In
an
unfortunate
event,
actor
Bala
Saravanan's
father
SA
Ranganathan
passed
away
today
(June
11)
in
Tamil
Nadu's
Madurai,
reportedly
due
to
COVID-19.
As
per
reports,
he
was
hospitalized
a
few
days
back
owing
to
the
virus
related
complications.
He
was
60.
The
saddening
news
comes
a
month
after
Saravanan's
brother
in
law's
death.
Reportedly,
he
also
died
due
to
COVID-19
complications
at
the
age
of
32.
Notably,
the
actor
had
shared
the
news
through
his
social
media
handle
urging
fans
to
be
safe
at
an
unprecedented
time
like
this.
He
also
stated
how
necessary
it
is
to
be
safe
at
home
amid
the
pandemic.
Conveying
his
condolences
to
Bala,
Radhe
Shyam
music
composer
Justin
Prabhakar
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
and
wrote,
"Very
sad
to
hear
@Bala_actor
we
believed
everything
will
be
alright.
Don't
know
how
to
console
you.
My
prayers
to
family.
Deepest
condolences."
Several
fans
and
followers
of
the
actor
have
also
expressed
their
support
by
sharing
positive
posts
on
social
media.
On
the
work
front,
Bala
Saravanan
was
previously
seen
in
Simbu-starrer
Eeswaran
that
released
on
January
14
this
year.
His
another
film
Kalathil
Santhippom
starring
Jiiva
and
Arulnithi
Tamilarasu
was
also
released
in
2021.
The
actor
will
next
be
seen
in
K
Veerakumar's
action
crime
film
Chasing
which
stars
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar
in
the
lead
role.