Late Tamil actor Vivek was laid to rest on Saturday in Chennai with state honours. Hundreds of fans and admirers thronged to pay their last respects to the actor despite Covid-19 restrictions put into place by the local authorities.There were reports suggesting his condition was the result of a Covid-19 vaccine shot, but the Tamil Nadu Health Department debunked it. On Thursday, Vivekh had taken his first Covid vaccine shot at a public event in the presence of Tamil Nadu's Health Secretary to promote vaccination.The hospital clarified that he suffered an acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock. There was 100 per cent blockage in a vessel and his cardiac arrest may not be due to the vaccination. His vaccination was at a public event with TV channels carrying photographs of him taking the shot.
The actor's comedic performances often carried a social message and commentary. Many of his film clips went viral on social media and are very popularly used to make comments on political and social issues. Personalities like PM Narendra Modi, Mammootty, Kamal Haasan, AR Rahman, Rakul Preet, Keerthy Suresh, Vishal, Nivetha Thomas, Abhishek Bachchan, Siddharth, Shankar Shanmugham, Radikaa Sarathkumar, Mohan Raja and Gautham Karthik earlier mourned his demise. Vivek was best known for his comedies. His career was launched by the legendary filmmaker K Balachander with a 1987 film called Manathil Uruthi Vendum. He next starred in two more Balachander films — Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal in 1989 and Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal in 1990.Vivek was last seen in Dharala Prabhu, the Tamil remake of Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Hindi movie Vicky Donor.