The
entire
Tamil
film
industry
is
shocked
about
the
sudden
death
of
actor
Murali,
who
passed
away
this
morning
at
4.00
due
to
massive
cardiac
arrest.
The
actor
was
rushed
to
Ramachandra
Hospital
as
he
complained
of
severe
chest
pain.
The
versatile
actor
happens
to
be
the
son
of
Kannada
Filmmaker
Siddalingaiah
and
made
his
debut
in
1984
playing
lead
role
in
Poovilangu
followed
by
Mani
Rathnam"s
Pagal
Nilavu.
Murali
has
acted
nearly
in
100
films
with
most
of
them
turning
to
be
the
biggest
hits
that
includes
Pudhu
Vasantham,
Idhayam,
Desiya
Geetham,
Vetri
Kodi
Kattu,
Samuthiram,
Anandam
and
many
more.
Actor
Murali
won
Tamil
Nadu
State
Government
Award
for
his
spellbinding
performance
in
Kadal
Pookal
directed
by
Bharathiraja.
Murali"s
son
Atharva
recently
made
his
debut
in
films
playing
lead
role
in
Baana
Kaathadi,
in
which
the
ace
actor
performed
a
cameo
role.
As
soon
as
the
news
about
his
demise
reached
the
film
actors
and
technicians,
they
immediately
rushed
to
his
house
paying
final
respects
to
him.
Superstar
Rajinikanth,
Arjun,
Sarath
Kumar,
Parthiban,
director
Cheran,
actress
Revathy,
Radhika,
Saranya,
Chinni
Jayanth,
Manobala,
Thalaivasal
Vasanth,
Saravanan,
Senthil,
Vaiyapuri
and
many
others
were
present.
Actor
Murali
is
survived
by
his
wife
Shobha,
daughter
Kavya
and
son
Atharva.