2016 has not been a kind year to the South Indian artist fraternity. With Padma Vibushan Balamuralikrishna, the ace musician, composer, vocalist and actor, and director K Subash passing away on Tuesday and Wednesday
On January 25, Kalpana Ranjani, the quick-tongued actor who often played comic roles but could also move us to tears like she did in "Charlie", suffered a heart attack and passed away. Kalpana was the sister of actors Urvashi and Kalaranjini. She had acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.