Malayalam actor Kollam Ajith passed away on Thursday morning.

The actor was undergoing treatment for stomach-related ailments at a private hospital in Kochi, Kerala. He breathed his last at 3:40 am on Thursday. Kollam Ajith made his silver screen debut with Padmarajan’s 1983 film Parannu Parannu Parannu. 

According to reports, the body will be taken to his native place and the funeral will take place today itself.

Kollam Ajith is survived by his wife Prameela and two Gayathri and Sreehari. Born as Ajith to Kottayam native Padmanabhan and Saraswathi, he later changed his name to Kollam Ajith as he was born and brought up in Kollam. He started his journey in cinema as an assistant director and later became an actor. He mostly acted in villain and grey shaded roles.