Somadas
Chathannoor,
the
former
Bigg
Boss
Malayalam
contestant
passed
away.
The
42-year-old,
who
was
admitted
to
the
Paripally
medical
college,
Kollam,
breathed
his
last
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest
around
3
AM
on
Sunday
(January
31,
2021).
Somadas
was
hospitalised
after
testing
positive
for
COVID-19.
He
was
also
suffering
from
kidney-related
ailments.
As
per
the
reports,
the
former
Bigg
Boss
Malayalam
contestant
had
tested
negative
for
COVID-19
last
day,
and
the
doctors
were
planning
to
shift
him
from
the
ICU.
Somadas
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
daughters.
The
popular
singer's
sudden
demise
has
totally
left
the
Malayalam
television
industry
in
deep
shock.
Arya,
the
popular
tv
presenter
who
had
participated
in
Bigg
Boss
Malayalam
2
with
Somadas,
took
to
her
Instagram
page
and
bid
the
singer
an
emotional
goodbye.
Read
Arya's
Instagram
post
here...
Somadas
Chathannoor
rose
to
fame
with
the
popular
reality
show
Idea
Star
Singer,
in
2008.
Even
though
he
couldn't
win
the
title,
Somadas
was
dearly
loved
by
the
audience
and
was
considered
as
one
of
the
finest
talents
that
participated
in
the
show,
which
was
aired
in
Asianet.
He
also
garnered
attention
with
his
stage
shows,
where
he
used
to
imitate
the
late
actor
Kalabhavan
Mani's
voice
and
singing
style.
Even
though
he
was
one
of
the
strongest
contestants
of
Bigg
Boss
Malayalam
season
2,
Somadas
had
to
quit
the
show
midway
due
to
his
health
issues.
The
Bigg
Boss
team
asked
the
singer
to
quit
the
show,
after
he
was
diagnosed
with
high
blood
pressure,
diabetes,
and
cholesterol.
His
rendition
of
the
popular
Tamil
song
Kannaana
Kanne
in
Bigg
Boss
house
had
won
the
hearts
of
both
the
housemates
and
audiences.