Ee Ma Yau fame Kainakary Thankaraj passes away at the age of 77

Thankaraj started acting in plays while he was still in school and soon became a popular face in the amateur theatre circuit along with Nedumudi Venu, Faasil and Alleppey Ashraf. His first professional play was Changanasserry Geetha. He has been part of many professional theatre collectives including Kottayam National Theaters, Chalakkuddy Saradhi and KPAC. In 1995, he started his own theatre collective named Kainakary Theaters. He also formed a theatre troupe named Ambalappuzha Aksharajwala along with late actor Thilakan.

Kainakary Thankaraj also appeared in several films, starting with Acharam Ammini, Osharam Omana and Aana Pachan. In Aana Pachan, he played the role of Prem Nazir’s father. He was part of many next generation movies including Amen, Iyobinte Pusthakam, Iblis, Lucifer, Ishq, Varikuzhiyile Kolapathakam, Home, Mohankumar Fans and Ee Ma Yau. His role as Vavachan Mesthiri in Lijo Jose Pallisserry’s Ee Ma Yau was well received. Thankaraj and Jose Palliserry (Lijo’s father) worked together in several plays during their time in Chalakkudy Saradhy Theaters. Thankaraj was also part of Lijo Jose Pallisserry’s upcoming movie starring Mammoottty titled Nanpakal Nerath Mayakkam.

Many stars from the Malayalam film industry including Mammootty have paid tribute to Thankaraj following his demise.