Popular Malayalam actor Ramesh Valiyasala passed away on Saturday morning under mysterious circumstances. The 54-year-old actor was found hanging at his residence. Reportedly, the actor was going through a financial crisis during the pandemic phase. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and have commenced a probe.

Producer and production controller NM Badusha was the first to announce the actor's demise on social media. “There will be a lot of problems. But what is the point of running away from life .. Tributes to my dear friend Ramesh, ”Badusha wrote on Facebook. Several other celebs from the film and TV fraternity offered condolences to the late actor's family on social media.

Ramesh started off his acting career as a theatre artist and later forayed into mini-screens and was active for over 20 years. The busy actor was also a part of several popular Malayalam movies. He was last seen in Kannan Thamarakulam's directorial Varaal.