Vijay’s Ghilli co-star Maran passes away due to COVID

Tamil actor Maran, who had acted in many Tamil hit films passed away due to Covid-19 today (May 12) morning. He was admitted to Chengalpet Government hospital two days ago for treatment but died of the deadly virus. Maran was from Naththam in the Chengalpet district. He will be cremated by the Corporation officials.

Maran also appeared in films like Ghilli, Thalai Nagaram, Kuruvi, Boss Engira Baskaran, Dishoom, Vettaikaran, and KGF: Chapter 1 among others is supporting roles. Apart from doing comedy roles, he also acted as a villain in many films. He was seen as Vijay’s friend in Kuruvi and Ghilli. He played the role of Adhivaasi in Ghilli and he was praised for his performance.

Condolence messages are pouring in for the actor on social media. Check out some of the tributes here.

Rip maran anna @beemji @rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/fwXFTSB5aT

— Siva (@Sivaram20017831) May 12, 2021

RIP – Yesterday nellai siva, today mani maran ? https://t.co/g90tTgDka1

— THALAIVAR ????? ❁ (@SM_Offl) May 12, 2021

Actor Maran passed away due to corona !!#RIP ?? pic.twitter.com/yTdknaF9l9

— Thalapathy Fans Team Backup (@TFT_BackUp) May 12, 2021

May his soul RIP?#Maran pic.twitter.com/yqSzwpa84n

— Praveen DK? (@PdkMcfc) May 12, 2021

May Maran’s soul rest in peace and we offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

Many Tamil celebs succumbed to Coronavirus. Recently, celebs like Pandu, KV Anand, Joker Thulasi, Vivekh, among others died of Covid.

On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu recorded 29,272 fresh COVID-19 cases that take the total cases to 14,38,509 while 298 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 16,178. As the state is witnessing new infections daily, Chief Minister MK Stalin appealed to the public and industries to donate to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to fight against the pandemic.

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