Kottayam, June 24
Theatre and film artiste Khalid died on a movie set near Vaikom on Friday, police said.
He was 70.
Khalid, known for his role in a popular Malayalam comedy serial, was acting for a Tovino-starrer at Vaikom near here, sources said.
“He was found lying in the bathroom of the movie set at around 9.30 am today. The crew members took him to a nearby hospital but could not save his life,” police said.
Well-known cinematographer Shyju Khalid, director Khalid Rahman and cinematographer Jimshi Khalid are his sons.
The post-mortem and inquest proceedings are going on, police said.
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