Tamil Nadu actors pay tribute to Sridevi

Chennai: Rich tributes were paid on Sunday to Indian cinema icon Sridevi by a host of stars of Kollywood, from where she took the baby steps to a glittering career. 

A prayer meet was held at a city hotel for Sridevi, who passed away in Dubai on February 24, in which her husband  Boney Kapoor, daughters Jhanvi and Khushi were among those who  attended. The event was out of bounds for the media. 

Earlier, leading actors paid their homage to Sridevi at a meet held in the office of the of South Indian Artistes’ Association (SIAA), popularly known as ‘Nadigar Sangam’, here. 

Several prominent Tamil film stars, including Sivakumar,  actor-director K Bhagyaraj, “Kutti” Padmini and Sripriya, who  had long association with her, paid floral tributes to a  photograph of Sridevi kept at the office SIAA office.  
SIAA President and actor Nasser led the fellow artistes in  paying tributes to Sridevi, who died aged 54. 

Actor-Director Manobala also a member of SIAA, tweeted and shared a photograph of the SIAA members paying their tributes  to Sridevi. 

Actor Ajith, his wife and actress Shalini, director  Priyadarshan and actress Meena visited the residence of  Sridevi here and conveyed their condolences. 
Sridevi, Indian cinema’s first woman superstar, had an  illustrious career spanning over four decades after making her  debut as a child artist in Tamil film “Thunaivan” in 1969. 

After making her mark in the South Indian films, she  entered the Bollywood. 
Sridevi’s body was cremated on February 28 in Mumbai.  The  ashes were immersed in Rameswaram sea last week.