Rachana Narayanankutty is a Malayalam actress, whose first movie was 'Theerthadanam'. She did a cameo role in this movie. Her real entry into the movie industry was with Jayaram in the movie 'Lucky Star'. 'Marimayam' - the famous comedy television programme in Mazhavil Manorama, made Rachana famous among the audience.
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.