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==Death== [[File:JayanHelicopterStunt.jpg|left|thumb|This picture was taken seconds before the accident]] On 16 November 1980, Jayan died in an accident on the set of the movie ''[[Kolilakkam]]'' ({{translation}} ''Shockwave'') at the age of 41. The climactic scene of the movie was being filmed in [[Sholavaram]], near [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Jayan was performing a stunt that involved him boarding an airborne [[Bell 47]] from a moving motorbike driven by [[Sukumaran]]. The shot was accepted by the director in the first take; nonetheless, another three shots were filmed. According to the film's production executive, Jayan insisted on yet another re-take as he was not satisfied. During the re-take, the helicopter lost its balance and crashed along with Jayan who was hanging onto the landing skids, and he later succumbed to his injuries.<ref name="Accident">{{cite web |title=Incident Bell 47G-5 VT-EAO, Sunday 16 November 1980 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/236080 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation |access-date=30 March 2025}}</ref> After his death was confirmed, a slide was added during the theatre show of his movie ''Deepam'', informing viewers of his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/movie/jayan_special/index.htm |title=Jayan- A Golden Memory |publisher=Manoramaonline |date=16 November 2009 |access-date=2011-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151435/http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/movie/jayan_special/index.htm |archive-date=18 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Responses were mixed and some audiences believed it to be promotion for some upcoming project.<ref name="MW 211111"/> Jayan's body was taken to [[Trivandrum]] via [[aeroplane]] and later it was taken to his home in [[Quilon]], where he was cremated. Thousands paid homage to the actor. Some [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] emerged regarding the circumstances of his death, primarily because the pilot and his co-star [[Balan K. Nair]], who was in the helicopter, survived with minor or no injuries.
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