He died at 7:15 PM today,” said a hospital official. “The actor was admitted to Amrita Hospital in Kochi yesterday. He had acted in 200-odd Malayalam films.Īn all time favourite film and one of it’s best scenes! Shot this at 4 am.and we were singing between shots! /h7qRUcGAhY Later, he donned lead roles in several movies and performed as a playback singer. He was known for inimitable mannerisms as comedy artiste.Īlso read: Five best performances of Kalabhavan Mani Mani, who hailed from an economically backward family at Chalakkudy in Thrissur district, started his career as mimicry artiste at Kalabhavan in Kochi and then did comedy roles in Malayalam films. Kalabhavan Mani was multifaceted & popular. Mani’s samples had been sent to the Regional Chemical. Mani's brother later met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh when he visited Kochi and repeated the family's demand that the truth will only come out through a CBI probe.įinally, in 2017, the CBI decided to take up the case after the Kerala High Court too raised a similar demand.READ | Kalabhavan Mani: Police register Malayalam actor death as unnaturalĪ promising career is cut short. In a new twist in noted south Indian actor Kalabhavan Mani’s death, a highly dangerous insecticide has been found in his viscera samples. Last year the Kerala government too sought a CBI probe into the matter, but the case was not taken up by the probe agency. Since then the family members of Mani have been running from pillar to post, to ascertain the real cause of his death. Mani was staying in a 30-acre farmhouse near Chalakkudy, away from his home where his wife and daughter lived, where some of his friends who agreed to undergo lie-detector tests were believed to be present the day the late actor fell ill.Īfter his death, the hospital authorities reported the presence of a chemical in the body, leading to speculation that he may not have died a natural death. He died two days later.įorensic experts said an insecticide (Chlorpyrifos) was found in the actor's body but the police team probing the matter failed to crack the case. Mani, 45, who acted in 200 films in Malayalam and other languages, was admitted to a hospital in Kochi on March 4, 2016, for an alleged liver ailment.
On Friday, they presented themselves before the Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate Court and expressed their willingness to undergo lie-detector tests.
The close friends of the actor include film actors Jaffer Idukki, Sabumon and five others. ALSO READ | Kalabhavan Mani death: Kerala govt told to file progress report on probe
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