his last films was Dum Dum Dum, that represents the fourth generation of Tamil cinema. He died on 24 December 2002, after a brief illness. He was 76. The end came in the morning a day after VKR was discharged from the Government General hospital, where he had been admitted for a variety of complaints including hypertension, diabetes and cardiac problems. Partial filmography He acted in many number of films with Tamil film heroes playing the roles of comedian and supporting characters. References Tamil film producers Male actors in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu 1926 births 2002 deaths Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors People from Virudhunagar district 21st-century Indian male actors