Malayalam film director P. Balachandrakumar, a key witness in the 2017 actor assault and abduction case in Kerala, died at 5:40 am on Friday at a private hospital in Chengannur, Kerala. Balachandrakumar’s friend and actor Prakash Bare announced the director's death on Facebook, writing, “After a long battle with illness and injustice, Balu has departed. The director was a former …