Kochi: Renowned Malayalam film actor Kalasala Babu passed away on Sunday night at Ernakulam Medical Trust hospital. He was 68. The actor was suffering from heart related ailments and was under treatment for past three months.
He mostly essayed negative characters in his films and was popular for realistically portraying complicated characters. Debuted in Malayalam cinema with the movie 'Ineye Thedi, he had acted over 50 movies in Malayalam.
The son of renowned Kathakali artist Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam dancer Kalyanikutty Amma, Kalasala Babu has done various roles both in serial and cinema. He is survived by his wife Lalitha and children, Sreedevi and Viswanathan.
