There were quite a few people at that time and I left after some time," Sabu told media persons on Friday. Another actor and myself visited the outhouse of Mani. "I was in Chalakkudy for a shoot that day and after, along with Jaffer Idukki. He was reportedly present at the outhouse, but left the place before Mani fell ill.
Popular TV artiste Sabu was questioned and then let off. She also denied reports that there was discord in their family life.Ī few days ago the police probe team had taken into custody three of Mani's close aides who were with him when he fell ill at the outhouse. he will never ever commit suicide," said the deceased actor's wife Nimmi. He was one person who came up in life through hard work and enjoyed everything. "I was informed of Mani being admitted to a hospital by his brother only the next day. The police have sealed the actor's outhouse and started a probe into his death. He also dispelled the suggestion that things had been going wrong in Mani's family life. Ramakrishnan suspects that those keeping the actor company tried to destroy evidence by cleaning the place where they consumed liquor before anyone from the family arrived at the spot. Mani allegedly consumed liquor in the company of some friends in his outhouse near Chalakkudy in Thrissur district before taking ill and being taken to hospital. "I suspect all those who had kept Mani company the day before he died," Ramakrishnan is reported in the media to have said. On Thursday, Mani's brother Ramakrishnan said he suspected foul play behind the death of the actor. Soon after his death, speculation surfaced that it was not a natural death as the hospital authorities reported presence of a chemical in his body. Mani, 45, who acted in 200 films in Malayalam and other languages, suffered from a liver ailment and was admitted on March 4 to a hospital here in a serious condition. Kalabhavan Mani's Songs Rendered in HospitalĪn Abrupt End to Laugh Riot: Kalabhavan Mani Leaves the Stage