{
  "id": 15200248,
  "title": "Malayalam filmmaker Belraj Kalarickal dies at 27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/malayalam-filmmaker-belraj-kalarickal-dies-at-27",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T12:12:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kappi-squad-fame-belraj-kalarickal-passes-away-at-27-days-after-directorial-debut-rahul-riji-nair-pays-tribute/articleshow/135013936.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Belraj Kalarickal, a Malayalam filmmaker, recently died at the age of 27, possibly from a heart attack. He was discovered in a hotel room in Kochi, to the shock of his colleagues. Belraj had recently made his directorial debut with the web series 'Kappi Squad' just days before his death. He was a founding member of First Print Studios, contributing significantly to its projects.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}