Actor Shyam Sundar, Who Played Sugriva On Ramayan Passes Away; Arun Govil Tweets Condolences
Doordarshan’s iconic series Ramayan, recently made a comeback on the small screen to everyone’s delight due to the pandemic led lockdown. The serial created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar co
Doordarshan’s
iconic
series
Ramayan,
recently
made
a
comeback
on
the
small
screen
to
everyone’s
delight
due
to
the
pandemic
led
lockdown.
The
serial
created,
written,
and
directed
by
Ramanand
Sagar
comprised
of
78
episodes
that
aired
between
1987
and
1988
every
Sunday
in
the
morning.
However,
there
comes
some
sad
news
regarding
the
show
and
its
ensemble
cast.
Actor
Shyam
Sundar
Kalani,
who
was
seen
in
the
roles
of
Bali
and
Sugriva
in
the
series
is
no
more.
Arun
Govil,
who
played
the
lead
role
of
Lord
Ram
recently
took
to
Twitter
to
share
the
sad
news
and
pay
his
condolences.
He
wrote,
"Sad
to
know
about
demise
of
Mr.
Shyam
Sundar
who
played
the
role
of
Sugreev
in
Ramanand
Sagar’s
“Ramayan”...
A
very
fine
person
and
a
gentleman.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace."
(sic)
For
the
unversed,
Shyam
Sundar
breathed
his
last
on
April
8
in
Kalka
and
is
survived
by
his
wife.
The
actor’s
nephew
Kamal
Madnani
has
revealed
that
Shyam
was
fighting
cancer
for
a
prolonged
period
of
time.
The
veteran
actor
was
also
seen
in
the
role
of
Bheem
in
Mahabharat.
He
was
also
a
part
of
movies
such
as
Heer
Ranjha,
Trimurti
and
Chaila
Babu.
Actor
Sunil
Lahri
aka
Laxman
too,
mourned
the
death
of
his
co-star
with
a
heartfelt
note
on
Twitter.
He
wrote,
"Very
sad
and
sorry
to
hear
sudden
demise
of
our
colleague
Mr
Shyam
Kalani
who
played
role
of
sugriv
and
Bali
with
us
in
Ramayan
God
give
peace
to
his
soul
and
strength
to
his
family
to
face
irrecoverable
loss....
RIP"