Veteran
actor
and
comedian
Joker
Thulasi
passed
away
on
May
9,
2021
in
Chennai
due
to
COVID-19
complications.
He
was
57.
He
was
reportedly
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same.
Thulasi's
demise
is
indeed
a
big
loss
for
the
Tamil
Film
Industry,
as
he
was
quite
a
popular
name
in
showbiz.
Popular
actress
Radikaa
Sarathkumar
took
to
Twitter
and
mourned
his
death.
She
wrote,
"Very
saddened
to
hear
of
the
passing
of
Joker
Thulasi,
a
very
wonderful
person,
has
been
in
theatre
&
movies
for
many
decades.
Sends
me
messages
everyday
with
positive
thoughts.
Share
working
memories
of
him
in
#vaanirani,
will
miss
his
childlike
enthusiasm."
Actor
Mohan
Raman
also
offered
condolences
to
Joker
Thulasi's
family
on
Twitter.
He
tweeted,
"RIP
-
"Joker" Thulasi.
Has
been
acting
since
the
mid
70s
.
A
very
affable
person
,
deeply
interested
in
Astrology
etc.
I
pray
for
his
Athma
to
attain
Sadhgathi.
Did
many
films
and
TV
serials
together.
I
pray
his
family
finds
the
strength
to
bear
this
loss.
Aum
Shanthi."
Coming
back
to
Joker
Thulasi,
the
actor
had
been
a
part
of
several
popular
films
in
Kannada,
Tamil
and
Malayalam.
He
made
his
screen
debut
as
a
leading
man
in
the
Tamil
film
Maruthu
Pandi,
directed
by
Manoj
Kumar.
His
popular
films
include
Thamizhachi,
Udan
Pirappu,
Avathara
Purushan
and
many
others.
He
had
also
been
a
part
of
popular
shows
like
Vani
Rani,
Kolangal,
Azhagu
and
others.