Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko's father killed in accident in Tamil Nadu; actor, mother injured
Sibi Chacko, the father of Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko was killed in a road accident here on the Dharmapuri national highway near Palacode on Friday. (June 6, 2025). While the. 70-year-old Sibi Chacko was killed on the spot, while the actor Shine tom Chacko along with his mother Maria Carmel (65) were injured and admitted to Dharmapuri government medical college hospital for treatment.
The family of three were in a car that was reportedly Bengaluru-bound. According to Palacode police, the accident occurred near Palayur and the car is said to have crashed into a lorry that was ahead.
More details are awaited.
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