Actor Innocent laid to rest with full state honours

Veteran actor and former Member of parliament, Innocent, was laid to rest on Tuesday at the cemetery of a church in Irinjalakkuda in Kerala with full state honours. Many stars from the tinsel town and state ministers took part in the funeral procession. Several fans also thronged St. Thomas Cathedral to catch a glimpse of the actor.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, senior actors including Mammootty and Mohanlal, and many other politicians paid their respects to Innocent on Monday.

Innocent passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on March 26. He battling cancer and other age-related ailments.

Innocent started his acting career in 1972. He was the former president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) for 18 years. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the actor was elected from Chalakudy constituency in Thrissur district as a candidate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF). His last film as an actor was ‘Pachuvum Atbuthavilakkum’ directed by Anoop Sathyan, son of ace director Sathyan Anthikad.

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