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**Popular Mimicry Artist and Actor Kalabhavan Nawas Passes Away, Condolences Pour In**
**Kochi, Kerala:** The Kerala film industry is mourning the sudden demise of Kalabhavan Nawas, a well-known mimicry artist and actor. He was found dead in his hotel room in Chottanikkara on Friday night. He was 51.
Nawas was in Chottanikkara for the filming of the movie “Prakampanam.” He had reportedly told the hotel staff he would be checking out at 8 PM on Friday. When he failed to do so, hotel staff opened his room and found him deceased.
Leading actors Mammootty and Mohanlal have expressed their heartfelt condolences. Mohanlal remembered Nawas as someone who always had a smiling face and praised his natural and humorous performances. In a Facebook post, Mohanlal wrote, “We always see Nawas with a smiling face. Nawas has given characters full of humor and spontaneity in cinema as well. Condolences to my dear brother who left us prematurely.” Mammootty also posted a condolence message on Facebook.
The body will be taken to his home after a postmortem at Kalamassery Medical College. Public viewing will be held at his residence from 1 PM to 3 PM and later at Aluva Town Masjid until 5 PM. The funeral will take place at 5:15 PM.