In a shocking news, Malayalam actor Sidhu R Pillai has been found dead in Goa. The 27 years-old Actor Sidhu, the son of popular film producer PKR Pillai, went to Goa on January 12. While it is still unclear what caused his death, some unconfirmed reports have suggested that he drowned to death on a beach. More details on this are awaited.

According to reports, the last rites of Sidhu will happen in his hometown Thrissur. Expressing shock over Sidhu’s untimely death, Malayalam movie star Dulquer Salman wrote a condolence message on his Twitter page. “Disturbed and sad about the passing of #SidhuRPillai ! Was an excited and vivacious youngster during #SecondShow. Prayers to his family,” he tweeted.

Sidhu and Dulquer began their acting career at the same time with Second Show. While Dulquer played the leading man, Sidhu appeared in the supporting cast. He has acted in as many as 16 movies, including Chithram, Vandanam and Amrutham Gamaya among others.Sidhu made his debut in in the 2012 Malayalam action crime film Second Show, which starred Dulquer Salmaan in the lead. The film was directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. Since then, Sidhu has gone on to act in a number of short films.