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Published 21:41 IST, September 10th 2020

Vadivel Balaji's death: Celebs like Prasanna, Vivek, Aishwarya Rajesh express condolences

Kollywood celebrities like Aishwarya Rajesh, Shanthanu, Vivek, Prasanna among others mourned the death of comedian Vadivel Balaji. See the posts here

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Popular comedian Vadivel Balaji breathed his last today, September 10, 2020. The actor-comedian passed away at a government hospital in Chennai today morning. Vadivel Balaji’s suffered a cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife, a son and daughter. The unfortunate demise of Vadivel Balaji has sent shockwaves across the Kollywood entertainment industry. As soon as the news of Vadivel Balaji’s death started doing the rounds on the internet, several big names in the Kollywood industry took to their social media to pay their respects to the late comedian. Here is a look at some of the posts by Kollywood stars who mourned the untimely demise of Vadivel Balaji.

Celebrities mourn the unfortunate demise of Vadivel Balaji

Popular actor Aathmika took to her Twitter and shared her eulogies for the actor. She wrote, “Very shocking to hear the sudden demise of #VadivelBalaji A Very talented artist will be missed forever  #RIP Broken heart”. Tamil actor Mahendran also expressed his grief as he called Vadivel Balaji 'a talented actor'. Actor Ramya Pandiyan wrote, “One of my most Favourite Television Comedy Actor! Unexpected & Heart Broken #RIPvadivelbalaji”. Several other celebrities like Harathi, Balasaravanan, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Aishwarya Rajesh among others also paid their respects to Vadivel Balaji. Here is a look at some of the reactions on Vadivel Balaji’s death.

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Vadivel Balaji's career

A couple of weeks ago Vadivel Balaji was shooting for Mr & Mrs Chinnathirai 2. He was eliminated from the show later. He became a household name with his performance in the show Kalaka Povadhu Yaaru which aired on Vijay TV. He made his acting debut with this show. He was also associated with Vijay TV’s comedy team. His rise to fame came with Adhu Idhu Edu. The show hosted by Sivakarthikeyan featured Vadivel Balaji as a member of Team Siricha Pochu. In the show, Vadivel Balaji won the hearts of audiences single-handedly. The director of the show Adhu Idhu Edhu gave Vadivel Balaji a role in his first directorial Kolmavi Kokila. The movie featured Nayanthara in the lead role. He was also popular for his mimicry of actor Vadivelu.

Promo Image Credits: Actress Harathi Twitter and Master Mahendran Twitter

21:41 IST, September 10th 2020