Early on Saturday, 17 April 2021, Tamil actor Vivek aged 59, passed away in a Chennai hospital following a cardiac arrest.
On Friday morning, Vivek was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital on after he suffered a heart attack. A medical bulletin said he underwent “emergency coronary angiogram followed by angioplasty” on Friday.
- Soon after he fell sick, there were claims that his illness was linked to him receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, following which the Tamil Nadu Health Department was forced to call a press meet to dispel the rumours.
Denying any links between his cardiac arrest and the vaccine shot he received, state Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said around 830 people were administered the Covaxin at the same hospital on Thursday and all of them were fine.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami conveyed his condolences and said that “it is an irreparable loss to the Tamil film industry”.
- As soon as news of Vivek’s demise emerged online, celebrities across industries took to social media to pay their tribute. A R Rahman, Radhikaa Sarathkumar and Mohan Raja are among the ones who paid their condolences.
@Actor_Vivek can’t believe you’ve left us ..May you rest in peace ..you’ve entertained us for decades ..your legacy will stay with us🌹
— A.R.Rahman #99Songs 😷 (@arrahman) April 17, 2021
Legendary filmmaker K Balachander had launched Vivek in the late 1980s. He went on to become one of the most sought after comedy actors of Tamil cinema in the 1990s and retained a stronghold in the industry.
Vivek was last seen in Dharala Prabhu, which was the Tamil remake of the Hindi film Vicky Donor.
We at the Su-Niti News pay our deepest condolences on the Legend's demise.
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