Mollywood actor Vasavan died on Thursday

Mollywood director Jayaraj’s executive film ‘Ottal’ fame Vasavan died on Thursday. He was 76. Vasavan was going through clinical treatment at Kottayam Medical College Hospital because of high blood pressure. He is made due by his significant other Rajamma and his two children Shaji Lal and Sheeba.

Vasavan, prominently known as Kumarakom Vasudevan, was a fisherman, in actuality, and the director Jayaraj chose him for the film ‘Ottal’ while Vasudevan was fishing at Vembanad lake, Kumarakom. ‘Ottal’ won the public award for the best natural film.

‘Ottal’ is the story of a young man named Kuttappai and his relationship with his granddad Vallyappachayi. Vasavan played the granddad character Vallyappachayi in the film which was released in the year 2015. The person Kuttappai was played by the child artist Master Ashanth K Sha.

Helmed by the director Jayaraj, the tale of ‘Ottal’ was written by Joshy Mangalathbased on the Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov’s renowned short story ‘Vanka’. The cinematography of ‘Ottal’ was done by MJ Radhakrishnan and the editing by B Ajithkumar. The film is co-produced by Mohan and Vinod Vijayan, and won the National Award for Best Environmental Film.

Actor Shine Tom Chacko also played an important role in ‘Ottal’ as the person Mesthri. The film also included various entertainers like Thomas J Kannampuzha, Sabitha Jayaraj, Master Hafis Muhammed, and Vavachan.

‘Ottal’ also won ‘The Best Children’s Film’ award at the Berlin International Film Festival held in 2016. Vasavan has also played prominent roles in the films Bhayanakam’, and ‘Oru Kattil Oru Paykappal’ which were directed by Jayaraj and P Vijayakumar respectively.