Tamil TV actor Venkatesh passes away; celebs share heartfelt condolences

Actor

Venkatesh

aka Venkat (aged 52) of

Eeramaana Rojaave

and

Barathi Kannamma

fame passed away in the afternoon today (March 22). The channel airing shows featuring the actor has confirmed the same on their official pages.

According to the reports, Venkatesh breathed his last due to a heart attack.

Venkatesh is survived by his wife and two children (a son and a daughter). Venkatesh is also a close relative of actor and politician Napoleon.

The news about Venkatesh's demise has come as a huge shock to members of the entertainment industry. The deceased actor Venkatesh’s co-artists like

Remya Joseph

,

Kumara Moorthi

, Manikandan,

Kumaran Thangarajan

and others have shared their heartfelt condolences.

Remya Joseph wrote, “He was a Responsible Father..... Love you sir....I wil really miss u ......RIP...Speechless moments of life (Sic)”


Kumara Moorthi wrote, “பாசத்திற்குரிய அண்ணன் வெங்கடேஷ் அவர்கள் சற்றுமுன் மரணமடைந்தார் என்பதை ஆழ்ந்த வருத்தத்தோடு தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன் (Sic)”


Manikandan wrote a similar message, “பாசத்திற்குரிய அண்ணன் வெங்கடேஷ் அவர்கள் சற்றுமுன் மாரடைப்பால் அகால மரணமடைந்தார் என்பதை ஆழ்ந்த வருத்தத்தோடு தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன். @venkatnadigar (Sic)”


Kumaran Thangarajan wrote, “One of the wonderful Actors and person I worked with
This is really shocking
R.I.P Pa! (Sic)”

Venkatesh was popular for his performances in the shows like

Saravanan Meenatchi

- Season 2 (as Thamizh), Eeramaana Rojaave (as Natarasan), Barathi Kannamma (as Shanmugam),

Chellamadi Nee Enakku

and Uravugal Sangamam, to name a few.

Besides this, Venkatesh has featured in a number of movies.

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