Overview

• Kalabhavan Navas, 51, was found unresponsive in his Chottanikkara hotel room on August 1 after wrapping up the shoot of Prakambanam and was declared dead on arrival at SD Tata Hospital.
• Chottanikkara police have confirmed that no suspicious items or circumstances were found in his room and are treating his death as natural pending further examination.
• A post-mortem is scheduled at Government Medical College Hospital in Kalamassery to determine the exact cause of his sudden passing.
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan issued condolences, describing the actor’s untimely demise as deeply saddening.
• Navas built a celebrated career as a mimicry artist and supporting actor in Malayalam cinema with notable roles in films such as Hitler Brothers, Mattupetti Machan and Detective Ujjwalan.