In a shocking incident, a Malyalam film producer was found dead along with wife and daughter in their flat in Dubai on Tuesday, media reported.

Apparently a case of suicide, the police is trying to ascertain the exact cause of their deaths as the bodies bore multiple stab injuries.

The decomposed bodies of Santhosh Kumar, his wife Manju and their daughter Gouri were found onTuesday under mysterious circumstances in their flat in Dubai after Kumar's cousin complained that nobody could contact the family since Thursday, a local broadsheet reported.

The Dubai Police could not be reached for comments.

Ironically, despite certain indications pointing towards involvement of third person’s involvement in the crime the case was treated as a suicide pact involving the couple and their fourth-grader daughter.

It is reported Kumar had resorted to the extreme step due to huge financial liabilities.

However, the exact reason for the gruesome incident is yet to be ascertained.

"All three bodies were found inside the bedroom. I heard there was no sign of a forced entry into the flat," the report quoted a family friend as saying.

Kumar who owns the production company Souparnika Films in the south Indian state of Kerala shifted to Dubai in 2009.

Kumar has co-produced hit Malayalam movie "Madambi" and remakes of classic hits like "Neelathaamara" and "Rathinirvedham".

The tragic incident shocked the community members in the UAE, especially those from the film fraternity.