Veteran Malayalam filmmaker and nationwide award winner Okay G George died on Sunday at an outdated age dwelling close to Kakkanad right here.

He was 78, based on a supply on the outdated age dwelling.

The veteran director suffered a stroke 5 years in the past and the final couple of months had turn into very tough for him, the supply mentioned.

Condolences poured in from individuals, together with politicians, actors and administrators, from all walks of life on social media.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his condolence message mentioned the filmmaker’s demise was an irreparable loss to the Malayalam movie trade.

George dealt with points affecting society by analysing the societal construction and the mindset of people, the chief minister mentioned in his Facebook publish paying tribute to the veteran director.

He labored to cut back the distinction between inventive and business cinema, Vijayan mentioned.

”There aren’t many administrators who’ve dealt with totally different themes (of their movies),” the chief minister mentioned in his publish.

George’s funeral is more likely to be held on Tuesday, the outdated age dwelling mentioned.

He obtained the nationwide award for finest function movie ‘Swapnaadanam’ (1976) and has additionally bagged 9 state movie awards since he began his movie profession in 1970.

‘Ulkaddal’ (1979), ‘Onappudava’ (1978), ‘Yavanika’ (1982) and ‘Adaminte Variyellu’ (1984) are among the finest directorial works of the award successful director who was in 2015 chosen for the J C Daniel Award — the Kerala authorities’s highest honour for excellent contribution to Malayalam cinema.

‘Panchavadi Palam’ directed by George in 1984 is taken into account among the best political satire movies in Malayalam cinema.

His spouse Selma George and son Arun are in Goa and daughter Thara is in overseas, the outdated age dwelling mentioned.

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