Film and theatre artist Kainakary Thankaraj gave up the ghost on the age of 77. The actor breathed his final at his place of dwelling in Keralapuram on Sunday; the funeral was once hung on Monday.
Son of well-known theatre artist Krishnankutti Bhagavathar, Thankaraj left his task at KSRTC and Coir Board to pursue his interest for appearing.
Thankaraj began appearing in performs whilst he was once nonetheless in class and shortly changed into a well-liked face within the novice theatre circuit in conjunction with Nedumudi Venu, Faasil and Alappey Ashraf. His first skilled play was once Changanasserry Geetha. He has been a part of {many professional} theatre collectives together with Kottayam Nationwide Theaters, Chalakkuddy Saradhi and KPAC. In 1995 he began his personal theatre collective named Kainakary Theaters. He additionally shaped a theatre troupe named Ambalappuzha Aksharajwala in conjunction with past due actor Thilakan.
He additionally gave the impression in a lot of movies, beginning with Acharam Ammini, Osharam Omana and Aana Pachan. In Aana Pachan, he performed the function of Prem Nazir’s father. He was once a part of many subsequent technology motion pictures together with Amen, Iyobinte Pusthakam, Iblis, Lucifer, Ishq, Varikuzhiyile Kolapathakam, House, Mohankumar Lovers and Ee Ma Yau. His function as Vavachan Mesthiri in Lijo Jose Pallisserry’s Ee Ma Yau was once smartly won. Thankaraj and Jose Palliserry (Lijo’s father) labored in combination in different performs right through their time in Chalakkudy Saradhy Theaters. Thankaraj was once additionally a part of Lijo Jose Pallisserry’s upcoming film starring Mammoottty titled Nanpakal Nerath Mayakkam.
Many stars from the Malayalam movie trade together with Mammootty have paid tribute to Thankaraj following his death.
