National award-winning veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan passes away

Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan, who had been awarded with the National award for the best supporting actor forRithubhedamin 1988 and had also acted in over 200 films, died at a city hospital in the early hours today.

The legendary actor-theatre artiste was battling with multiple organ failure over the last one month. According to sources, the body of the 77-year-old will be kept for public viewing at the Victoria Jubilee Memorial Town Hall from 11 a.m. and he will be cremated around 4 p.m. today. Thilakan debuted in the industry in 1972 withPeriyarbut he became a well known name with K.G. George’sKolangal(1981). After that he had acted in popular films like,Panchagni, Dhwani, Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal, Rithubhedam, Jathakamand Nadodikkattu.