‘Kantara 2’ star Kalabhavan Niju 43 away; Dies out of a heart attack amid the shooting of the film – inside the details.
The ‘Kantara 2’ team suffered another loss as Mimicry artist and a 43 -year -old actor Kalabhavan Niju, traded in Bengaluru on Thursday, where the film is currently in production.According to a report by Onmanorama, Niju had complained of severe chest pain, while arrangements were made for junior artists in Homestay. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he suffered a heart attack.Niju was a famous mimician artist who had an experience of about 25 years in the field, coming from Wadanappal in Thrissur. He started mimicry two decades ago during a roadshow organized by Mimicry artists from Kerala. His work was appreciated in supporting roles, especially in the hit film ‘Malikappuram’, where he shared screen space with Unni Mukundan and also appeared in the action film ‘Marco’.Niju earned his place through audition in Arshab Shetty starrer ‘Kanta 2’. He is now the third member to pass during the production of ‘Kanta 2’. He is also the second Malayali artist to die while associated with the film. A few weeks ago, the popular Kannada actor Rakesh Pujari, who was known for his role in ‘Kanta 1’, died of cardiac arrest at the age of 33.On the other hand, a junior artist MF Kapil, who was working on ‘Kanta: Chapter 1’, drowned in the Supornica River in Udupi district of Karnataka. The manufacturers later issued a statement, in which his deepest sadness was expressed by his untimely passing, however, he clarified that the incident did not occur on the set of Kantara. He wrote, “No filming was determined that day, and an unfortunate incident would have occurred during his personal engagement outside the purview of any film related to any film.,
