Tamil actor Karthik Sabesh, the son of music director Sabesh and nephew of late music director Deva, passed away at the age of 37 on Monday night. As per the reports, the actor breathed his last at a private hospital in Chennai at around 11.15 pm after being unwell for some time.According to a report by IANS, Karthik had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city. His mortal remains were expected to be taken to his residence, where members of the public could pay their last respects.

Karthik Sabesh’s last rites in Chennai

The actor’s last rites were scheduled to take place at the Valasaravakkam burial ground in Chennai at 4.30 pm on Tuesday.Karthik Sabesh is survived by his wife, Ramya Karthik, and their two daughters.Karthik Sabesh’s film careerKarthik Sabesh appeared in several Tamil films during his acting career, including ‘Dum’, ‘Vallavan’, ‘Pattathu Yaanai’ and ‘Kulir 100’.His death has come as a shock to his family and the Tamil film industry. He was the son of music director Sabesh, who is the brother of late composer Deva. Karthik’s passing has added to the family’s grief following Deva’s death on Saturday.

Tamil film industry mourns music director Deva

Veteran music director Deva passed away on Saturday, leaving the Tamil film industry in mourning. Popularly known as ‘Thenisai Thendral’, he composed music for more than 400 films across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema.Deva was known for composing music for several blockbuster films, including Rajinikanth’s ‘Annamalai’, ‘Arunachalam’ and ‘Baasha’. He was also credited with introducing the popular Gaana style of music to Tamil cinema and composed and sang several songs in the genre.Several prominent personalities, including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, had paid tribute to the late composer.