Thiruvananthapuram: Actor and writer B. Harikumar (71) passed away. Adoor Bhasi’s sister Omanakuttiamma and Nooranad CBM. He is the son of C. Bhargavanpilla, who was the high school manager.
Harikumar had a personality reminiscent of Adoor Bhasi in looks and speech. He managed to carry on the legacy of Adoor Bhasi in acting. When Malayalam Doordarshan started, he became a family favorite through serials. Malayatur’s ‘Dr. When the novel ‘Vezhambal’ was serialized, she caught attention with her acting. Diana serial is written by Harikumar. He acted in the serials Chamayam and Marmaram and the films Sargam, Kalyanayogam in Kalamassery and Sagaram Sakshi.
He wrote the novel ‘Maricham’ based on Adoor Bhasi’s life and the novels Lord of Laughter and Adoor Bhasi Geese.
He wrote 35 novels and fifty collections of short stories. Mooloor S. for literature. Received the Padmanabhapanikar Award. Kulapati CV in Malayalam literature. He is the son of Raman Pillai’s daughter and the grandson of famous humorist EV Krishna Pillai.
His wife is KV Srilekha, a family member of Kulasekharam Ponnumangalam in Kanyakumari district. Son: Hemant (Dubai). Daughter-in-law: Parvati (Dubai). The cremation will take place on Friday at 10 am at Shantikavad, Thaikkad. Collection Thursday at 8.30 am.