Today
morning
(April
17,
2021)
Indian
Film
Industry
and
fans
woke
up
to
a
heartbreaking
news.
Tamil
actor
Vivekh
passed
away
due
to
a
heart
attack
in
a
Chennai
hospital.
He
was
59.
His
demise
has
indeed
left
the
entire
showbiz
in
shock,
as
he
was
considered
one
of
the
finest
actors
in
India.
Actress
Sudha
Chandran,
who
has
also
featured
in
several
Tamil
films,
took
to
Instagram
and
mourned
Vivekh's
demise.
She
shared
a
photo
of
Vivekh
and
captioned
it
as,
"An
actor
par
excellence
Nd
a
noble
soul
....Vivek
sir
....u
have
left
a
great
void
which
can
never
b
filled....Om
shanti....
My
favourite
actor.vivekji....cnt
believe
that
he
is
no
more."
In
the
above
picture,
Sudha
Chandran
wrote
that
she
misses
Vivekh
and
wishes
for
his
return.
Not
only
the
Naagin
actress,
but
celebs
like
Rajinikanth,
Dhanush,
AR
Rahman,
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
and
others
expressed
their
grief
over
Vivekh's
demise.
After
all,
it
is
indeed
a
big
loss
for
the
entertainment
industry
and
the
world,
as
he
was
also
an
environmentalist.
Vivekh
was
best
known
for
his
comic
roles
and
dialogues
in
Tamil
films.
He
was
popularly
called
'Chinna
Kalaivanar'.
He
was
honoured
with
Padma
Shri
and
Honorary
Doctorate
in
2009
and
2015
respectively.
Vivekh
had
featured
in
more
than
220
films.
He
had
also
hosted
several
events
and
interviewed
some
of
the
most
prominent
personalities,
including
Dr
APJ
Abdul
Kalam.
Talking
about
his
personal
life,
Vivekh
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
two
daughters.
For
the
unversed,
his
son
Prasanna
died
a
few
years
ago
due
to
dengue.