Overview
- GEM Hospital in Perungudi said he was admitted on September 16 in critical condition and died at 9:05 pm on September 18.
- His body was taken to his Valasaravakkam residence in Chennai for public homage, with funeral rites scheduled for Friday.
- Media accounts differ on whether he collapsed on a film set or at home, though the hospital statement details only his condition on arrival.
- Kamal Haasan posted a poem mourning him, and leaders including Chief Minister M. K. Stalin offered condolences, while Dhanush, Udhayanidhi Stalin and Sivakarthikeyan visited the family.
- The 46-year-old, who had earlier undergone prolonged treatment for jaundice and experienced significant weight loss, rose from television’s Kalakka Povathu Yaaru to memorable film roles in Maari and Vaayai Moodi Pesavum.