Vidyasagar, the husband of popular Southern actress Meena, died at a Chennai hospital on Tuesday following Covid-19 complications. He was 48.
Earlier, he was down with Covid-19 and recuperated from it. However, post-Covid recovery Vidyasagar was diagnosed with a lung ailment in March and had to be treated for it.
Vidyasagar, who was undergoing treatment for his lung problem at a hospital, had some issues and his health further deteriorated he breathed his last around 07:00 p.m.
Vidyasagar is survived by daughter Nainika Vidyasagar and wife Meena. His funeral is to take place at the Besant Nagar crematorium in Chennai at 02:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Meena is a popular name in the Southern Cinema and has predominantly worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies for over 30 years. She has starred in several super-hit films and has shared the screen with South superstars Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Mohanlal, Mammooty and Venkatesh.