The
entire
south
film
industry
is
mourning
the
loss
of
iconic
actor
Vivekh,
who
died
on
Saturday
(April
17)
after
suffering
a
massive
heart
attack.
Best
known
for
his
comic
roles,
the
actor
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai
on
Friday
(April
16)
after
he
complained
of
breathlessness.
As
per
the
medical
bulletin
released
by
the
hospital,
the
Sivaji
actor
was
brought
in
an
unconscious
state,
and
was
on
ECMO
(Extracorporeal
Membrane
Oxygenation)
support
as
his
condition
was
critical.
Notably,
the
actor
was
tested
negative
for
COVID-19.
Well,
in
the
latest
development,
the
Tamil
Nadu
government
has
announced
that
the
funeral
of
the
actor
will
take
place
with
police
honours.
The
versatile
actor's
funeral
will
take
place
today
at
5
pm.
Fans
and
well-wishers
of
Vivekh
along
with
his
colleagues
from
the
industry
including
Suriya,
Jyotika,
Karthi,
Vikram,
Yogi
Babu
and
others
arrived
at
his
residence
in
Chennai's
Virugambakkam
to
pay
their
last
respects.
On
the
other
hand,
several
celebrities
including
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
and
actors
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
Haasan,
Suriya,
Vikram,
Dhanush,
Mohanlal,
Mammootty,
Naga
Babu,
Puneeth
Rajkumar,
Samantha
Akkineni,
AR
Rahman,
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
and
many
others
mourned
the
loss
of
the
ace
actor
through
their
respective
social
media
handles.
Vivekh
is
survived
by
his
wife
Arulselvi
and
two
daughters-
Amrithanandini
and
Tejaswini.
On
a
related
note,
Vivekh
was
awarded
the
highest
civilian
honour
Padma
Shri
in
2009
for
his
contribution
to
Indian
Cinema.
Talking
about
his
work,
Vivekh
was
last
seen
in
the
2020
romantic
drama
Dharala
Prabhu
co-starring
Harish
Kalyan.
His
films
Yaadhum
Oore
Yaavarum
Kelir
with
Vijay
Sethupathi,
Indian
2
with
Kamal
Haasan
and
Aranmanai
3
with
Sundar
C
are
yet
to
be
released.
Another
project
of
the
actor
with
Legend
Saravana
was
reportedly
in
the
filming
process.