Malayalam filmmaker Harikumar has handed away on the age of 68. He breathed his final on April 6, Monday night. The veteran was admitted at a non-public hospital in Thiruvananthapuram the place he misplaced his extended battle with most cancers. (Additionally learn: Maya Darpan director Kumar Shahani dies at 83 in Kolkata, confirms Mita Vashisht)
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan praises Harikumar’s cinema
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan additionally supplied condolences on Harikumar’s demise. He stated, “”Harikumar was a major determine within the Malayalam movie business, recognised for his adept fusion of creative and business values. He performed a pivotal position in bridging the hole between mainstream and creative cinema, demonstrating the potential for different cinema free from business compromises. With a profession spanning forty years, he offered eighteen movies protecting various themes, reported by Matrubhumi.”
Netizens pay tribute to Harikumar
Cinephiles poured in tribute in reverence to the veteran after figuring out about his demise. A consumer tweeted, “In reminiscence of the gifted author and director Harikumar Sir,might his inventive spirit proceed to encourage and his contributions to the world of cinema be remembered endlessly. Relaxation in peace, #Harikumar Sir. Your storytelling touched numerous hearts and shall be deeply missed.” One other netizen wrote, “Sukrutham of the course, Phenomenal contact of the screenplay, director of writers, tributes to Harikumar…(two hearts emojis, two roses emojis and one folded hand emoji) It wasn’t so early, many extra Sukritas have been anticipated…(unhappy face, folded hand emojis) #RIP #Director #Harikumar.”
About Harikumar
Harikumar made his directorial debut with the Malayalam movie Ambal Poovu (1981). He co-wrote its script with Perumpadavam Sreedharan. The late filmmaker was additionally a member of the Nationwide Movie Awards Jury in 2005 and 2008. In his cinematic profession spanning over a number of many years he collaborated with esteemed screenwriters comparable to M T Vasudevan Nair, Lohithadas, Sreenivasan, and Kaloor Denis. His directorial Sukritham (1994), written by MT Vasudevan bagged the Nationwide Movie Award for Greatest Malayalam Movie.
Harikumar’s final directorial was Autorickshawkarante Bharya (2022).