Chennai, Sep 8 (PTI) Well-known Tamil actor-director, G Marimuthu, died here on Friday following cardiac arrest, the South Indian Artists Association said. Condolences poured in for the 57-year-old actor.
“Director and actor G Marimuthu passed away this morning due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital,” Nadigar Sangam (South Indian Artists Association) said in a social media post.
He reportedly fell uneasy while dubbing for a Tamil TV serial and was rushed to a hospital.
Marimuthu has directed two films–‘Kannum Kannum’ and ‘Pulivaal,’ starring well-known actor Prasanna in both movies.
“Deeply shattered to know the passing away of director G Marimuthu. We did #KannumKannum and #Pulivaal together. We had a brothers like bond. We agreed to disagree on many. His life wasn’t easy at all. As an actor finally he was doing very well. He shud’ve been there for a while longer. Sad. Rip,” Prasanna said on a post in X.
Marimuthu had of late taken to acting and was seen in a number of movies and tele-serials.
Sun Pictures, actors Radhikaa Sarathkumar, M Sasikumar and Arun Vijay among others condoled his death. PTI SA SA KH
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