Who Is Athira Bindu Sabu? All You Need To Know About Kappi Squad Director Belraj Kalarickal’s Wife

Belraj Kalarickal, the director of the recently released Malayalam series, Kappi Squad, died at the age of 27. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed, but early reports claimed a heart attack. The Malayalam show premiered on JioHotstar on October 15; Belraj passed away on October 17. He had tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Athira Bindu Sabu, in September after dating for six years. The family is yet to issue an official statement on his last rites and funeral details.

Belraj Kalarickal and Athira Bindu Sabu were in a relationship for six years before tying the knot. They often shared pictures and posts with each other. The couple got married on September 12 and had just completed a month of marriage.

While Belraj was a young filmmaker, Athira was not a part of the film fraternity. According to her Facebook bio, she has been working at Optum as an Associate Medical Coder. Reportedly, she is based in Chennai. Athira has maintained a low profile and not much information about her education and love story with Belraj is available publicly.

Reportedly, Belraj was found dead in his hotel room in Kochi on October 17. He was sharing the room with filmmaker Srikanth Mohan. Early reports state that the director may have suffered a heart attack, but his cause of death has yet to be confirmed. The police will be handing over his mortal remains to the family after a post-mortem examination. The news was confirmed by JioHotstar Malayalam’s Instagram page. A note read, “You brought Kappi Squad to life. We wish we had more stories to share with you. Gone too soon.”

Kappi Squad marked Belraj’s directorial debut. Previously, he assisted on films such as Nizhal, Madhurama and Dakini. The Malayalam series starred Rinosh George, Anagha Ajith, Diya Deepan and Joel Joseph. It followed the story of four entrepreneurs who are trying to make their dreams come true. It is created by Srikanth Mohan and produced by Rahul Riji Nair. Four new episodes of Kappi Squad are released every Thursday on JioHotstar in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. The series has 36 episodes.

Further details about Bejraj’s cause of death, funeral and other ceremonies shall be updated as soon as the doctors and family members make them official.