Kozhikode: In a tragic accident, Abhilash Kunjettan, a renowned theatre owner from Kozhikode, died after falling from a cinema house in Malappuram's Changaramkulam. He was 73.
Kizhukkarakatt KO Joseph (popularly known as Abhilash Kunjettan), who sustained severe injuries to the head after the fall, died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Thrissur.
The accident happened at 9 pm on Tuesday. He was visiting Mars theatre at Changaramkulam on his way back to Kozhikode from a meeting by FEUOK (Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala) in Kochi. According to reports, he fell from the first floor of the theatre building from a 13-feet height and suffered severe head injuries.
Joseph was a popular figure among theatre owners and film lovers in the Malabar region. He was the owner of theatres like the decades-old Mukkom Abhilash, Augustianmuzhi Rose and Coronation in Kozhikode city. Mukkom Abhilash is a popular theatre in the district.
His mortal remains will be taken to his Kizhakkarakkat home in Muthery (Mukkom-Thamarassery road) by 6.30pm on Wednesday. The funeral will be held at 2.30pm on Thursday. The burial will take place at St Thomas Church, Kallurutty.
