Billa 2 actor Theepetti Ganesan passes away; director Seenu Ramasamy pays tribute

Popular Tamil actor Theepetti Ganesan passed away at Madurai Government Hospital due to ill health. As per a report in Times of India, he died due to cardiac arrest early in the morning today. Kanne Kalaimane director Seenu Ramasamy took to Twitter to share the news and also paid tribute to the actor. Seenu Ramasamy wrote in Tamil that he was shocked to hear the news of Karthik aka Theepetti Ganesan’s death. He acted in many films of Ramasamy.

His tweet after translation read: “I was shocked to hear the demise of my brother Karthi aka Theepetti Ganesan at Rajaji Government Hospital in Madurai due to ill health. He was one of the best actors who acted in my films. My heartfelt condolences (sic).”

Take a look at his tweet here.

எனது படங்களில் நடித்து வந்த சிறந்த நடிகன் தம்பி கார்த்தி என்ற தீப்பெட்டி கணேசன் உடல்நலக்குறைவு காரணமாக மதுரை இராஜாஜி அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் காலமான செய்தி கேட்டு உள்ளம் கலங்கினேன்.அன்புநிறை
இதய அஞ்சலி கணேசா.. pic.twitter.com/TWQIHHgElt

— R.Seenu Ramasamy (@seenuramasamy) March 22, 2021

Theepetti Ganesan acted in movies like Renigunta, Billa 2, Kanne Kalaimane, Thenmerku Paruvakaatru, Ustad Hotel and Neerparavai among others.

Earlier during the lockdown, Theepetti Ganesan was in trouble as he didn’t have films and requested his Billa 2 co-star Ajith to help him. His video of asking for help went viral on social media. As the video became viral, he got help from the fraternity. He also got help to pay the education fees of his children.

He is survived by his wife and two children. May his soul rest in peace and we offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

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