Popular director Vinu, who directed many hit films, dies

COIMBATORE: Malayalam film director Vinu (69) passed away. Vinu of Suresh-Vinu combination passed away Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Coimbatore due to health problems.

He is the director of Kusrithikattu, Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta, Ayushman Bhava etc. He dubbed Meleparambil Aanveedu in Assamese language. The last film he directed was Bharthavudyogam released in 2001.

A native of Kozhikode, Vinu has been living in Coimbatore for a long time. He was under treatment for abdominal ailments. Film workers including director Suresh have left for Coimbatore. He is likely to be laid to rest this evening.