Raagam (a film that was not a huge hit despite Sridevi's scintillating performance and her ever-graceful song'n'dance routines), Sridevi looked her Goddessian self while visiting the verdant land.

Prithviraj Sukumaran and Sridevi

Sridevi tweets:

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Wishing a joyful and prosperous Onam and a wonderful year ahead. pic.twitter.com/vfpxzx8J6A
11:19 AM · Sep 16, 2013

Small clip of Sri on stage below:

Happy Onam: Sridevi in Kerala ad: Jewellery fan iconic Indian Actress Sri

Happy Onam! Some pics from Sridevi's gorgeous Joy Alukka's advertising campaign from circa 2010-2011.

Long before English Vinglish - the only way to see gorgeous Sridevi was in the ads she sporadically worked in. 

Sridevi in the traditional white sari with a gold border is so lovely.