Kottayam: One of Kerala's most popular Kadhaprasangam (story telling) artistes and film comedian VD Rajappan died on Thursday at a private hospital here, family sources said.
Mr Rajappan, 70, was ailing for the past few years. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
The last rites would take place on Friday near Kottayam. Earlier, Kadhaprasangam was a hugely popular performing art in the state.
It is performed by just one person who tells the story by acting, singing and speaking and at times playing musical instruments as well.
Mr Rajappan did value addition in this dying art form in the form of parody songs into his story telling and was hugely popular in the 70s.
It was based on this that he entered the Malayalam film industry and acted in more than 100 films, mostly playing the role of a comedian from 1982 to 2005.
Meleparambil Aanveedu, Alibabayum Arara Kallanmarum, Mutharamkunnu P.O, Kusruthikkaattu are some of his popular films.
As a performing artiste, he has staged his Kadhaprasangam performance in over 6,000 stages not just in Kerala but outside the state and abroad.
Kerala Minister for Cinema Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said that Mr Rajappan was a hugely popular artiste who took the art form to newer heights and helped him to enter the films.
"He will be solely missed, but his 'stories' will be always heard for many years to come," said Mr Radhakrishnan.
Mr Rajappan, 70, was ailing for the past few years. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
The last rites would take place on Friday near Kottayam. Earlier, Kadhaprasangam was a hugely popular performing art in the state.
Mr Rajappan did value addition in this dying art form in the form of parody songs into his story telling and was hugely popular in the 70s.
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Meleparambil Aanveedu, Alibabayum Arara Kallanmarum, Mutharamkunnu P.O, Kusruthikkaattu are some of his popular films.
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Kerala Minister for Cinema Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said that Mr Rajappan was a hugely popular artiste who took the art form to newer heights and helped him to enter the films.
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