CHENNAI: Tamil playback singer and actor Manikka Vinayagam passed away due to illness here on Sunday night. He was 73.
He is the youngest son of ‘Natyacharya Padmashri’ Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai.
Vinayagam has sung more than 800 songs in Tamil and other south Indian languages and has also acted in several films. For instance, he essayed the role of Dhanush’s father in the movie Thiruda Thirudi (2003).
According to a report, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin would pay his last respects to the singer at his residence in Adyar on Monday.
Source: The New Indian Express