Renowned fireworks artist Kundannur Suresh, 47, was found dead at his residence on Sunday.
Family members came to know about the death when they noticed Suresh missing from his bedroom in then morning and later found him hanging from the roof truss. Local people immediately alerted the police, who completed the inquest and shifted the body to the Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Suresh was the husband of Sheena, the first woman licensee for the Thrissur Pooram fireworks, who led the fireworks of the Thiruvambady temple two years ago. He was also the younger brother of fireworks expert Kundannur Sundarakshan, who died in an accidental blast during the Thrissur Pooram a few years back.
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Published – August 17, 2025 08:32 pm IST
