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Robo Shankar, Tamil Actor-Comedian, Dies at 46 in Chennai

GEM Hospital said he succumbed to a massive gastrointestinal bleed with multiorgan dysfunction.

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Overview

  • GEM Hospital in Perungudi said he was admitted on September 16 in critical condition and died on September 18 at 9:05 pm after intensive care.
  • Media reports said he had recently collapsed during work and had been recovering from jaundice as doctors reported liver and kidney complications.
  • His body is being taken to his Valasaravakkam residence in Chennai, with last rites scheduled for Friday.
  • Tributes poured in from across Tamil Nadu, including messages from Kamal Haasan and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.
  • Rising from television’s Kalakka Povathu Yaaru to films like Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara and Maari, he is survived by his wife Priyanka Shankar and daughter Indraja.