Noted Malayalam director and screenwriter Siddique, was laid to rest at a burial ground in a mosque close to here with country honours. The filmmaker, who had helmed numerous superhit Malayalam films and Salman Khan-starrer Hindi film 'Bodyguard', changed into buried at the Ernakulam Central Juma Masjid with several prominent actors and politicians among thousands turning up to pay homage to him.Siddique, who became present process treatment at Amrita Hospital in Kochi for almost a month for numerous illnesses, died on Tuesday night (August 08) after being hospitalised on the day gone by following a heart assault. He was in hospital considering the fact that early July for remedy of Pneumonia and associated respiratory issues. On Wednesday, his stays had been saved on the Indoor Stadium in Kadavanthra at some stage in the day for the general public to pay homage. 

Top film stars like Mammootty, Jayasurya, Fahadh Faasil and the past due director's near buddy Lal, as well as past due Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy's son -- Chandy Oommen --, have been many of the lots who paid their closing respects to him on the stadium.

Born in Kochi, Siddique started his movie profession in the past due Eighties. He added numerous hit films within the 1990s alongside together with his buddy Lal -- who's also an actor and played lead roles in numerous hit films such as 'Thenkasipattanam', 'Thommanum Makkalum', and 'Salt and Pepper'. The duo become popularly called 'Siddique-Lal'.

'Siddique-Lal' films including 'Ramji Rao Speaking', 'In Harihar Nagar', 'Godfather', 'Vietnam Colony' and 'Kabooliwala' had been massive hits. Siddique changed into additionally the director of many blockbuster films, consisting of 'Hitler', 'Friends', 'Chronic Bachelor', and 'Bodyguard', amongst others.