Film-serial actor Vinod Thomas found dead inside a parked car in Kottayam

Vinod Thomas
Vinod Thomas

Kottayam: Popular film-serial actor Vinod Thomas was found dead inside a parked car at a Dreamland Hotel near Pampady here, police said on Saturday.

He was 47.

According to reports, the actor was found dead when a security official approached the car as the person found it doubtful why the former was taking time to get out of the vehicle. The car was parked on its premises for a long time. Later officials arrived and broke the vehicle's glass to take the person out.

"We found him inside the car and took him to a nearby hospital. Doctors examined him and declared him dead," police said and added that the body has been sent for postmortem.

Thomas is known for his roles in movies, 'Ayyappanum Koshyum', 'Natholi oru cheriya meenalla', 'Oru murai vanth paathaaya', 'Happy wedding' and 'June' among others. 

With PTI inputs