Thiruvananthapuram: Poojapura Ravi, one of the senior actors in Malayalam cinema, passed away on Sunday in Marayoor, Idukki district. He was 86.
Following his son Harikumar and his family's relocation to Dublin, Ireland due to professional obligations, Ravi, who was residing in his ancestral home at Poojapura in Thiruvananthapuram, moved to his daughter's home in Marayoor in Idukki district.
Poojapura Ravi acted in more than 800 movies. His last movie was 'Guppy' in which pan India actor, Tovino Thomas was the hero. He commenced his career through the 'Kalanilayam' drama troupe of the late N.K. Achary who was one of the doyens of Malayalam theatres. Ravi then migrated to the film industry and was a presence in almost all the movies.
The actor was given a send off in December 2022 when he was shifting his residence from Thiruvananthapuram to Idukki.
The funeral of the deceased actor is not yet finalised and relatives said that it will be announced later.
With inputs from IANS