Sukumaran trust to be opened today

thiruvananthapuram: the p sukumaran memorial trust, in memory of the popular malayalam cine artiste, will formally come into existence on sunday. chief minister a k antony will inaugurate the trust, set up with an objective to promote cultural and art programmes. trust organising committee chairman g rajamohan said it proposed to formulate schemes for the welfare of film artistes, setting up institutions for the development of art and culture and providing them with financial assistance.sukumaran acted in more than 500 films. his passion for acting and his consummate skill in lending that extra dimension to the complexities of the characters he protrayed, catapulted him to a cult figure among the youth of his times. he was the angry young man even before it became the trend in hindi. parliamentary affairs minister m m hassan will preside over the inaugural function and transport minister k b ganesh kumar will inaugurate the website of the trust. noted filmmaker m t vasudevan nair will deliver the memorial address. ktdc chairperson padmaja venugopal will release the book, mystic awareness for the modern mind, written by central excise commissioner g k pillai. from the film fraternity, mammootty, mohanlal, suresh gopi, madhu, nedumudi venu and i v sasi will participate.