Overview
- He died in Thiruvananthapuram and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, according to family sources.
- As an All India Radio reporter, he survived the 1977 Jorhat crash carrying Prime Minister Morarji Desai and phoned in the first report of the incident.
- His career spanned All India Radio, The Indian Express, The Financial Express and India Today, with reporting and editing stints in Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi.
- He authored multiple works, including biographies of K Karunakaran and T N Seshan, and co‑wrote A Wasted Death on Rajan Pillai.
- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan offered condolences, and Kutty also anchored Asianet News’ Kazhchavattam and appeared in the 2009 Malayalam film Ritu.