Kollywood
actor
Florent
Pereira,
best
known
for
his
role
in
VIP
2
(Vellai
Illa
Pattathari
2)
passed
away
in
Chennai.
He
breathed
his
last
at
Rajiv
Gandhi
government
general
hospital
on
Monday.
He
was
67.
Talking
about
his
film
journey,
he
made
his
acting
debut
with
the
2003
film
Pudhiya
Geethai
directed
by
KP
Jagan,
that
starred
Vijay
and
Ameesha
Patel
in
the
lead
role.
He
went
on
to
actor
in
several
hit
films
including
Vijay
Sethupathi's
Dharma
Durai
(2016),
Dhanush's
VIP
2
(Vellai
Illai
Pattathari
2-
2017),
Kayal
(2014),
Thodari
(2016),
Mupparimanam
(2017),
Kodiveeran
(2017),
Sathriyan
(2017)
and
Poduvaga
En
Manasu
Thangam
(2017)
among
others.
He
had
earlier
worked
behind
the
camera
for
renowned
Tamil
channels
like
Kalaignar
TV
(as
General
Manager),
Vijay
TV
(as
Manager-Private
slots)
and
Win
TV
(as
Vice-Chairman).
Florent
C
Pereira's
sudden
demise
has
sent
shock
waves
across
the
state.
Renowned
director
Seenu
Ramasamy
expressed
his
condolences
through
his
social
media
handle,
as
he
tweeted,
"I
can't
believe
this
Film
Actor
Kalaigar
TV
EX
GM
good
hearted
soulful
Mr.
Florent
Perera
you
are
in
the
midst
of
us
RIP
Father
My
deepest
condolence
to
his
family
&
Friends."