VeteranSouth Indian actress Sowcar Janaki passed away in Chennai at the age of 94 on Friday. Debuting in the Telugu film ‘Shavukaru’, her remarkable career spanned over seven decades, featuring more than 400 films across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. Her ‘Kavia Thalaivi’ with Gemini Ganesh in the lead brought her name, which was cemented further in ‘Bama Vijayam’ and ‘Ethir Neechal’. Janaki remained a major star throughout her film glittering career. Her death is a great loss to the film industry.

Gemini K Maniam, Coimbatore