Ambika Rao was an Indian actress and assistant director who worked predominantly in Malayalam films. She was famous for her role as Baby’s mother in the Malayalam film Kumbalangi Nights (2019). He died on 27 June 2022 after cardiac arrest.
Ambika Rao in the film ‘Kumbalangi Nights’
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Wiki/Biography
Ambika Rao was born on Saturday, 6 July 1963 (age at the time of death 58 years) in Kerala. Their zodiac sign is Cancer.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Ambika’s father’s name was Rao Chetan, who was a Marathi artist. He had five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. One of his brothers is Ajit Warrier, who is a tabla player.
Ambika Rao with her siblings
husband and children
The name of Ambika’s husband is not known but she had told in an interview that they were divorced in 1999. They have two sons Rahul and Sohan.
Address
According to some media houses, at the time of her death she lived near the Thiruvambady temple in Thrissur.
livelihood
film
Ambika started her acting career in 2006 with the film Kisan in which she played the role of Ammalu.
Poster of the movie ‘Kisan’
She appeared in films including Lord Livingstone 7000 Kaandi (2015), Virus (2019), Safe (2019), Kumbalangi Nights (2019), and Papam Cheyyathavar Kaleriate (2020), among others. The film Papam Cheyyathavar Kallariyate was the last film in which he acted before he died.
Poster of the movie ‘Papam Cheyyathavar Kallariyate’
Assistant Director
Ambika made her debut as an assistant director in the 2002 Malayalam film Krishna Gopalakrishna.
Poster of the film ‘Krishna Gopalkrishna’
She was an assistant director on the films Nagaram in 2007 and Daddy Cool in 2009.
Poster of the movie ‘Nagaram’
In 2016, she directed the film ‘Smaaran’, which was shot in her own flat as she was facing financial problems.
Death
Ambika died on 27 June 2022 due to cardiac arrest in Ernakulam, Kerala. Before his death, he was also diagnosed with COVID-19. In 2017, he was admitted to the hospital after kidney failure. In 2019, he was diagnosed with dialysis. In 2020, she spent all her savings on her brother, who was suffering from cardiac arrest and had also stopped his treatment. In 2020, he needed money for his treatment for which he sought help from his fans. In a social media post he wrote,
Dialysis is taking a toll on my health; I am not able to work like before. Moreover, the lockdown and subsequent restrictions have severely affected the film industry and my job opportunities. We need more money to pay all the medical expenses. So, I thought of starting a fundraiser on Ketto.org to get people to help.”
Facts/General Knowledge
- Amika’s hobbies included hanging out with friends and painting.
- When she was a child, she used to go to the theater to watch movies with her father and siblings.
- After divorce in 1999, he returned to films.
- Before debuting in films, he worked as a data entry operator and waiter.
- He was also asked to teach Malayalam to actors before becoming an assistant director. He also taught Malayalam to Usha Uthup for various songs. She was often nicknamed ‘The Coach’ on the sets as she taught Malayalam to the actors.
- Ambika lived alone in a flat in Kochi and to escape the isolation, she would allow actors to stay at her house during the shooting of her films.
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