Manobala Used To Smoke 200 Cigarettes PER DAY; See What Rekha Did To Make Him Stop

Tamil actor Manobala passed away on Wednesday after suffering from liver-related ailments. After undergoing treatment in his home for a few weeks, he passed away on Tuesday as he did not responded well to the treatments.

Celebrities offered condolences to Manobala's family:

Celebrities like Rajinikanth, Bharathiraja, Illaiyaraja and fans have been sharing condolences messages on social media. The 69-year-old actor-director's last rites will be performed on Thursday at around 10:30 am at his residence in Chennai.

Meanwhile, we stumbled upon an old interview of Manobala, where he had an interaction with the YouTube channel, Ananda Vikatan. In it, Manobala revealed that he used to smoke 200 cigarettes a day and spent all his hard-earned money on his treatment to cure the damages that his smoking habit caused.

Here's what Rekha did to make him stop smoking:

He said in the interview, "When I was at my peak as a director, I used to smoke 200 cigarettes per day. It was so mad and it badly damaged my health. People used to call me chimney because I was smoking all the time. Hindi star Rekha once tried to make me stop smoking. She tied some pan pockets and tied them around my neck and asked me to use that as an ashtray so that I would see how many cigarettes I actually smoke."

"After it got worse, I went to the doctor and I was told that even if I smoked one more cigerette, that would be my last day. I eventually stopped smoking cigarettes. But it was too late and I still spend a lot for the treatments. I spent all the money that I earned from my Hollywood movie for my treatment. It costed me around Rs. 10 lakhs," Manobala said.

He added that he has been spreading awareness about the effects of smoking as he did not wat anyone to suffer whatever he underwent.