RIP Innocent: Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran and others mourn demise of veteran Malayalam actor

Veteran Malayalam actor and former member of Parliament Innocent passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Sunday After learning about the unfortunate event several celebrities took to their social media handles and mourned the demise of the late actorThe actor a cancer survivor was reportedly not keeping well for some time and was admitted to the hospital on March 3 with respiratory problemsSaddened with the demise Prithviraj Sukumaran took to Twitter and wrote End of an iconic chapter in cinema history Rest in peace Legend InnocentEnd of an iconic chapter in cinema history Rest in peace Legend Innocent pictwittercomNkPGlnSnxBmdash Prithviraj Sukumaran PrithviOfficial March 26 2023Dulquer Salmaan shared a couple of pictures of himself with the late actor and penned down an emotional note We lost the brightest shining star in our constellation You made us laugh till we cried You made us cry till our insides hurt You were an actor of the highest calibre One of those timeless all time greats Beyond that you were all things wonderful You were all heartView this post on InstagramA post shared by Dulquer Salmaan dqsalmaanHe added You were family To mine To everyone who watched you on screen To everyone you met Ive had the privilege of knowing you closely Like my fathers brother Like an uncle to Surumy and me You were my childhood And I grew upto act along side you And you regaled us with stories then and now Always gathering people Always lifting them up My thoughts are all over the place As is my writing I love you dearly Innocent uncle Rest in peaceManju Warrier also took to her Instagram handle to pen a note for the actorView this post on InstagramA post shared by Manju Warrier manjuwarrierActor and politician Khushbu Sundar also took to Twitter and wrote Devastated We have lost a great actor Moreso a great human being What a legend he was With the passing away of Innocent Sir we have lost a priceless gem May his soul rest in peace Heartfelt condolences to his family friends and his followers Devastated We have lost a great actor Moreso a great human being What a legend he was With the passing away of Innocent Sir we have lost a priceless gem May his soul rest in peace Heartfelt condolences to his family friends and his followers Om Shanti pictwittercoml8ZonwMPKumdash KhushbuSundar khushsundar March 26 2023Innocent passed away at 1030 pm on Sunday night the VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi said in a statementThe hospital said that the nonfunctioning of many organs and a heart attack led to the actors deathA few years ago he was diagnosed with cancer but in 2015 he announced that he was finally free of the disease He had written about his battle with cancer in his book Laughter in the Cancer WardAlso ReadUntold stories unfulfilled plans of Pradeep SarkarHe is survived by his wife Alice and a son SonnetBorn in Inrinjalakuda in 1948 Innocent entered the film industry in 1972 with the movie Nrityashala starring Prem Nazir and JayabharathiThe actor was last seen in Prithviraj Sukumarans 2022 film Kaduva has done over 700 films in Malayalam in a career that spanned over five decades He had also served as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists AMMA for 12 consecutive yearsConsidered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema Innocent also appeared in villainous roles With his unique voice and mannerisms he had endeared himself to countless cinema lovers as well as a toast of mimicry artistsHe played comedy roles in Ramji Rao Speaking Mannar Mathai Speaking Kilukkam Godfather Vietnam Colony Nadodikattu Manichitrathazhu and Kalyanaraman among othersInnocent also portrayed villain roles in films such as Keli Kathodu Kathoram Other films included Kabooliwaala Gajakesariyogam Mithunam Mazhavilkavadi Manassinakkare Thuruppugulan Rasathanthram Naran and MahasamudramA former MP from the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency Innocent represented CPIMIn 1979 he was elected as the municipal councillor of Irinjalakkuda municipalityHe won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate supported by the Left Democratic Front LDF Innocent served as the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists AMMA a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018 He has written books based on his memories and columns in magazines and newspaperswith inputs from ANI