Vellai Subbaiah 
Tamil Nadu

Comedian Vellai Subbaiah no more

Veteran Tamil film comedian Vellai Subbaiah died after a brief illness at Mettupalayam near here, family sources said Thursday. He was 78.

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Coimbatore

He is survived by wife and daughter. The actor died Wednesday night and the last rites were performed on Thursday afternoon.

Subbaiah had acted in more than 250 films and featured with almost all top Tamil actors including MG Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and new generation actors like Vijay and Ajith. 

He was a native of Punjai Puliyampatti in Erode district and was living with his daughter in Mettupalayam for the last four years following age-related illness, the sources said.

Among the notable movies Subbaiah had worked include Bharathiraaja’s Alaigal Oivathillai, Gopurangal Saivathillai, Kaadhal Oviyam and Karakattakaran. Subbiah is a recipient of the state government’s prestigious ‘Kalai Mudumani’ recently. 

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