Veteran Malayalam actor Kozhikode Sarada passed away at Kozhikode on Tuesday.

She was ailing for a while and was admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 84.

Sarada made her acting career through the stage. She made her debut in films with Angakkuri, which got released in 1979.

In her career spanning close to four decades, Sarada has acted in around 80 films, often playing mother and side characters. Some of her notable roles came in films like Sallapam, Sadayam, Ammakilikkoodu, Nandanam, and Kutty Srank.

Kerala's Minister for Films and Culture Saji Cherian and many from the film industry condoled her death.

Sarada's last rites would be held at her hometown Velliparamba in Kozhikode on Tuesday. She is survived by her four children, Umada, Sajeev, Rajitha, and Sreejith.

(With IANS inputs)