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Actor Kalabhavan Navas found dead at Chottanikkara hotel
KERALA, INDIA, AUG 1 – Kalabhavan Navas, 51, died of suspected heart failure during the shoot of Malayalam film Prakambanam, with police ruling out suspicious circumstances, officials said.
- On the evening of August 1, 2025, Kalabhavan Navas, a well-known Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist, was discovered lifeless in a hotel room in Chottanikkara.
- Navas was lodging at the hotel during the filming of the Malayalam movie Prakambanam and was discovered unconscious after missing his scheduled check-out time.
- Hotel staff notified the authorities, and Navas was transported to a local medical facility where he was pronounced dead; police suspect cardiac arrest as the cause.
- Navas, 51, began his Malayalam film career with Chaithanyam in 1995 and gained recognition for his talents as a comedian, singer, and performer in movies like Mattupetti Machan and Junior Mandrake.
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled Navas’s demise, joining his family and admirers in grief, while police reported no suspicious items in his room and scheduled an autopsy for Saturday.
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