Aranmula Ponnamma foundation inaugurated

Veteran poet O N V Kurup the Aranmula Ponnamma Foundation on the first death anniversary of the actress on February 21. Forests and Cinema Minister K B Ganesh Kumar presided over the function held at the Cotton Hill Girls’ High School auditorium.
Mayor K Chandrika, K Muraleedharan MLA and M A Baby MLA, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Madhu, Sreekumaran Thampi, G K Pillai, Aranmula Hariharaputhran and Dr K Omanakutty spoke at the function.
The foundation has instituted an award for the first rank holder in music at the the Government Music College and the first prize winner in the Cotton Hill School youth festival, the office bearers of the foundation informed .
Aranmula Ramachandran is the chairman of the foundation. Radhika Suresh, wife of actor Suresh Gopi is the vice chairman.