Malayalam filmmaker Sachidanandan passes away

Popular Mollywood screenwriter-director KR Sachidanandan passed away. The Malayalam filmmaker popularly known as Sachy suffered a cardiac arrest and died at Thrissur’s Jubilee Mission Hospital. He was 48-years-old. The news was confirmed by Dr. Benny Joseph, the CEO of Jubilee Mission hospital.

Sachy was recovering from hip surgery when he suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday. He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Thrissur’s Jubilee Mission Hospital. Sachy remained critical and was on ventilator support. But did not show any signs of neurological improvement due to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. The filmmaker passed away at 9.30 pm on Thursday.

The Malayalam film industry was engulfed in grief after the news of Sachy’s demise surfaced. Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nivin Pauly, Tovino Thomas, and Dulquer Salaam condoled his demise.

You ll be terribly missed Sachietta!!😞 pic.twitter.com/FY0722hz28

— Tovino Thomas (@ttovino) June 18, 2020

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A post shared by Prithviraj Sukumaran (@therealprithvi) on Jun 18, 2020 at 10:59am PDT

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RIP Sachi etta ! Feels like we met just the other day while Varane Avashyamund and Ayyapanum Koshyiyum dubs were going on simultaneously at the same studio. Your innings as a director made you a force to reckon with. I was such a fan of your work. Each film better than the other. A huge huge loss to our industry. Condolences and prayers to all those who loved you and knew you. 💔

A post shared by Dulquer Salmaan (@dqsalmaan) on Jun 18, 2020 at 10:38am PDT

Shocked to hear the sudden demise of Sachy ettan. Indeed a big loss to Malayalam cinema. May his soul rest in peace! pic.twitter.com/sWy7Au3O6V

— Nivin Pauly (@NivinOfficial) June 18, 2020

Sachy was a practicing lawyer in the Kerala High Court. He turned to the film industry first by jointly writing scripts before going solo. Sachy debuted in the film industry as a writer, collaborating with fellow writer and screenwriter Sethunath.

He shot to fame with the Prithviraj and Biju Menon-starrer ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’. The film received rave reviews and is set to be remade in Telugu and Bollywood. Rana Daggubati and Ravi Teja will be seen in Telugu. John Abraham has bought the film’s Hindi remake rights.

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