Malayalam actor Innocent dies at 75

Former MP and veteran Malayalam actor Innocent died on Sunday. He was 75 The actor, who was under treatment at the hospital since March 3, breathed his last at 10.30 pm at a private hospital. "He was infected with COVID and had respiratory issues along with multiple organ failure resulting in heart failure," the hospital was quoted by PTI as saying in a release.

Social media was flooded with messages from prominent actors and politicians, expressing their condolences and grief. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took to Facebook to condoled the actor's death and said that Innocent has left an indelible place in the minds of his audience with his spontaneous acting style.

Vijayan also remembered him as a public activist who touched the lives of the people around him.