MUMBAI: Senior Malayalam actor VP Khalid passed away today morning, (June 24) after suffering a cardiac arrest. The actor was found unconscious in the washroom shooting for Tovino Thomas starrer untitled film.
Fans and celebrities are offering condolences to the senior actor and his family on social media. Khalid was popularly known for his character Sumesh in the sitcom Marimayam. His humour and love for acting won many hearts.
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A resident of Chullikkal in Fort Kochi, he was found unconscious at the washroom of a film shooting location at Vaikom in the morning. He was immediately taken to a private hospital, where he was declared dead. The body was taken to the Government Medical College in Kottayam for post-mortem, according to the hospital authorities.
Khalid ignited his passion for theatre at the age of 16 when he started acting in drama competitions. He was an active member of professional drama troupes including Cochin Sanathana, Alleppey Theatres and had acted in plays like Ezhunallathu and Dracaula Ancham Thirumurivu. He entered the big screen through Periyar directed by P. J. Antony in 1973 and later acted in movies like Enipanikkal and Ponnapuram Kotta.
He was popular among the television audience as ‘Sumeshettan’ in the popular Marimayam series being aired in Mazhavil Manorama.
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