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Ace filmmaker K S Sethumadhavan passes away

Noted Malayalam filmmaker KS Sethumadhavan has passed away at his residence in Chennai this morning. He was 90.

The prominent director of South India was suffering from age-related problems for some time. He is survived by his wife Valsala Sethumadhavan; three children: Santosh, Uma and Sonukumar.

Born in 1931 in Palakkad, Kerala, his full name is K. Subrahmanyam Sethumadhavan. He started his career as a director in the Malayalam film industry in 1961 and has shot over 60 films in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi.

Sethumadhavan, who won 10 national awards and 8 state awards, was bestowed the J. C. Daniel Award for lifetime contributions in 2009.

Notably, KS Sethumadhavan has introduced Universal hero Kamal Haasan in Malayalam as a child artiste in ‘Kannum Karalum’ in 1962. His most acclaimed movies are Odayil Ninnu, Sthanarthi Saramma, Daham, Koottukudumbam Ara Nazhika Neram, Vazhve Mayam, Anubhavangal Palichakal, among others.

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