Veteran comedy Actor vivek passed away early morning today at SIMS Hospital in Chennai. He was 59 years old. The padma shri awardee actor was admitted to the intensive care unit of SIMS hospital in Vadapalani after he suffered from a heart attack. The actor has fainted after expressing discomfort and his family admitted him to the SIMS hospital in Vadapalani. 

He was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state. He underwent an emergency coronary angiogram followed by angioplasty. He was on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the intensive care unit of the hospital. He took the COVID vaccine the day before his heart attack. He took the vaccine at a government hospital instead of a private hospital to spread awareness.

He was bestowed with the padma shri Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award in the year 2009 by the union government. vivek was last seen in the tamil movie 'Dharala Prabhu' and currently he works for Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' and this is the first time he has joined hands with Kamal Haasan. vivek is survived by his wife and two daughters. In this case, Actor Suriya, his brother actor karthi and his wife Actress jyothika paid last respects at his residence in Virugambakkam.

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