KOCHI: Director Naranipuzha Shanavas is in a critical condition. He is the director and scriptwriter of Sufiyum Sujathayum which had Jayasurya in the lead role. Shanavas who suffered a cardiac arrest has been admitted at the K G Hospital in Coimbatore and is in a serious condition.

Apart from a director and a script writer, he is also an editor. He had directed a film Kari in 2015. The film received a lot of critical acclaim. It was screened in many film festivals and had won awards also. He was busy with his new film.

Sufiyum Sujathayum was the first Malayalam film to be released by OTT following transmission of the virus. Aditi Rao Hydri, Dev Mohan and Siddique were other casts of the film. The film was produced by Vijay Babu under the banner of Friday Film House.