Suresh Kumar, Maneka and Keerthy Suresh, often referred to as Kerala's complete film family, were in celebration mood after Keerthy Suresh bagged the best actress national award for her role in the bilingual film Mahanati
File image of Keerthy Suresh. The picture has been sourced from mid-day archives
"She (Maneka) missed the national award by a whisker for her performance in the Malayalam film 'Oppol', when actor Balan K. Nair won the best actor award for his role in the same film. So our wait has finally ended with Keerthy winning it and hence it's double joy for all of us," said Kumar.
Starting off as a child artiste, Keerthy made it big with her debut lead role in director Priyadarshana's film Geethanjali in 2013. She has not looked back since then, acting not just in Malayali cinemas, but also in other South Indian films as well.
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