Mohanlal pens an emotional note, remembering Nedumudi Venu

National award-winning Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu passed away on October 11. The thespian’s sudden demise has come as a shock to the entire entertainment industry and Mohanlal, who has worked with the veteran in numerous movies has now penned an emotional note, and bid adieu to his dear co-star.
Mohanlal and Nedumudi Venu’s friendship dates years back. Back in late 1970s, Mohanlal had approached Nedumudi Venu, along with his few friends, for the thespian's dates for ‘

Thiranottam

’. Mohanlal was yet to make his debut and their relationship flourished over the years and the duo were shooting for ‘Aaraattu’ a few months ago.


Mohanlal took to his social media handle and penned, “Beloved Venuchettan, who had stood as the soul of Malayalam cinema for half a century, has left us. The demise of the great talent, who began his journey from theatres and later on conqured the heights of natural acting, is one of the biggest losses for Malayalam cinema. A loss for me on personal grounds too. He was affectionate to me as an elder brother,” Mohanlal said in his note.

Check out Mohanlal’s complete note here.
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Nedumudi Venu and Mohanlal had remarkable onscreen chemistry. From father-son duo to brothers, they have appeared in various roles in movies. Some of their popular films include '

Bharatham

', 'Kakkakuyil', 'Mayamayooram', 'Orkkappurathu', 'Poochakkoru Mookkuthi', 'Thenmavin Kombathu', '

His Highness Abdullah

', 'Thalavattam', and '

Thanmathra

' among others.

Beginning his career as a theatre artiste with famous dramatist Kavalam Narayanapanicker's experimental theater group, Nedumudi Venu ventured in to the world of Malayalam movies in 1978 through G Aravindan's movie ‘Thambu’. He went on to conquer the hearts of movie lovers with his natural and flawless performances. In his career spanning over four decades, Nedumudi Venu has acted in over 500 films in both Malayalam and Tamil.