Veteran Art Director K Shekhar Passes Away at 72

Key facts

• K Shekhar, the veteran art director celebrated for his imaginative set designs, passed away at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.
• He is most remembered for designing the anti-gravity room in the song 'Aalippazham Perukkaan' of the Malayalam film 'My Dear Kuttichathan'.
• The anti-gravity room was built on a rotating steel rig without any computer graphics, predating similar Hollywood techniques by decades.
• Shekhar entered Malayalam cinema in 1982 as costume designer and publicity designer for the film 'Padayottam' directed by Jijo Punnoose.