Filmmaker
Sachy
who
had
been
hospitalized
in
Thrissur's
Jubilee
Mission
Hospital
on
June
16,
has
breathed
his
last.
According
to
a
few
media
reports,
the
Ayyappanum
Koshiyum
director
who
was
in
critical
condition
and
had
suffered
a
cardiac
arrest,
passed
away
today
at
9.30
pm
(Thursday).
For
the
unversed,
Sachy
had
undergone
a
hip
replacement
surgery
on
June
15
at
a
private
hospital.
However,
he
had
a
cardiac
arrest
before
his
second
surgery
and
was
therefore
moved
to
the
Jubilee
Mission
Hospital.
But
he
failed
to
respond
to
the
treatment
as
his
brain
had
suffered
damage
and
was
in
a
critical
care
unit
and
on
ventilator
support.
The
medical
report
on
the
renowned
director
from
the
morning
of
June
18
states
that
Sachy
was
given
medication
to
maintain
his
blood
pressure.
Sadly,
he
wasn't
showing
any
signs
of
neurological
improvement
due
to
the
Hypoxic
Brain
Damage.
Sachy,
who
began
his
career
in
the
film
industry
as
a
scriptwriter,
eventually
went
on
to
direct
Anarkali
and
most
recently
Ayyappanum
Koshiyum
starring
Prithviraj
and
Biju
Menon.
He
has
also
penned
a
number
of
scripts
of
super
hit
films
such
as
Driving
License,
Ramaleela,
and
Run
Baby
Run
to
name
a
few.