Movie buffs across Kerala made a line to the capital city on Wednesday to pay homage to veteran filmmaker
Lenin Rajendran. The crowd gathered at the University College campus in Palayam and in the premises of Chalachitra Kalabhavan in Vazhuthacaud reflected the late director’s wide circle of colleagues, friends and admirers. Among the crowd, we spotted poet
V Madhusoodanan Nair
, Ministers AK Balan, C Raveendranath and KK Shailaja, actors
Suresh Gopi,
Nedumudi Venu,
Maniyanpilla Raju and
Sudheer Karamana to mention only a few.
The filmmaker, who made a number of critically acclaimed movies including
Swathi Thirunal, Daivathinte Vikrithikal and
Mazha, bid adieu to the world on Monday at Chennai. He was undergoing treatment after a liver transplant surgery at a private hospital. He was also chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation. His body was kept for public homage at his alma mater, University college and at his office in Thiruvanathapuram.
Pic: Satheeshan Karicheri
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