Chennai
Police said that the deceased was also a co-producer of Company Productions, the film production unit run by the actor. In his suicide note, he has named the film financier, holding him responsible for the extreme step.
On Tuesday morning, Ashok Kumar’s friends found him dead in his apartment, when they went looking for him as he failed to respond to their calls on his mobile phone.
Pointing out that the financier’s usury had forced him to take the extreme step, Ashok Kumar also says that he did not know whom to approach with the complaint.
“I don’t know if I don’t deserve to live or I don’t have a way to live,” he said in his note written in Tamil adding, “I have never tasted victory in anything but hope I will not fail in suicide.” He had apologized to actor Sasikumar claiming that he was responsible for the loss that the company has incurred.
He also stated that a film financier issued life threats to his family members despite him paying exorbitant interest for the last 10 years. The police sent the body for post-mortem to Royapettah GH. On Tuesday evening, actor Sasikumar approached Valasaravakkam police and lodged a complaint against the film producer.
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