<p>New Delhi: Renowned artist A Ramachandran died from prolonged illness at his residence here on Saturday. He was 89.</p>.<p>"He was sick for quite some time now and passed away at 9 this morning from medical complications," his son Rahul told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Details of the last rites will be confirmed later, he added.</p>.<p>Born in 1935 in Attingal, Kerala, Ramachandran was known for his monumental canvases, colourful oils and watercolours.</p>.<p>In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi and received the Padma Bhushan for outstanding service to the nation in 2005.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Renowned artist A Ramachandran died from prolonged illness at his residence here on Saturday. He was 89.</p>.<p>"He was sick for quite some time now and passed away at 9 this morning from medical complications," his son Rahul told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Details of the last rites will be confirmed later, he added.</p>.<p>Born in 1935 in Attingal, Kerala, Ramachandran was known for his monumental canvases, colourful oils and watercolours.</p>.<p>In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi and received the Padma Bhushan for outstanding service to the nation in 2005.</p>