King of dramatics is no more

Rajan P Dev, the king who evoked memories of an enamored era in Malayalam tinsel world and whose acting was celebrated across the south of India is no more. I, being the President of ‘Alochana’ S L Puram, a state level cultural forum, invited him to our gathering many times and he was present on several occasions. He was a person with malice to none. In one of our meetings he admired his mentor S L Puram Sadanandan and told us he has no personal enmity to Sadanandan for not giving the lead role in the film ‘Kattukuthira’ as some one thinks. Sadanandan was his master and guide, he told us.

Rajan P Dev was extremely well read. I remember the evenings when we at ‘Alochana’ would discuss everything under the sun, from cinema to politics but he never ill spoke. The ceiling fans donated by Rajan P Dev are still soothing people at Sarvodaya Grandha saala, S L Puram. Being the member, of Alumni Association, St Michael’s College. Cherthala, he found time to attend all functions in the college amidst his busy schedule.
He loved Cherthala so much and he is one among the celebrities like A K Antony, Vayalar Ravi, K R Gouri Amma of our place. He used go to the Arthunkal Church every year and on next January 20 we miss him at Arthunkal.

Rajan P Dev had an implausible sense of humour that cannot be matched. His relation with teachers of St Michael’s college, where he completed the Pre-degree course, is full of funny occasions. . And when he recollects those stories none could restrain from hilarity. His untimely departure is really a huge loss to we people at Cherthala and around.

K A Solaman