The famed director had every reason to be nervous.
However, the stunt went wrong andthe helicopter crashed with Jayan hanging from the landing skids.
According toscriptwriterBipin Chandran, many theories started emerging after the untimely death of the actor.
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Interestingly, makers started adding random scenes of Jayan to films during action sequences.
The actor andhis dialogues have been referred to in Malayalam pop culture numerous timesover the decades since his death.
Many of Jayan’s films are available to watch on YouTube.
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