<p>Dev died at a private hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for a liver disorder.<br /><br />The funeral will take place at St. Xavier's church in Angamaly, about 40 km from here, Thursday morning.<br /><br />Born in Chertala in Alappuzha district, Dev began his film career in 1980 with small roles. He soon became popular as a villain.<br /><br />In a career spanning close to three decades, he acted in about 180 films, including those in Tamil, Telegu and Kannada.<br /><br />Dev also immortalised the character Kochu Vava in the hit play "Kattukuthira" that was staged over a thousand times across Kerala.<br /><br />However, when the drama was made into a film with the same name, the role was played by another veteran actor Thilakan.<br /><br />"Malayalam films will be poorer with Dev's death but his characters will live for a long time," Thilakan said.<br /><br />Dev's last film was "Ee Patanathil Bhootham", starring superstar Mammootty, which is currently running in theatres.</p>
<p>Dev died at a private hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for a liver disorder.<br /><br />The funeral will take place at St. Xavier's church in Angamaly, about 40 km from here, Thursday morning.<br /><br />Born in Chertala in Alappuzha district, Dev began his film career in 1980 with small roles. He soon became popular as a villain.<br /><br />In a career spanning close to three decades, he acted in about 180 films, including those in Tamil, Telegu and Kannada.<br /><br />Dev also immortalised the character Kochu Vava in the hit play "Kattukuthira" that was staged over a thousand times across Kerala.<br /><br />However, when the drama was made into a film with the same name, the role was played by another veteran actor Thilakan.<br /><br />"Malayalam films will be poorer with Dev's death but his characters will live for a long time," Thilakan said.<br /><br />Dev's last film was "Ee Patanathil Bhootham", starring superstar Mammootty, which is currently running in theatres.</p>
