'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' director Sachy passes away after suffering a cardiac arrest

Sachy, who recently directed Prithviraj and Biju Men starrer Ayyappanum Koshiyum, bread his last reportedly at 9:30 pm on Thursday at Jubilee Mission Hospital, Thrissur. actor-director was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was reportedly in a critical condition and was on ventilator for past few days. He was 48 years old. 

A few weeks ago, Sachy underwent a total hip replacement surgery, which reportedly had some complications and led to cardiac arrest. According to reports, Sachy was treated in critical care unit of Jubilee Mission Hospital, Thrissur. He was under care of a multi-disciplinary team, who were reportedly monitoring director's health condition. 

Also Read | 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' Director Sachy Hospitalised After Suffering From Heart Attack

Mollywood mourns Sachy's death 

Several Mollywood actors took to ir social media to pay tribute to Sachy. Popular Mollywood actors like Prithviraj, Nivin Pauly, and Manju Warrier mourned Sachy's death through heart-wrenching posts. Prithviraj, who worked with Sachy in movies like Chocolate (2007), Robin Hood (2009), Anarkali (2015), Driving License (2019), and most recently Ayyapanum Koshiyum (2020), wrote: "Gone," (sic) on his social media. 

Also Read | 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' Tamil Remake To Star Arya And Sasikumar In Titular Roles?

Also Read | Arya Dismisses Rumours Of Being A Part Of 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' Tamil Remake

Also Read | John Abraham Gets Hindi Remake Rights Of Prithviraj-starrer Ayyappanum Koshiyum

Sachy's career 

Sachy aka KR Sachidanandan made his Mollywood debut as a screenwriter with Prithviraj and Roma starrer Chocolate (2007). During initial years of his career, Sachy used to pen scripts with Sethu, and reportedly kwn as Sachy-Sethu. duo has written scripts for movies like Chocolate (2007), Robin Hood (2009), Makeup Man (2011), Seniors (2011), Doubles (2011). duo split in 2011 due to undisclosed reasons. 

Following which, KR Sachidanandan started working in movies independently. His first movie as an independent screenwriter was Mohanlal and Amala Paul starrer Run Baby Run (2011). After which, he penned scripts for movies like Anarkali (2015), Ramleela (2017), Driving License (2019), Ayyapanum Koshiyum (2020). 

Sachy made his directorial debut in 2015 with Prithviraj and Biju Men starrer Anarkali. movie also featured actors like Priya Gor, Miya George, Sudev Nair, among ors. Sachy directorial was declared a hit. Sachy last helmed Prithviraj and Biju Men starrer Ayyapannum Koshiyum, which garnered him appraises from critics and audiences alike.