Actor
Santhanam's
father
Neelamegam,
aged
69,
passes
away
at
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai,
according
to
a
report.
It
is
said
that
he
was
diagnosed
with
liver
ailments
from
past
one
week.
He
breathed
his
last
around
4
PM
today
(June
10)
and
his
funeral
will
take
place
tomorrow
evening
at
Polichalur,
which
is
situated
next
to
Pallavaram
in
the
suburbs
of
Chennai.
Neelamegam's
health
deteriorated
over
the
last
two
days,
causing
his
demise,
doctors
who
treated
him
have
said.
Santhanam,
who
rose
to
fame
through
a
TV
show,
went
on
to
achieve
measurable
success
in
the
world
of
cinema
as
a
comedian.
He
now
has
his
own
production
company
and
has
graduated
from
being
a
comedian
to
lead
actor
in
Tamil
cinema.
Santhanam
has
often
attributed
his
success
to
his
father
Neelamegam.
His
demise
has
come
across
as
a
huge
loss
for
the
36-year-old
actor.
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