THRISSUR: The state bid a tearful adieu to the veteran actress, who passed away last night. She was consigned to flames with full state honours at the premises of her house at Engakatte, Vadakkancherry in Thrissur. Her son Sidharth, actor and director, lit the funeral pyre. She had been suffering from liver ailments for quite some time. She died at her son’s flat in Tripunithura last night.

Almost all the celebrities of the film industry had paid homage to the actress. A huge crowd was witnessed in all places where the body of KPAC Lalitha, who shone in the Malayalam film industry as a heroine and supporting actress, was kept. Artistes from the film fraternity and dignitaries from the social and cultural fields paid homage to the body when it was kept at the Layam Auditorium in Thripunithura.

The procession carrying the body of the actress to Vadakkancherry started at 11.30 am. The body was kept at the Sangeetha Nadaka Academy hall for some time. The body was then shifted to the Vadakkancherry municipality and later to her house ‘Orma’ at Engakatte in Vadakkancherry.