Malayalam actor K.T.S. Padannayil, popular for his comedy roles in various films, died here on Thursday morning.
He was 88. The actor was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kadavantra for age-related ailments.
Padannayil entered Mollywood through filmmaker Rajasenan's Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava and acted in movies such as Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam, Adyathe Kanmani, Swapnalokathe Balabhaskar, Kunjiramayanam, Amar Akbar Anthony, and Rakshadhikari Baiju to name a few. His toothless smile became his trademark as he slipped with ease into several comic roles.
Before his foray into tinsel town, Padannayil was active in the professional drama scene in the State. The actor in him could not wait for long as he played the central character in the play Vivahadhallal directed by him at the age of 21. He had acted in several plays by professional drama troupes that include Changanssery Geetha, Vaikom Malavika and Attingal Aiswarya.
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala (1948-2023) , a veteran Malayalam actor, the scrupulous politician and the former MP of Loksabha as well. In his career extending more than five decades, he performed in more than 750 films and is concerned one of the iconic comedian in Malayala cinema as well as few Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English films.
National Award-winning actor Nedumudi Venu died at the age of 73 at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He had been in a critical condition for some time due to liver-related ailments.
സിനിമ- സീരിയൽ അഭിനേത്രി ബേബി സുരേന്ദ്രൻ (പ്രസന്ന) അന്തരിച്ചു.
