Actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday expressed his shock at the demise of Sri Vidhya.

Veteran actress Sri Vidhya passed away on Thursday at Trivandrum after struggling with cancer for over a year. Kamal Haasan, who has acted in over dozen movies with Sri Vidhya including the much-celebrated Aboorva Ragangal, expressed his shock over her death.

In his condolence message, the actor said, 'I have lost a good friend in her death. She had been great support and encouraged me in several endeavors. She was friend and a film critic too.'

'I cherish all those moments working with her. A pillar of confidence, Sri Vidhya fought her illness courageously in a dignified manner', Kamal said and added, 'The film industry has lost an actress who was capable of doing any role'.

Also Nadigar Sangam president Sarath Kumar condoled the death of Sri Vidhya and said, 'Her death was a irrevocable loss to filmdom'.