Overview

• GEM Hospital in Perungudi said he was admitted on September 16 in critical condition with a massive gastrointestinal bleed and multiorgan dysfunction linked to a complex abdominal condition.
• His body was brought to his Valasaravakkam residence for public homage, with funeral rites scheduled in Chennai on Friday.
• Kamal Haasan led tributes with a poem on X, as Dhanush, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sivakarthikeyan, Vijay Sethupathi, Radikaa Sarathkumar, Venkat Prabhu, Simran and Raghava Lawrence visited or offered condolences.
• Robo Shankar rose from stage and the TV show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru to memorable film roles in Maari, Vaayai Moodi Pesavum, Viswasam and Irumbu Thirai.
• Coverage had initially cited renal or liver–kidney issues, but the hospital bulletin clarified the cause as a gastrointestinal bleed with multiorgan dysfunction; he had earlier undergone prolonged treatment for jaundice.