He of the most loved actors in Malayalam cinema. The actor’s death is one of the biggest losses in the Malayalam film industry. Innocent passed away in March. His colleagues and film lovers are yet to recover from the pain of his demise. He is still alive in the minds of many characters, memories, colleagues and audiences. Innocent has been the president of AMMA for a long time. Edavela Babu, actor and secretary of AMMA, shares his experience of working with Innocent. Edavela Babu says that Innocent is still the familiar face he met during the rain-soaked journey. He spoke about the ad he saw for the film Interval and how he came to the film through Innocent. In an interview given to the media, Edavela Babu said that he watched the film without any seriousness and it was a head-turning question that made him a filmmaker. Brother Innocent had given me the position of a son and he wanted it. I didn’t move from that room in his last days. When he went to the hospital, he knew he would never come back. He has told me that many times. No one should be allowed to raise their hand. Don’t take any credit for him. Innocent had said that special care should be taken and the journey should be done in a dignified manner, “says Edavela Babu. He was able to give a very good send-off among the filmmakers. People still come to his tomb to pray. It’s sad for me to see Alicia. Because my sister cries when she sees me. I don’t know, even today we have not been able to get rid of him. I hope my brother isn’t dead yet. Maybe it’s closer to mom and dad.
Maybe I bought a lot of wreaths because I attended a lot of deaths. I haven’t seen any dead bodies. Because my heart is full of them. I tell everyone to go home. But he says he can’t see her face. In the past, Edavela Babu has spoken about Innocent. In an interview after the actor’s demise, he said that it was his suffering that made him the Innocent he is today. Initially, he was against going to his brother’s house in Chennai. When I was finally asked to come, I was told that my mind had to be made up. He lived far away from the city. There wasn’t even a chair to sit in. It has been so bad. That’s where my brother grew up. I asked him why he was building a new house. He wanted a house with the best facilities. He made many decisions in his life. He’s done it all. Edavela Babu said that Innocent’s demise is a loss to those who love him.
