Senior actress Sujata Kumar passed away last night due to cancer.  Her sister actress Suchithra Krishnamoorthi, announcing the demise, said, "Our beloved Sujata Kumar has passed away and moved on to a better place leaving us with an unimaginable void. She left us an hour ago at 11.26 pm on the 19th of August 2018..Life can never be the same again ..."

Sujata was in ICU at the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai suffering from fourth stage cancer and it has been informed that she will be cremated at the Juhu crematorium today.  

Sujata is famous for playing the late Sridevi's elder sister in 'English Vinglish' and has also as a Chief Minister in Dhanush's Hindi debut 'Ranjhanaa'.  The Telugu audience know her as the one who was seen as Nandamuri Balakrishna's grandma in 'Legend'.