Malayalam actor Kalasala Babu passes away due to cerebral hemorrhage

News | Monday | 14th May, 2018

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He is survived by his wife Lalitha and two children. His daughter Sreedevi lives in the USA while his son Viswanthan resides in Ireland.

Malayalam actor Kalasala Babu passed away on the 13 May in Ernakulam. As per reports the 68-yr-old was suffering from heart ailments and had been undergoing treatment for several months. After being admitted at Amritha Hospital in Kochi, he passed away due to cerebral hemorrhage.

The actor has shared screen space with several top notch actors such as Mohanlal, Mammootty and Prithviraj. Babu got his first break with the 1981 Malayalam film Inaye thedi. After that, he went on to form his own theatre group and named it Kalasala. The group performed over nine acclaimed plays after going separate ways in 1980.

In a career spanning over four decades, Babu was seen in a variety of roles mostly negative. He has over 50 films to his credit, most memorable being Thuruppu Gulan, Runway, Pokkiriraja, Kaaryasthan and College Kumaran. He also did theatre sporadically with a company known as Chalakudy Sarathy. The actor was also seen on the small screen briefly in Kala, a 13-episode serial.

He is survived by his wife Lalitha and two children. His daughter Sreedevi lives in the USA while his son Viswanthan resides in Ireland.

May his soul rest in peace.

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