Kollywood
actor
and
brother
of
renowned
actor
Idichapuli
Selvaraj,
Pandu
who
was
reportedly
undergoing
treatment
for
COVID-19
infection,
passed
away
today
(May
6)
at
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai.
As
per
reports,
the
actor
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
along
with
his
wife,
who
was
also
infected
by
the
virus.
He
was
74.
The
unfortunate
news
about
his
demise
was
announced
by
one
of
his
friends
in
the
industry
Manobala,
who
shared
on
his
Twitter
handle,
"RIP
pandu..
He
passed
away
early
morning
today
due
to
covid."
The
news
of
his
demise
has
indeed
left
many
in
shock.
Several
fans
and
followers
of
the
versatile
actor
have
also
taken
to
their
social
media
handles
to
mourn
his
loss
while
also
sending
condolence
messages
to
his
family.
Pandu
started
off
his
career
with
the
1970
film
Maanavan
directed
by
MA
Thirumugam.
Though
he
entertained
the
audience
with
his
brilliant
acting
chops
in
several
films
including
Nattamai
(1994),
Ravanan
(1994),
Suriyan
Chandhiran
(1993),
Walter
Vetrivel
(1993),
Chinna
Thambi
(1991),
En
Uyir
Kannamma
(1988),
the
star
rose
to
fame
with
the
1996
film
Kadhal
Kottai,
in
which
he
had
played
a
cameo
role
alongside
Thala
Ajith.
His
other
notable
works
include
Vedi
(2011),
Ullam
(2012),
Sigaram
Thodu
(2014),
Kanchana
2
(2015),
Thiri
(2017),
Panjumittai
(2018)
and
Indha
Nilai
Maarum
(2020).
The
actor
had
also
appeared
in
several
popular
soap
operas
that
include
Dhinam
Dhinam
Deepavali
(2007),
Uravugal
Sangamam
(2014),
Sabitha
Engira
Sabapathi
(2015-16)
and
Valli
(2016).
Apart
from
his
work
in
the
Kollywood
industry,
the
actor
was
known
for
designing
the
umbrella
logo
for
Tamil
Nadu
tourism
along
with
the
twin
leaves
logo
for
AIADMK
(All
India
Anna
Dravida
Munnetra
Kazhagam)
party.