THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jagathy Sreekumar recognized the person who tapped him on the shoulder and asked him how he was; Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He nodded his head with a thin smile. The Chief Minister noticed Jagathy sitting in the seat right in front of him when the Indigo flight from Thiruvananthapuram landed in Kochi. Following this he asked how he was. "I didn't notice when I boarded, I saw him now only," said the Chief Minister.

Jagathy Sreekumar had come to Kochi for the first time in 13 years to attend the general body of 'AMMA'. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared on social media his happiness of unexpectedly seeing Jagathy as follows: "Today, during my journey to Ernakulam, I met the great actor of Malayalam, Jagathy Sreekumar. I inquired about his well-being."

Jagathy could not attend the meetings of 'AMMA' after being seriously injured in an accident on the national highway at the Thenhipalam Panambra bend on March 10, 2012.

He was away from films following the accident. Meanwhile, he acted in the film 'CBI 5: The Brain' in 2022. The film 'Vala', directed by Arun Chandu, is due to be released next. Jagathy plays the character of Professor Ambili, also known as Uncle Luna.