KOCHI: Many took to social media to pay tributes to actor, screenwriter and director Sreenivasan, who was hospitalized due to an emergency. Producer Manoj Ramsingh took to the stage to criticize those who posted tributes after hearing that the actor is in hospital. He on Facebook that he had told Sreenivasan about the tribute posts. In reply, Srinivasan said, "People give such things respectfully, don't waste anything, give it to me ...if there is some in excess, I will give some to Manoj."

Meanwhile, Sreenivasan, who is undergoing treatment at the hospital for a heart condition, is in a stable condition, hospital officials said. Sources close to him informed that he is responding to medication and that he is out of the ventilator system.

Sreenivasan is currently in the intensive care unit of the Angamaly Apollo Adlux Hospital. Srinivasan was admitted to the hospital on March 30. He underwent bypass surgery on March 31 after an angiogram revealed a blockage in his blood flow.

He was on a ventilator for three days after surgery and was removed from the ventilator, where he developed an infection. This was followed by re-admission on the ventilator.