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Babu
Sivan,
best
known
as
the
director
of
Thalapathy
Vijay's
Vettaikaaran
passed
away
yesterday
(September
16,
2020).
He
was
54.
Reportedly,
the
director
was
found
unconscious
at
his
residence
by
the
family
members,
who
rushed
him
to
a
private
hospital
in
Tambaram,
Chennai.
He
was
later
admitted
to
Rajiv
Gandhi
Government
Hospital,
where
doctors
revealed
that
Babu
had
a
problem
with
his
lungs,
liver
and
kidney.
The
doctors
had
also
suggested
dialysis,
but
it
could
not
help
him
recover
from
the
ailment,
after
which
the
director
breathed
his
last
in
the
hospital
in
an
unconscious
state.
Babu
Sivan
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
two
daughters.
Meanwhile,
several
celebrities
and
fans
have
shared
their
condolence
messages
on
social
media.
Talking
about
his
films,
Babu
Sivan
had
directed
the
2009
film
Vettaikaaran,
which
turned
one
of
the
highest-grossing
Tamil
films
of
the
year.
However,
the
director
was
evidently
inactive
due
to
unknown
reasons
but
later
made
a
re-entry
in
2017
as
a
scriptwriter
for
Vijay's
Bairavaa.
He
made
it
to
the
mini-screen
as
he
took
over
daily
soap
Rasaathi
after
its
director
walked
out
of
the
project.
Notably,
Babu
had
also
served
as
a
scriptwriter
(dialogues)
for
Thalapathy's
2008
action-comedy
Kuruvi,
which
also
starred
Trisha
Krishnan.