Actor Kalabhavan Mani dead

Actor Kalabhavan Mani.

The actor was also a popular singer of folk songs and had carried out several albums.

Popular Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani died in a private hospital here on Sunday afternoon. He was 45. The death occurred around 7:15 p.m.

Dr. Sanjeev Singh, senior medical administrator of the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences here, told The Hindu that the actor was admitted to the hospital on Saturday night with hematemesis (vomiting blood). Sources said the actor was suffering from liver and kidney ailments.

Amid conflicting reports about the cause of death, it was decided to carry out an autopsy at the Hospital Medical College in Thrissur Government on Monday. "The body will remain at the morgue in the hospital before completing the paperwork as soon as possible on Monday. The decision on whether to keep the body for the public to pay tribute in Thrissur would be taken later. They are making efforts to carry out the cremation in Chalakudy on Monday night, "said Idavela Babu, representative of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes.

A senior police official Cheranalloor confirmed that the hospital authorities had informed Sunday morning that the actor was hospitalized after vomiting blood. "We could not record his statement as he was in a critical condition and put on the respirator," he said.

Mani had acted in over 200 films in Malayalam and other languages of southern India.

actor sudden death was a shock to the Malayalam fraternity and hundreds of fans. Many, including senior technical actors and taken to the hospital to pay their homage.

Sallapam could be more remembered for the debut of Manju Warrier as heroin and excellent musical score by Johnson. But those who saw the film also remember Rajappan, the garbage collector Toddy evil. It may have been a small role, but that was enough to Kalabhavan Mani to show the world what he was capable of. That was in 1996.

Over the next couple of decades, Mani became established as one of the most popular actors of Malayalam cinema. Comedy was his forte, but proved that was no more than a comedian.

With his excellent portrayal of a blind singer Vasanthiyum Pinne Lakshmiyum Njanum (remade in Tamil as Kasi), who was one of the favorites to win both the state and national awards for best actor.

Also did an excellent villain in films like Gemini (Tamil). He was a good singer and popular songs that lent were extremely popular. His untimely death has dealt another blow to the Malayalam movie in 2016, which recently lost Kalpana actor, O.N.V. Kurup lyricist, director Rajesh Pillai and Mohan Roop, Anandakuttan cinematographer, composer and musician Rajamani Shan Johnson.