Kamala Surayya,MJ and now LohithaDas???

Lohithadas passed away a few hours ago.Such a big loss to the malayalam movie industry and the sensible movie lovers. We might have had bigger losses like that of Padmarajan and Bharathan earlier. But then i was too small to realise it. Its only when the news channels went on and on about Lohithadas's works that i realised most of my favorites were written by him. I couldnt name one which i didn't like. Nivedyam,Veendum Chila VeetuKaryangal,Sallapam,Bhoothakannadi,Thooval kottaram, Kireedam, Chenkol, Amaram, Valsalyam, Venkalam, KAMALADALAM, Bharatham, Sasneham, Kudumbapuranam, Kanmadam, Kasthoorimaan..the list goes on and on. Kireedam and Kamaladalam are the works i loved the most in Malayalam cinema itself. But back then i was so awed by MohanLals performance that i never thought much about the person who gave birth to characters like Sethumadhavan and Nandagopan. He had also created strong female characters like Bhanu of Kanmadam and Priyamvadha of Kasthoorimaan. Its only now when he left us that i realize what a golden mark he has left in the epics of malayam cinema.I am yet to see his debutant work Thaniyavarthanam.
Today its such a disheartening day for the Malayalis all over the world.
I am sure he will live in our hearts as long as Malayalam cinema remains through his works. May God give strength to his family. May his soul rest in peace.