Kochi: Malayalam director Rajesh Pillai, known for his trendsetter movie 'Traffic', died here on Saturday.
Pillai, 41, was undergoing treatment for non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis at a private hospital in Kochi for over a year. He was hospitalised on Friday, hours after his fourth movie 'Vettah' starring Manju Warrier hit the screens.
Sources said that he had been asked to undergo a liver transplant but it was delayed. Pillai, who started his career with 'Hridayathil Sookshikkan' in 2005, made his mark in the industry with his second movie 'Traffic' in 2011. The film, which was remade in Tamil as 'Chennaieil Oru Naal' (A Day in Chennai), is now being made in Hindi. Post-production work on the Hindi remake is currently on.
His third movie 'Mili', which released in 2015, was noted for its sensitive handling of the subject - an introvert protagonist coming into her own after battling her insecurities.
Born in Harippad in Alappuzha, Rajesh is survived by wife Mekha and father. His final rites will be performed on Sunday.
There was controversy over his death after a few news channels and online portals reported that he had passed away on Saturday morning even though he was on ventilator support at the time. Hospital authorities confirmed his demise at 11.40am.
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