Innocent, a multifaceted personality in Kerala cultural arena for the last four decades, died on Sunday due to multi-organ failure and cardiac arrest. The legendary actor breathed his last at 10:30 pm in Kochi. He was 75. Innocent was a state award-winning actor with a presence in around 750 films and an acclaimed producer with five movies to his credit.
Innocent represented the Chalakkudy constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha as an independent backed by Left Democratic Front, trouncing Congress heavyweight PC Chacko, which he lost in 2019. He was the president of AMMA, (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) for 18 years. Based on his memories, he has five books to credit and was also a columnist in magazines and newspapers.
Though he started as a film actor in 1972, the break came with the character of Mannar Mathai in Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) remade as Hera Pheri in Hindi (2000). It established him as a frontline star in Malayalam and became an integral part of Mollywood.
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