Remembering Malayalam superstar Jayan, 40 years after his death - The News Minute
Remembering Malayalam superstar Jayan, 40 years after his death - The News Minute Remembering Malayalam superstar Jayan, 40 years after his death - The News Minute Posted: 16 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST Jayan, known for performing daredevil sequences without a stunt double, died while attempting a helicopter fight scene on this day in 1980. At 7.30 that Sunday evening, Rita received a call from her sister. Between suppressed sobs, the teen told Rita that actor Jayan was no more. Rita didn't believe her. There had been hoaxes like these before. The next morning, she waited for the newspaper. It was raining that day and the newspaper did not come to her doorstep. It was only in the evening she discovered it tucked into the mailbox. And there it was, in big black headlines – Jayan really was dead, at the age of 41. The date was November 16, 1980, a Sunday. "To be honest, I wasn't a big fan of Jayan when he was alive. I didn't u...