Tamil actor-director G Marimuthu, who was recently seen in Rajinikanth's hit movie 'Jailer', passed away on Friday (September 8) after suffering a heart attack. His sudden death came as a huge shock to everyone. He was 58. Reportedly, at around 8.30 am, he collapsed while dubbing for his television show titled 'Ethir Neechal' and was rushed to a hospital nearby, where he was declared dead. He is survived by his wife, Backiyalakshmi, and two children - Akilan and Ishwarya. "Director and actor G Marimuthu passed away this morning due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital," Nadigar Sangam (South Indian Artists Association) said in a social media post.
"Deeply shattered to know the passing away of director G Marimuthu. We did #KannumKannum and #Pulivaal together. We had a brothers like bond. We agreed to disagree on many. His life wasn't easy at all. As an actor finally he was doing very well. He shud've been there for a while longer. Sad. Rip," Prasanna said on a post in X. Sun Pictures, actors Radhikaa Sarathkumar, M Sasikumar and Arun Vijay among others condoled his death.
G Marimuthu is known for essaying key roles in projects like Tamil Rockerz, Vada Chennai and others. He had of late taken to acting and was seen in a number of movies and tele-serials. He began his journey as an assistant director. He was first seen in Ajith’s film Vaali in 1999 as a supporting actor. Marimuthu worked in several supporting roles including Yuddham Sei (2011), Kodi (2016), Bairavaa (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021), and the Hindi film Atrangi Re (2021), among others.
In 2008, Marimuthu made his directorial debut with Kannum Kannum featuring Prasanna and Udhayathara in lead roles. He also wrote the script, screenplay, and dialogues for the film. Not just this, Marimuthu was well-known and famous for his TV show Ethirneechal. He became a household name because of his character Aadhimuthu Gunasekaran' in the show.
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