Saturday, January 31, 2009

Nagesh was Charlie Chaplin of indian cinema - said Superstar while paying last tribute to this great actor



The Tamil film industry is in a state of grief following the demise of one of its most senior artistes. Nagesh, a veteran with more than 1000 films to his credit, is one of the most respected and revered figures in the industry. He had not been in good health in the recent past. Today morning, he complained of chest pain and passed away when he was being taken to the hospital. He is survived by 3 sons, Anandh Babu, Ramesh Babu and Rajesh Babu. The final rites are expected to be performed tomorrow at around noon at Besant Nagar.

His demise has sent a shock not only across the film industry, but to all the people who have watched him in movies over the years. Many names from the film industry have been pouring in right from the time the news of his demise was known. CM Kalaignar Karunanidhi has also expressed his grief over the death of Nagesh.

Superstar said in an emotional manner that nagesh was indian cinema's charlie chaplin, Addressing the media after paying last tribute to Nagesh, superstar said Nagesh was a great comedian and also a fanstastic actor. He is a great example of hard working and with exceptional attitude. His death is a great loss to all of us and he will be missed dearly. I pray to god that his soul will rest in peace.

Superstar talks about nagesh sometime back on Vijay TV.



Among those who paid their last respects to Nagesh since morning are Kamal Haasan, Manorama, S.S.Rajendran, Delhi Ganesh, K.S.Ravikumar, Kovai Sarala, K.Balachander, Bharathiraja, Vasanth, Suriya, Vivek, S.Ve.Sekar, Y.G.Mahendran, Mohan, Rajesh, Santhana Bharathi, Goundamani, Murali and many others.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Devotedly developed article which itself is a tribute to the parted great comedian. Hats off to you.