തിരുവനന്തപുരം: സിനിമാ സീരിയൽ താരം കനകലത അന്തരിച്ചു. തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ വസതിയിൽ ആയിരുന്നു അന്ത്യം.64 വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. പാർക്കിൻസൺസിനെയും അൾഷിമേഴ്‌സിനെയും തുടർന്ന് ചികിത്സയിലായിരുന്നു. 300ൽ അധികം സിനിമകളിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചു. നാടകത്തിലൂടെയാണ് അഭിനയരംഗത്തേക്ക് എത്തിയത്. നിരവധി ടെലിവിഷൻ സീരിയലുകളിലും വേഷമിട്ടു.

1980ൽ ഉണർത്ത് പാട്ട് എന്ന സിനിമയിൽ ആദ്യമായി അഭിനയിച്ചെങ്കിലും ചിത്രം റിലീസായില്ല. പിന്നീട് 1982ൽ റിലീസായ ചില്ല് എന്ന മലയാള ചലച്ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെയാണ് സിനിമാരംഗത്ത് സജീവമായത്. രാജാവിന്റെ മകൻ, അപ്പു, ഇൻസ്‌പെക്ടർ ബൽറാം, കിരീടം, ആദ്യത്തെ കൺമണി, തച്ചോളി വർഗീസ് ചേകവർ, സ്ഫടികം, മാനത്തെ കൊട്ടാരം, പ്രിയം തുടങ്ങി നിരവധി സിനിമകളിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചു. കഴിഞ്ഞ വർഷം പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയ പൂക്കാലമാണ് അവസാനമായി അഭിനയിച്ച ചിത്രം. പ്രമാണി ഇന്ദുലേഖ, സ്വാതി തിരുനാൾ തുടങ്ങിയ നാടകങ്ങളിലും കനകലത അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
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A country star who suffered a heart attack last month says he died two times and was brought back to life, despite doctors reportedly believing he had just a 0.1% chance of survival.

Colt Ford, whose real name is Jason Farris Brown, told the “Big D & Bubba” show about his traumatic, near-death experience after an April 4 performance in Phoenix, Arizona.

Commenting on his survival, Ford said he believes God still has plans for his life, Fox News reported.

“The Lord had more for me to do, more music for me to make, hopefully more differences to make in some people’s lives,” Ford told the show, detailing how the experience changed him. “It’s been life-changing. It’s been spiritually changing. Obviously, it’s been physically changing.”

The “Slow Ride” singer said he’s still not totally out of the woods and needs to take care of himself as he journeys through recovery.

Ford also shared some shocking details about the night of the incident. Although he explained he has no recollection of even performing, he did recount later walking back to his bus and texting his fiancée.

“I walked back to the bus, texted my fiancée, ‘Hi baby,’ and fell over dead,” he said. “I died two times. Luckily, my band came out to check on me.”

In the end, Ford was rescued and doctors were able to save his life. He told the “Big D & Bubba” show he believes the Lord had him in the right place at the right time, considering the much-needed medical care he was able to receive.

“God could not have had me in a better place,” he said.

It’s not entirely surprising the singer is bringing up God during his recovery. His official bio references his love for the Lord and America.

“Colt Ford is about God, family, friends, and America,” the performer proclaims.” I’m just a guy who loves life. I love people.”

In recent years, Ford has also battled eye cancer, which he overcame, and Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder. Continue to pray for Ford as he navigates healing from this latest health ordeal.
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Seasons one through three of “The Chosen,” the popular Bible series chronicling the life of Jesus, will soon be streaming on Disney+, according to a post from Disney news blog, Inside the Magic, which showrunner Dallas Jenkins shared to his social media accounts.

Disney+ is the latest platform to stream the series. Fans of the Bible show can find episodes on other streaming sites, like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, the Angel app, BYUtv, and The Chosen app.

News of the expanded audience comes after Jenkins announced season four of “The Chosen” will soon become available for streaming on the heels of an extended theatrical release, CBN News reported.

In March, Jenkins released a video explaining the show’s previous model of making episodes immediately available for free “wasn’t proving to be sustainable,” given cost-of-production increases as the series’ quality improves. Additionally, much of the revenue generated by theatrical releases is going toward the remaining three seasons of the seven-season show.

“We are actively working on it every day,” Jenkins said in mid-April of bringing season four to viewers who couldn’t afford or chose not to see it in theaters. “I promise you, no one is more frustrated by this than I am. And no one wants to get this to you more quickly than I do. We’re working on it. I promise you.”

Inside the Magic writer Zach Gass wrote that bringing “The Chosen” to Disney+ could be a “tremendous win for Disney’s image” as the platform has been criticized for its less-than-family-friendly content.

“The decision to include ‘The Chosen’ amongst these titles might help win some more conservative subscribers back toward the Mouse,” he wrote, referring to The Walt Disney Company.

The addition of the Bible-based series comes about a month after it was announced Disney+ merged with Hulu, making the 16-year-old streaming platform — over which Disney holds controlling shares — a vertical within the Disney+ apparatus. Subscribers, though, can still access Hulu apart from Disney+.

It’s significant to see “The Chosen” on Disney+ for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact VidAngel — which has since rebranded to Angel Studios and is the original distributor for “The Chosen” — was once caught in the crosshairs of The Walt Disney Company.

In 2016, Disney, along with three other Hollywood studios, filed a copyright infringement complaint against VidAngel, a faith-based company allowing users to filter objectionable language and scenes out of movies and TV shows. At the time, the movie studios argued VidAngel violated copyright law because the company broke encryption codes on DVDs and Blu-ray disks to alter content.
Sources:faithwire

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