Dhanush mourns the demise of his Asuran co-star Nitish Veera; says, ‘This is disheartening’

On Monday (May 17), Dhanush’s Asuran co-star Nitish Veera passed away due to Covid at a private hospital in Chennai. He was 45. Nitish made his acting debut in Dhanush’s movie Pudhupettai in 2006. Tamil industry mourned the death of the actor on social media. Dhanush too took to his Twitter handle to pay tribute to his Asuran co-star. He wrote an emotional note remembering Veera.

Calling Nitish Veera his brother, Dhanush wrote, “This is disheartening. Rest in peace my brother (sic).”

Take a look at Dhanush’s tweet here.

This is disheartening. Rest in peace my brother. pic.twitter.com/kIpgiiiHPI

— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) May 17, 2021

As per a report in Times of India, earlier while speaking about working with Dhanush for the second time, Nitish said, “It was my debut film and I got to work with Dhanush in it. After a really long gap, I’ve shared screen space with him again in Asuran. At that time, Dhanush was only an actor. Now, he is also a producer, director and a global star. Despite seeing success, he is still the same person — simple and humble.”

Nitish Veera also appeared in Rajinikanth starrer Kaala, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Sindhanai Sei, Peranbu, Neeya 2, Airaa, and Raatchasi among others. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Celebs like Krishna, Vishnu Vishal, and others also condoled the death of the actor.

Nitish Veera will be seen in Laabam that has Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan. The movie is directed by late SP Jananathan who passes away in March this year.

The second wave of coronavirus has taken many lives in the Tamil film industry. From Joker Thulasi, Maran, Pandu, to Vivekh, many known celebs died of Covid.

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