Supriya Menon slams paps at Salim Kumar funeral. (Photo: Supriya Menon/Instagram/X)National Award-winning Malayalam actor Salim Kumar was cremated with full state honours at his residence in North Paravur on Sunday. However, his funeral soon made headlines after a video surfaced showing his son, Chandu Salim Kumar, expressing frustration over media personnel entering the family’s private space during the final rites.During the funeral, Chandu was seen urging photographers and camera crews to move back and give the family room to grieve. Reacting to the incident, actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran’s wife and film producer Supriya Menon took to Instagram Stories and called the media’s conduct “vulgar.” Supriya Menon Instagram StoryShe wrote, “Yet again, a family trying to say goodbye to their loved one, a moment fraught with heartbreaking grief and pain. But here again, there is a collection of cameras and mikes jostling to get this final goodbye in close-up, like vultures flying closer and closer to their prey. The son shouting to get some space, asking them to move back so he can cry in peace. What have we become? This voyeuristic urge to consume everything in real time, abandoning all sense of propriety and decorum.”She further added, “Let people grieve in peace; they have enough pain as it is. There ought to be some self-restraint and course correction. This isn’t journalism. It’s voyeurism! Lurid and vulgar.”ALSO READ | Salim Kumar (1969-2026): The screen titan who knew the jokes, and whom the jokes knewWhat happened at Salim Kumar’s funeral?A video from the funeral showed Chandu Salim Kumar becoming visibly upset as media personnel gathered close to the area where family members were paying their last respects. He was seen repeatedly asking camera crews to move back as the crowd around the actor’s mortal remains continued to grow. Several clips from the incident have since gone viral on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sooraj Kalliyoor (@ac_media_tvm)The funeral was attended by a large number of mourners, including members of the Malayalam film fraternity. Actors Meera Jasmine and Dileep were among those who paid their final respects to the veteran performer.Salim Kumar was widely admired for his ability to seamlessly transition between comedy and intense character-driven roles, earning acclaim across genres throughout his career.Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.Tags:Malayalam film actor