She was selected for a role in his ManiMagudam drama written by Kalaignar M Karunanidhi.She continued to act in plays and performed as a playback singer as well. Manorama went and met S S Rajendran (SSR) when he camped at her native district with his drama troupe. ![]() During this time, she was rechristened Manorama by one of her dramas' director Thiruvengadam and harmonist Thiayagarajan. Hence her acting career began at the age of twelve, acting in plays. The drama troupe decided to give her this role in the drama titled Andhaman Kadhali. Once a drama troupe had come to Pallathur, but the actress who was to play a small part, suddenly dropped out due to her inability to sing and the troupe was looking for an artiste who could act and sing as well. While in Pallathur, her mother had started vomiting out blood, hence Manorama decided to start working as a maid and dropped out of school at the age of 11. Her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. ![]() She mentioned her indebtedness to her mother for her success: Many of the mother roles that she has played in films resemble her own mother. ![]() Her mother brought her up by taking up a job as a maid. ![]() Manorama was born to Kasiyappan Kilakudaiyar and Ramamirtham in Mannargudi, a town in the erstwhile Thanjavur district of Madras Presidency.
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