Claim: Stunt performer Jayan, a trained professional who performs daring acts, died while filming the climactic scene in Sholavaram, near Chennai for the 1980 film "Kolilakkam".
Evidence: Master Chief Petty Officer Krishnan Nair (25 July 1939 – 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, was an Indian film actor, naval officer, stunt performer and cultural icon of the 1970s and 1980s. On 16 November 1980, Jayan died in an accident on the set of the movie Kolilakkam (English: Shockwave).The climactic scene of the movie was being filmed in Sholavaram, near Madras, Tamil Nadu. Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24 km (15 mi) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.