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**Kala Bhavan Navas Passes Away, Postmortem Today**

**Kochi:** Popular Malayalam actor Kala Bhavan Navas was found dead in his hotel room in Kochi on Friday night. He was 50 years old.

Navas was staying at Vrindavan Residency in Chottanikkara, near Kochi, in connection with the shooting of the film “Prakampanam.” According to reports, he had told the crew on Friday evening that he would return to the hotel and check out on Saturday. When he didn’t check out as scheduled, hotel staff opened his room to find him deceased on the bed.

Preliminary reports suggest that he may have suffered a heart attack while preparing to take a shower. However, the exact cause of death will be confirmed after the postmortem examination, which is scheduled to take place at Kalamassery Medical College at 8:30 AM today.

Following the postmortem, the body will be taken to his residence in Aluva. Public viewing will be held at Aluva Juma Masjid from 4 PM to 5:30 PM, followed by the funeral.

Navas had been actively participating in the filming of “Prakampanam,” with his scenes scheduled from December 25th to the day of his passing.

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