Actor Kalasala Babu passes away

Senior Malayalam film actor Kalasala Babu passed away late on Sunday night at Ernakulam Medical Trust Hospital. The actor aged 68 was under treatment for heart ailment for the past three months. He is survived by his wife Lalitha, and children Sreeedevi and Vishwanathan.

Kalasala Babu was the son of famous Kathakali dancer Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam dancer Kalyanikkutty Amma. He was active in theatre, cinema and serial industry. Some of his notable roles came in movies like Runway, Thommanum Makkalum, Lion, Ben Johnson, Thuruppu Gulan etc.