Actor Shanmugasundaram is no more
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,August 15 2017]
Veteran actor Shanmugasundaram has passed away today due to prolonged illness.
Shanmugasundaram made his acting debut with the Sivaji Ganesan starrer 'Ratha Thilagam that released in 1963. He was acting in negative roles in the films of Black and white era. In the 1980s he emerged as a character artist. Especially his rol as Kanaga's father in the 1989 blockbuster 'Karagattakaran' was an important turning point in his career. Since then he kept acting until his recently.
In 2007 he played a hilarious cameo role in director Venkat Prabhu's debut film 'Chennai 600028'. That gave another image makeover for him. He has acted in such comical cameo roles in many other films including 'Tamizh Padam'. He was last seen in STR's 'AAA'.
IndiaGlitz regrets the death of this great actor who will be remembered for the versatile characters he has brilliantly enacted on the silver screen. We convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members, friends and fans of the departed soul.