India, Nov. 7 -- Dr. Nelliat Curundadath Shyamalan, who was a respected cardiologist and father of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, passed away in the United States on November 4 at the age of 88. The funeral will take place on Friday, November 7, in the US.

Sharing the news on social media, M. Night Shyamalan wrote, "My dear dear father has passed. The amount of loss we are feeling is immense. But it is mixed with gratitude for having had him in our lives for these many years."

Thanking everyone for the support he has received, he continued, "I wanted to thank you for supporting me and allowing all my dreams to come true. My father came to America and got to see all of your love and it made him so happy."

"No words can express how much I...