Veteran actress Meena was one of the most sought after heroines in all South Indian languages during the nineties. She got married to Bengaluru based businessman Vidyasagar in 2009 and the couple have a daughter Nainika who acted as Thalapathy Vijay's daughter in 'Theri'.

News has just broken out that Vidyasagar who was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai passed away due to severe lung infection. According to hospital sources he was suffering from lung disease for a few years and it was an allergy contracted by inhaling air infected by pigeon droppings. The infection got more severe after the entire family tested positive for COVID 19 in January this year. Although they recovered from Vidyasagar's condition, it is said to have worsened after that.

The sources have added that a few weeks back doctors decided to transplant Vidyasagar's lungs but there was difficulty in getting a donor as it is possible only from brain dead patients and the list of those waiting is big. The doctors had then tried to cure the condition with medicines but unfortunately the end came today.

Many celebrities from the South Indian film industry have posted condolences to Meena and her daughter on social media. The last rites will reportedly take place on Wednesday June 29th. RIP!