Actor and mimicry artist Kalabhavan Navas died at 51 after being found unconscious in a hotel in Chottanikkara during a film shoot. He was declared dead at Tata Hospital, with a suspected heart attack as the cause.

A mimicry veteran from the Kalabhavan troupe, Navas later co-founded Cochin Arts. Making his first on-screen appearance in Chaithanyam (1995), he went on to become a familiar face in Malayalam cinema and television comedy circuits. He is survived by his wife, actress Rahna, and their three children.