{"id":939020,"date":"2026-05-05T09:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/939020\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:28:18","slug":"malayalam-actor-santosh-nair-last-seen-in-hit-movie-mohiniyattam-dies-after-accident-kerala-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/939020\/","title":{"rendered":"Malayalam actor Santosh Nair, last seen in hit movie \u2018Mohiniyattam\u2019, dies after accident | Kerala News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Malayalam actor Santosh Nair, last seen in hit movie \u2018Mohiniyattam\u2019, dies after accident | Kerala News | Onmanorama<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-header__author-name\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Onmanorama Staff\">Onmanorama Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-header__published-date\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: May 05, 2026 10:58 AM IST<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Updated: May 05, 2026 02:27 PM IST<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-header__read-time\">1 minute Read<\/p>\n<p>\t     In Brief<\/p>\n<p>  In Brief <\/p>\n<p>\n                Summary is AI-generated <\/p>\n<p>\u00d7<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inBrief__Ul\">\n<li class=\"inBrief__li\">\n<p>Malayalam film actor Santosh Nair has passed away.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"inBrief__li\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"inBrief__li\">\n<p>He died following a heart attack during treatment for injuries sustained in an accident.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"inBrief__li\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"inBrief__li\">\n<p>Nair had a prolific career, appearing in over 100 Malayalam films in various roles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/santosh nair.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"Santosh Nair. Photo: Manorama\" title=\"Vaishnavi article image  - santosh nair\"\/>          <\/p>\n<p>\t     \tSantosh Nair. Photo: Manorama<\/p>\n<p>Malayalam film actor Santosh Nair, who was recently seen in the movie Mohiniyattam, passed away on Tuesday. He suffered a heart attack while undergoing treatment following an accident in Enathu, Pathanamthitta, recently. His wife was also injured in the accident and is currently under treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Santosh entered the Malayalam film industry with the role of Joseph in Ithu Njangalude Katha and went on to act in more than 100 films, playing roles as a hero, villain, supporting actor, and comedian. 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