Film director and screenplay writer Biju Vattappara, known for his work on movies, several serials and documentaries, died on May 13, according to sources in the film industry here on Tuesday. He was 54. Vattappara, a native of Okkal, collapsed and died while he was in Muvattupuzha for personal reasons on Monday. Roger Corman, Independent Producer and B-Movie Legend, Dies at 98.

He directed movies such as Ramaravanan, Swantham Karyam Zindabad, and My Dear Mummy. Additionally, he wrote screenplays for films like Lokanathan IAS, starring Kalabhavan Mani, among others. Harikumar Dies at 70 of Cancer: Malayalam Director Was Known for Making Mammootty-Starrers Sukrutham and Udhyanapalakan.

The FEFKA directors' union condoled Vattappara's demise.