Malayalam Veteran actor Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012)  passes away.

Jose Prakash, who has acted in nearly 300 movies as the villain and in character roles, was recently  honored with J C Daniel award, Kerala Government's highest film honor 

The award comprises a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a statuette and a citation. Jose Prakash is a veteran actor and singer in Malayalam cinema.

He has appeared in around 300 films mostly in the antagonist role. He dominated the Malayalam film industry in the role of villain for around 40 years.

Later, he switched to character roles in the mid-1990s.

Jose Prakash was working in the army before entering the film industry. Like other actors of that age, he was not a theatre or stage artist. He had served for the British Indian army for eight years.