On Tuesday, Veteran Malayalam filmmaker PKR Pillai took his last breath at the age of 92 in Kerala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parisapparambil Kunjan Pillai Ramachandran Pillai fondly known as PKR Pillai was a noted Malayalam film producer, director, distributor businessman and actor who has contributed many blockbuster Malayalam films such as Puli Varune Puli, Amrutham Gamaya and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Superstar Mohanlal penned down a note a note on his demise and said Pillai\u2019s name should be inscribed in golden letters in Malayalam Cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohanlal wrote about how wonderful Pillai was a person and had launched many actors in the Malayalam film industry. The actor added that Pillai’s love and encouragement was a great inspiration for him to work over the years. The actor mentioned while he got the news of Pillai\u2019s demise, he was in Chennai for the shooting of his film Malaikottai Valiban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohanlal has starred in various films directed and produced by Pillai, one of their best films together was Chitharam released in 1988, which was produced by the late filmmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: Denied ambulance, Madhya Pradesh man forced to carry 13-year-old daughter\u2019s dead body on motorcycle | WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chitharam was the first film in the Malayalam cinema history to run for 365 days in theatres. At the 100th-day celebration of the film, Pillai gifted Mohanlal a Maruti car and the director of the film Priyadarshan an Ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pillai founded a film production company called Shirdi Sai Creation and his film distribution firm was Shirdi Sai Release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The late actor has delivered classics like Shobhraj, Chithram, Vandanam, Arhatha, Kizhakkunarum Pakshi, Aham, Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan and many more in the list that received a huge affection and praise from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reports claimed that during PKR Pillai\u2019s final years, he went through financial difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also in 2018, Pillai lost his son Sidhu R Pillai who also was a Malayalam actor. Sidhu Pillai died in Goa. PKR Pillai was survived by his wife Rema and his three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav slam Baba Bageshwar on his Bihar visit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n