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Adoor Pankajam was born to Adoor Paarappurathu Kunjuraman Pillai and Kunjoonjamma in 1925 and was the second child of 8 children.
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She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress, and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Malayalam cinema actress.
Pankajam"s most noted performance was in the national award winning film Chemmeen as Nalla Pennu.
She also did a pivotal role in India"s first neo-realistic film Newspaper Boy (1955). In 2008, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy honoured Pankajam and Bhavani for their overall contributions to theatre and drama.
She died on 26 June 2010. She started her acting career with the stage play Madhu Madhuryam by Kalanilayam Theaters.
Her first movie was Premalekhanam produced by Pappa Soman.
But her first movie which got released was Vishappinte Vila directed by Boban Kunchacko. Her last movie was the Dileep starrer Kunjikoonan. She has acted in over 400 films during her career.
But later the sisters got split up and Bhavani left the Theater.
In 2008, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy honoured Pankajam and Bhavani for their overall contributions to theatre and drama.
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