Veteran
Malayalam
director
P.G.
Viswambharan
has
taken
his
last
breath
at
1.20
am
on
Wednesday(June
16),
at
a
private
hospital.
He
was
69
and
is
survived
by
his
wife,
son
and
a
daughter.
He
had
been
suffering
from
illness
for
some
time
but
the
condition
worsened
on
Tuesday.
The
last
rites
of
the
director
will
take
place
at
Palakkad.
He
had
a
career
spanning
almost
four
decades
with
60
Malayalam
films
to
his
credit.
His
last
movie
was
Puthooramputhri
Unniyarcha,
which
was
released
in
2002.
Viswambharan
started
his
career
as
an
assistant
director.
He
worked
with
veteran
Sasikumar
for
a
decade
before
becoming
a
full-fledged
director
in
1976,
with
Ozhukkinethire.
He
has
given
several
hit
films
with
superstars
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal,
who
became
stars
after
acting
in
his
films.
He
has
also
given
several
hit
films
like
Chakara,
Thirakil
Alppam
Samayam,
Ee
Sabdam
Innathe
Sabdam,
Kattu
Kuthira,
Gajakesariyogam
and
Ezhupunna
Tharakan.