Malayalam Veteran actor Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) passes away.
Jose Prakash, who has acted in nearly 300 movies as the villain and in character roles, was recently honored with J C Daniel award, Kerala Government's highest film honor
The award comprises a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a statuette and a citation. Jose Prakash is a veteran actor and singer in Malayalam cinema.
He has appeared in around 300 films mostly in the antagonist role. He dominated the Malayalam film industry in the role of villain for around 40 years.
Later, he switched to character roles in the mid-1990s.
Jose Prakash was working in the army before entering the film industry. Like other actors of that age, he was not a theatre or stage artist. He had served for the British Indian army for eight years.
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.
