Kannan
Pattambi
Death:
A
shadow
of
mourning
has
fallen
over
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
The
first
Monday
of
2026
began
on
a
heartbreaking
note
with
reports
of
popular
Malayalam
actor
and
production
controller
Kannan
Pattambi’s
passing
away
on
Sunday
(January
4,
2026).
The
tragic
news
was
shared
by
the
late
actor’s
brother,
Major
Ravi,
on
Facebook.
The
Joseph
actor
breathed
his
last
at
around
11:40
PM
at
a
private
hospital
in
Kozhikode
last
night.
Over
the
years,
Kannan
Pattambi
appeared
in
several
Malayalam
films,
including
Pulimurugan,
Punaradhivasam,
Ananthabhadram,
Odiyan,
Keerthi
Chakra,
Vettam,
Crazy
Gopalan,
Kandahar,
Tantra,
and
12th
Man.
Kannan
Pattambi
Death
Reason:
What
Led
To
Malayalam
Actor’s
Demise?
The
reports
of
62-year-old
actor
and
production
controller
Kannan
Pattambi’s
death
have
left
fans
and
industry
colleagues
in
deep
shock.
According
to
NDTV,
the
actor
had
been
suffering
from
kidney-related
ailments.
He
was
undergoing
treatment
at
the
hospital
in
Kozhikode.
Kannan
Pattambi
Funeral
Timings:
When
Will
The
Last
Rites
Take
Place?
Confirming
the
sad
news
of
Kannan
Pattambi’s
demise,
his
elder
brother
Major
Ravi
paid
an
emotional
tribute
on
Facebook.
In
the
FB
post,
Major
Ravi
informed
his
fans
that
the
late
actor’s
funeral
will
be
held
today
(Monday,
January
5)
at
4
p.m.
at
his
residence
in
Njanganthiri,
Pattambi.
The
English
translation
of
his
FB
caption
reads,
“My
dear
brother,
Kannan
Pattambi,
who
used
to
be
a
movie
production
controller,
passed
away
last
night
at
11.41
pm.
Funeral
at
Pattambi
Njangattiri’s
house
premises,
today
evening
4
o’clock
🙏
My
younger
brother,
Kannan
Pattambi,
left
for
his
heavenly
abode.
Om
Shanti
🙏”
Kannan
Pattambi
Wife
&
Family
Retired
Indian
army
officer
Major
Ravi’s
younger
brother
Kannan
Pattambi
is
survived
by
his
wife,
their
daughter
and
his
elder
brother.
Back
in
2016,
Kannan
Pattambi’s
wife
had
accused
the
then-Ernakulam
city
Assistant
Commissioner
of
Police
(ACP)
P
S
Suresh
of
indecently
touching
her,
as
reported
by
Manorama.
“She
revealed
that
Suresh
tried
to
grab
her
and
behaved
indecently
with
her
that
night,”
the
late
actor
had
alleged.