When late veteran actor Sreenivasan opened up about his smoking habit and THIS 'piece of advice for others': 'It destroyed my health'

Malayalam cinema has lost the legendary actor,writer, director Sreenivasan.


Sreenivasan never tried to hide his struggles in real life. On one occasion, he openly spoke about how his smoking habit slowly destroyed his health.




For anyone who has smoking habit, please read on to know more about what the legendary actor had once said. This will be worth it.

Sreenivasan said smoking destroyed his health

As reported by Manorama Online Sreenivasan once admitted how deeply addicted he was to smoking and how much he regretted it. He said that he feel that he should not have smoked so many cigarettes. "Smoking destroyed my health. Even in this condition, if I get a cigarette, I would still smoke it. That’s how strong the addiction is,” Sreenivasan said in a media interaction.


He also shared a simple message for others. “I have only one piece of advice for others: if possible, do not smoke,” he said.

The frightening incident at Lal Studio

Talking about a scary moment from his life, Sreenivasan recalled what happened during dubbing at Lal Studio. “I went to Lal Studio to do dubbing for Kuttimama. It was on the first floor. While I was talking I suddenly felt breathless. Smoking was the main problem,” he said.


He explained how writing pressure made the habit worse. “When you are unable to write the way you want, it drives you crazy. At that time, you reach for it,” he added.

Sreenivasan says any fool can die anytime

Sreenivasan also spoke about how close he came to death that day. “Vinu told me we should go to the hospital. I said, ‘It’s nothing… it will pass,’” he recalled. But his friends rushed him to the hospital. “I regained consciousness only after 24 hours. It felt like I had already died,” he said, adding that CPR saved his life.


He ended with a hard truth: “I understood one thing. You don’t need any special skill to die. Any fool can die as fast as they want.”

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