Popular Malayalam actor Innocent passes away at 75

March 26, 2023 23:42

Malayalam actor Innocent

Popular Malayalam actor former Lok Sabha member Innocent died at a hospital in Kochi late on Sunday night.

He was 75.

Innocent is survived by his wife and two children.

Kochi's Lakeshore Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment, in a statement issued said that Innocent died at around 10.30 pm after his condition worsened.

Innocent, who acted in more than 500 Malayalam movies mainly as a comedian, had represented Kerala's Chalakkudy Lok Sabha constituency from 2014 to 2019 after he won it as an independent candidate with the Left support.

He also served as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, the body of Malayalam movie artists, for several years.

The actor was cancer survivor after he was diagnosed with the disease in 2012.

Innocent had been undergoing treatment after he developed various health problems at the hospital since March 3.

Congress MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor condoled the death of Innocent.

"Mourning the loss of character actor, comedian & one-time Kerala MP Innocent, who has just passed away at age 75. Aside from being a brilliantly inventive & gifted actor, he was a fine human being whom it was a pleasure to interact with in the Lok Sabha. RIP. Om Shanti,' Tharoor said in a tweet.

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