K.R. Mohanan Thiruvananthapuram: Noted Malayalam filmmaker K.R. Mohanan passed away on Sunday. He was 69.
He breathed his last at a private hospital, where he was being treated for stomach ailments.
His most notable films are Ashwathama, Purushartham and Swaroopam. Mohanan, a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune, was in the forefront of the Malayalam parallel cinema movement.
Mohanan was a recipient of state and national awards for best films. He was the chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and the director of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in 2009.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and culture minister A.K. Balan were among those who condoled the death of Mohanan.
Pinarayi said that his films like Ashwathama and Purushartham were considered as milestones in Malayalam film industry.
The funeral will be held at Chavakkad in Thrissur Monday.
