Popular Malayalam film-maker Babu Narayanan breathed his last Saturday morning. The director had teamed up with Anil Kumar and had directed a number of popular Malayalam movies of the 90s.

His end came at a private hospital in Thrissur. The 59-year-old director had been undergoing treatment for cancer. After assisting veteran film-maker Hariharan, Babu Narayanan made his debut as a film-maker in the movie Anagha, released in the year 1989. The movie featured Parvathy Jayaram, Murali and Nedumudi Venu in the lead roles. After that, he also made a film named Ponnaranjaanam.

It was after these films that he teamed up with director Anil. The director duo of Anil-Babu, had come up with some of the big hits, starring top stars of Mollywood. Their first film together was Manthrikacheppu (1992). Inchikkadan Mathayi and Sons, Welcome To Kodaikkanal, Pattabhishekam, Pakalpooram, Kaliyoonjal, Mayipeelikkavu, Mannadiyaar Pennine Chenkota Chekkan and Sthreedhanam are some of the popular movies of the director duo. Their last film together was Parayaam, which had released in the year 2004. Later, Babu had made a comeback to film-making with the 2014 movie Noorah With Love, which had featured Mamtha Mohandas in the lead role. Babu Narayanan's daughter Sravana is an actress. She had played the female lead in the film Thattumpurathu Achuthan, directed by Lal Jose and in which Kunchacko Boban was the hero.

Babu Narayan’s family is living in Thrissur. The body will be kept for public viewing today at 3.30 pm and the cremation will be held at 4 pm.