Tamil actor and comedian Vivek took his last breath at the age of 59. He was one of the most loved Tamil actors; here's how others paid tribute to the actor-comedian.
Tamil actor Vivek passed away after suffering from cardiac arrest; he was admitted to SIMS Hospital at Vadapalani. He was brought to the hospital on Friday by his family members after he fainted. He had an emergency Coronary Angiogram, followed by angioplasty, but he couldn't stay.
Superstar Rajinikanth took to his Twitter account and shared his tribute to the actor with whom he has shared the screen space in Sivaji and Uzhaippali. He wrote, "The passing away of Chinnakalaivanar, social worker and my dear close friend Vivekh is very painful. Every day I spent with him during the filming of Sivaji are forgettable days in my life. My condolences to the bereaved family. Let his soul rest in peace."
Vivek was popularly known as Chinnakalaivanar. Music composer A R Rahman's tweet read, "Actor Vivekh, can't believe you've left us...May you rest in peace...you've entertained us for decades ..your legacy will stay with us ."
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)Actor Prakash Raj paid homage to the actor-comedian. He wrote, "Ahhh.. #vivek ...gone too soon dear friend ..thank you for planting thoughts and trees ...thank you for entertaining and empowering us with your wit and humour..will miss you...RIP."
Ahhh.. ...gone too soon dear friend ..thank you for planting thoughts n trees ...thank you for entertaining and empowering us with your wit and humour..will miss you...RIP pic.twitter.com/oyoOkx8G9q
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj)South diva Samantha Akkineni was shocked after hearing this news. Her tweet reads, "What a great loss. Shocked and saddened .. #RIPVivekSir"
What a great loss 😔. Shocked and saddened .. pic.twitter.com/GVDojaTTOh
— Samantha Akkineni (@Samanthaprabhu2)Other Tamil actors and celebrities poured their respect to the actor who left us too soon. Check out here.
OMG..cant believe I woke up to this Shocking news abt Legendary sir🙏🏻
Heartbreaking..
Greatest Comedian of our Times who always incorporated a Social Message into his COMEDY
I hav always been his diehard FAN
U wl live in our Hearts forever dear Sir🙏🏻💐 pic.twitter.com/4ferfSsgDm
Shocked beyond words. Couldn’t hold back my tears. God took you from us too soon. Blessed in this lifetime to share a movie with you. Will always treasure the moments shared together. A true legend in the industry. A dark day to cinema! sir 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/uOBgGnNHrh
— Aathmika (@im_aathmika)Frozen in disbelief. Cannot digest that Vivek sir is no more.This is a dark day for all of us . I have lost a valuable friend. Tamil cinema has lost a favorite son. The country has lost a wonderful role model. Om Shanti Vivek 😟😥 pic.twitter.com/ZWvji6m2x5
— Kasturi Shankar (@KasthuriShankar)