Malayalam director Naranipuzha Shanavas declared brain dead, on ventilator support Malayalam director Naranipuzha Shanavas declared brain dead, on ventilator support Director Naranipuzha Shanavas has been declared brain dead at a hospital in Coimbatore after he went into cardiogenic shock. On December 21, he suffered a massive heart attack on the sets of his upcoming film. advertisement Naranipuzha Shanavas died at a hospital in Coimbatore on Wednesday. Malayalam director Naranipuzha Shanavas has been declared brain dead on Wednesday at KG Hospital in Coimbatore. On Monday (December 21), he suffered a massive heart attack on the sets of his upcoming film Gandhirajan and went into a cardiogenic shock. His family members can take a call to take him off the ventilator support or let him be.