Renowned
producer
K
Balu,
best
known
for
bankrolling
the
1991
romantic-drama
Chinna
Thambi
passed
away
on
Friday
(January
1,
2021).
He
was
reportedly
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai,
where
his
health
condition
deteriorated
while
undergoing
treatment
for
COVID-19.
Balu's
funeral
took
place
today
(January
2)
at
E-Cemetery
in
Chennai's
Besant
Nagar.
Several
celebs
including
R
Sarath
Kumar,
producer
Dhananjayan
and
others
expressed
their
condolences
on
Twitter.
Sarath
Kumar
tweeted,
"Shocked
&
saddened
by
the
sudden
demise
of
#KBFilms
#Balu
today.
He
left
too
soon
&
created
a
void
in
film
industry.
May
his
soul
rest
in
space.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family,
friends
&
my
colleagues
from
the
industry."
Shocked
&
saddened
by
the
sudden
demise
of
#KBFilms
#Balu
today.
He
left
too
soon
&
created
a
void
in
film
industry.
May
his
soul
rest
in
space.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family,
friends
&
my
colleagues
from
the
industry.
Expressing
shock
over
Balu's
death,
National
Award-winning
producer
Dhananjayan
tweeted,
"Shocked
to
hear
the
news
of
Popular
Producer
#KBalu
sir
passed
away
today.
Very
sad.
Rest
in
Peace
Balu
sir."
Shocked
to
hear
the
news
of
Popular
Producer
#KBalu
sir
passed
away
today.
Very
sad.
Rest
in
Peace
Balu
sir.
தயாரிப்பாளர்
KB
FILMS
பாலுவின்
இறப்பு
செய்தி
பெரும்
அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது
என்
ஆழ்ந்த
இரங்கல்கள்
🙏🙏🙏
pic.twitter.com/nez2Zlxsxy
Radhikaa
Sarathkumar
tweeted,
"RIP,
gone
too
soon.
#KBfilms
Balu."
Talking
about
his
work,
K
Balu
produced
over
15
films
under
his
production
banner
KB
Films.
Movies
backed
by
him
include
Chinna
Thambi
(1991),
Pandithurai
(1992)
and
Panchalankurichi
(1996).