Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on March 6, aged 45. He was undergoing treatment for liver and kidney related diseases. He was declared dead at 7.15 pm
For the past few years, he was a busy actor in the Tamil films and was mostly seen playing villain roles and also doing more of character roles in the Malayalam industry. Apart from acting in around 200 films, he sang in about 25 films and whenever he was called for a programme, was known for voluntarily singing ballads, which made him hugely popular. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.