Malayalam Veteran actor Jose Prakash passes away.

Jose Prakash, who has acted in nearly 300 movies as villain and in character roles, was recently  honored with J C Daniel award, Kerala Government's highest film honor

The award comprises a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a statuette and a citation. Jose Prakash is a veteran actor and singer in Malayalam cinema.

He has appeared in around 300 films mostly in antagonist role. He dominated the Malayalam film industry in the role of villain for around 40 years.

Later, he switched to character roles in mid 1990s.

Jose Prakash was working in army before entering film industry. Like other actors of that age he was not a theatre or stage artist. He had served for British Indian army for eight years.