Sarasa Balussery is a stage actress in Kerala and a film actress in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

. Her films include ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019), '' Thirike'' (2021) and ''

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'' (2018). She became more popular after she was cast in Malayalam film along with Savithri Shreedharan in ''

'' in 2018 and the movie was successful and her performance received various awards.

Personal life

Sarasa has acted for five decades on the Malayalam stage. Her association was with

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

based drama theaters such as Kalinga, Sangamam, Stage Inda, Chiranthana and she performed in numerous plays. Three decades ago she was cast in the Malayalam film

Uyarum Njan Nadake ''Uyarum Njan Nadake'' () is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by P. Chandrakumar and written by P. M. Thaj from a story by K. C. Prabhakaran. It was based on the book ''Keralathile Africa'' by K. Panoor. The film stars Mohanlal, Ar ...

, which was an early

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film, as the mother role.

Filmography

TV serials

* Swapnamoru Chakku (Flowers TV)

Awards and achievements

*2019 Best Character Actress shared with Savithri Shreedharan at the

49th Kerala State Film Awards The 49th Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, A. K. Balan in Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum ...

*2019 Best supporting Actress shared with Savithri Shreedharan at the

21st Asianet Film Awards The 21st Asianet Film Awards, honoring the best Malayalam films of 2018, was held on 6 and 7 April 2019 near at FACT Sports Association Ground, Kalamassery, Kochi. The show was hosted by Nyla Usha, Govind Padmasoorya and Prathibha Sai. Winners ...

References

* *https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/the-2-mothers-in-sudani-from-nigeria-are-happy-1.3608518 *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Balussery, Sarasa Living people Actresses from Kerala Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Kozhikode Actresses in Malayalam television Indian stage actresses Actresses in Malayalam theatre Year of birth missing (living people)