Veteran actor Nedumudi Venu, died on Monday, due to post-Covid complications. He was 73 years old. The veteran actor was admitted to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Venu has acted in over 500 films, predominantly in Malayalam and some in Tamil. He is the winner of three National Film Awards and six Kerala State Film Awards.
Malayalam actor Prthiviraj Sukuraman tweeted his tribute to 'Venu uncle'. He wrote, that his body of work and his expertise over the craft will forever be research material for generations to come.
Kesavan Venugopal Nair, fondly known as Nedumudi Venu, started his career in theatre and went on to act in films besides making his presence felt as a director and screenwriter.