Tamil actor, producer Venkat Subha passes away due to Covid-19 in Chennai

Venkat Subha passed away at a private hospital due to coronavirus.

1 min read . Updated: 30 May 2021, 10:36 AM IST Staff Writer

He had been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai after testing positive for Covid-19

Tamil film producer, actor and writer Venkat Subha passed away at a private hospital in the early hours of Saturday due to coronavirus.

Subah's close friend and producer T Siva took to Twitter to share the news with his followers. “With great pain, I am informing you that my friend, thinker, writer, creator, actor Venkat passed away at 12:48 am," he wrote.

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என் நண்பன், சிந்தனையாளன், எழுத்தாளன், படைப்பாளி, நடிகன் #வெங்கட் சற்றுமுன் 12.48 am க்கு இறைவனடி சேர்ந்தார் என்பதை தாள முடியாத வேதனையுடன் தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறேன்
T. சிவா pic.twitter.com/LMDkiFWi8b
— T Siva (@TSivaAmma) May 28, 2021

Many members from the Kollywood film fraternity including Prakash Raj and Radikaa Sarathkumar offered their condolences and paid tribute to the veteran actor-producer.

Radikaa wrote," So very saddened to say goodbye to Venkat, his wife Subaa has been associated with me for many years in Radaan. Venkat was a kind, strong thinking person& known him for many years. Subaa fought so strongly for his recovery, heartbreaking to see he lost the fight. Prayers to all".

So very saddened to say goodbye to Venkat, his wife Subaa has been associated with me for many years in Radaan. Venkat was a kind, strong thinking person& known him for many years. Subaa fought so strongly for his recovery, heartbreaking to see he lost the fight. Prayers to all pic.twitter.com/43oorm0lvz
— Radikaa Sarathkumar (@realradikaa) May 29, 2021

Ahhh no. Painful .. Feeling helpless losing friends n family one by one ..life is going to be heavier with their memories..thank you venkat for being a part of my journey.. will miss you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻rest in peace my friend pic.twitter.com/7kOaZhAPod
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) May 29, 2021

RIP Venkat sir. Deepest condolences to the family.
— Thiru (@dir_thiru) May 29, 2021

Subah was known for his role in films such as Azhagiya Theeye (2004), Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005) and Mozhi (2007). He also acted in few television soap operas including Nachiyarpuram, Thirumagal, Priyamanaval.

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