▁crit ically ▁and ▁commer cially ▁successful . ▁His ▁works ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁from ▁his ▁very ▁first ▁vent ure ▁Th ani y av ar than am , ▁which ▁brought ▁him ▁the ▁Ker ala ▁State ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Story . ▁When ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Germany ▁for ▁a ▁film ▁festival ▁for ▁screen ing ▁his ▁first ▁director ial ▁vent ure ▁B ho oth ak k ann adi , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁film m akers ▁asked ▁him ▁by ▁seeing ▁this ▁movie ▁whether ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁Psych ologist ▁or ▁not . ▁That ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁and ▁exact ▁dep iction ▁of ▁human ▁psych ology . ▁ ▁Th il ak an ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁proud ▁of ▁L oh ith adas ▁who ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Mal ay al am ▁film ▁industry ▁by ▁him . ▁L oh ith adas ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁classic ▁screen writ ers ▁that ▁Mal ay al am ▁cinema ▁has ▁ever ▁seen . ▁ ▁Death ▁In ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁experienced ▁ch est ▁p ains ▁and ▁une as iness ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁Al u va ▁near ▁Er nak ul am ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁L isy ▁Hospital , ▁K alo or , ▁Er nak ul am , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁dead ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 5 0 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁National ▁Film ▁Awards : ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁– ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Deb ut ▁Film ▁of