Actor and theatre personality Sasi Kalinga passed away at a private hospital in Kozhikode on Tuesday morning. He was 59.
In a career spanning over 35 years, Sasi starred in over 500 plays and 60 movies. After a long stint in theatre, the actor made his silver screen debut in 2009 film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. He went to star in movies like Pokkiri Raja, Pranchiyettan & the Saint, Gaddaama, Adaminte Makan Abu and Amen among more.
Sasi Kalinga was last seen in 2019 film Kuttimama.
Sasi is survived by wife Prabhavathi.
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.
Malayalam actor K.T.S. Padannayil, popular for his comedy roles in various films, died here on Thursday morning.
