Malayalam actor Kannan Pattambi dies at 62, confirms brother Major Ravi
Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam actor and well-known production controller Kannan Pattambi passed away late Sunday night while undergoing treatment for a kidney-related illness. He was 62.
According to a report published by NDTV, the death was confirmed by his elder brother, filmmaker Major Ravi, who said Pattambi breathed his last at around 11.40 pm at a private hospital in Kozhikode.
The funeral will be held on Monday at 4 p.m. at his residence in Njanganthiri, Pattambi.
Major Ravi shared the news through a Facebook post written in Malayalam, in which he informed followers about the time of death and funeral arrangements, and paid tribute to his younger brother.
Kannan Pattambi had a long association with the Malayalam film industry, where he worked extensively as a production controller and also appeared in several films as an actor. He was particularly known for his close professional collaboration with Major Ravi, a former Indian Army officer who later turned filmmaker.
He was involved in the production of several films directed or produced by Major Ravi, including Mission 90 Days, which was based on Major Ravi’s experiences during the investigation into the assassination of former Rajiv Gandhi.
Kannan Pattambi also worked on multiple films starring Mohanlal, most notably Pulimurugan, which became the first Malayalam film to cross the ₹100-crore mark at the box office.
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Have sanctioned 1,000 buses for next fiscal, says K'taka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday said the government has sanctioned procurement of 1,000 government buses in the next year’s budget.
According to him, in the current fiscal, 2,000 buses were sanctioned and many of them have already arrived.
Speaking in the Legislative Council, he alleged that the previous BJP government neither bought a single bus nor recruitment was done in the state transport department.
He was replying to BJP MLC Y M Satish’s request for buses for Ballari and Vijayanagara districts.
“From 2019 to 2023, not a single bus was purchased in the four corporations. Not even one bus. If buses are not purchased continuously for four years, what will happen to the organisation?” Reddy asked.
He recalled that the last time buses were procured and recruitments took place were in 2016, when he was the transport minister during the previous Congress government from 2013 to 2018.
“After we came to power (from 2013), we procured 6,080 new buses. Then last year, 2,000 buses were provided, and many of them have already arrived. This year too, 1,000 buses have been sanctioned in the budget,” Reddy told the House.
He noted that 9,000 people were recruited and 1,300 people were appointed on compassionate grounds during the Congress tenure.
The Minister added that around 2,000 to 2,500 buses have been refurbished.
“In total, 6,080 buses came in two years. Last year’s 2,000 buses, and now 1,000 more. Altogether, we have about 26,000 buses. Out of these, nearly one-third have been added in the last two-and-a-half years,” Reddy said.
Satish told the Minister that at least 100 red buses and about 20 Volvo buses are required for Ballari and Vijayanagara districts.
In response, Reddy said in 2022-23, 720 buses were given, and in 2024–25, 307 buses; in 2026, 140 buses—totalling 1,173 new buses were given to Kalyana Karnataka region.
There are around 4,000-odd buses in Kalyana Karnataka region, he said adding that another 400 buses have been tendered and funds have to be released.
“Additionally, 56 high-end buses—sleeper AC, non-sleeper AC, and Volvo buses—are also coming. Now, 400 buses are coming. Priority will be given to Ballari and Vijayanagara districts,” Reddy said.
