Kerala: Director Balachandrakumar, key witness in 2017 actress assault case no extra

Malayalam movie director P Balachandrakumar, a key witness within the 2017 actress assault case in Kerala, died early on Friday (13 December), movie trade sources stated.

He breathed his final at 5:40 A.M., whereas he was present process remedy for a kidney ailment at Dr KM Cherian Institute of Medical Science Hospital in Chengannur, they stated.

Asserting his demise, Balachandrakumar’s good friend and actor Prakash Naked wrote on Fb: “After an extended battle with sickness and injustice, Balu has departed… Farewell, expensive good friend.”

His physique will likely be dropped at Thiruvananthapuram later.

The director had been battling a number of well being problems, together with kidney failure that required frequent dialysis, extreme Covid-19 and coronary heart points, sources added.

Balachandrakumar directed the movie ‘Cowboy’ in 2013.