Renowned Malayalam actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Sreenivasan passed away in Kochi at age 69. He had been ailing for some time due to cardiac and other ailments.
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Mohanlal wrote that Malayalis saw themselves and their emotions through the iconic middle-class characters Sreenivasan created on screen.
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Tributes poured in—Shashi Tharoor said Malayalam cinema won’t be the same without his genius, and Kamal Haasan called him an artist who entertained, enlightened and provoked.
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He delivered sharp satire — the line “Don’t utter a word about Poland” from Sandesham became Kerala’s meme currency across politics and social media.
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Writers compared him with great Malayalam script masters, saying nobody understood comedic writing like him—never slapstick, always layered.
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Actor-director Sathyan Anthikad said their decades-long collaboration created a space of its own in Malayalam cinema, and losing him left a deep vacuum.
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Urvashi remembered him as the actor who gave her “the best characters,” while Mukesh said his movies always carried a social message.
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A tribute described him as a legendary son of Thalassery whose humor, history and political storytelling changed local identity forever.
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Actor-director Basil Joseph said Sreenivasan gave warmth and childhood happiness, and will “live on through his work.”
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His mortal remains were kept for the public to pay respects, marking the end of a 50-year legacy across acting, directing and screenplay-craft.
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