Actor and filmmaker G Marimuthu, who was last seen in the Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer, passed away on Friday due to a heart attack. Rajinikanth has paid tribute to his Jailer co-star in a new post on Twitter, expressing his shock and sadness at the sudden demise.
Rajinikanth expressed his condolences to the late actor's family and wrote in Tamil, "Marimuth was a wonderful person." We join the Tamil film industry in mourning the loss of the late actor G Marimuthu.
Actor Prasanna, who starred in both of Marimuthu's directorials, Kannum Kannum and Pulivaal, expressed his shock at the news and paid his condolences. We worked together in Kannum Kannum and Pulivaal. But as an actor, he was finally doing very well.
Karthi, who enjoyed working with Marimuthu as an assistant director in Nerukku Ner, felt very sad about his death. Radikaa Sarathkumar was shocked by the news of Marimuthu's death.
G Marimuthu, 57, passed away on Friday after he felt uneasy while dubbing for a Tamil TV serial. Marimuthu's most memorable films are like a "greatest hits" collection of Tamil cinema.
His performances in Vaali, Jeeva and Pariyerum Perumal are all classics that will be remembered for years to come.