TV actor Kishore Peethambaran’s real-life struggle: 'If the cyst grows, eyesight will be lost'

If you ask serial lovers who the Mohanlal of the mini screen is, most will say only one name, Kishore Peethambaran. He came into acting through theatre and slowly made his own strong place. He has done villain roles and soft roles with equal power. Every role feels real when Kishore is on screen. In the serial 'Mazhathorum Munpe' he appears as Balachandran. As Balachandran, he is a loving and caring father. Even when he knows that Aleena is not his own daughter by blood, the way he stands by her touches hearts. The scenes where he hugs her and protects her get loud applause from viewers.The serial cannot move forward without Balachandran. That is how important the character is. When Kishore cries on screen, fans cry with him. His acting feels very close to real life. He does not act loud. He acts from the heart. That is why the family audiences connect with him so deeply.While Kishore was active in acting, illness entered his life. He was first diagnosed with non-alcoholic liver disease. During treatment for that, doctors found a cyst in the pituitary gland at the back of his brain. Kishore himself said, “If the cyst grows, eyesight will be lost.”The pituitary is the master gland of the body. Because of this issue, many other health problems followed. Kishore also suffers from severe diabetes and liver disease. Due to these conditions, the cyst cannot be removed through surgery. His life slowly became more about medicines than food.Kishore has to visit the hospital often. At the same time, he has to take care of his family expenses. After a gap of two years, he returned to acting because there was no other choice. Acting became his only support to move forward in life.He has acted in many serials and also in films like 'Kancheepurathe Kalyanam', 'Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare', Mammootty's 'King and Commissioner', and Prithviraj Sukumaran's 'Simhasanam'.