{"id":274533,"date":"2025-04-05T02:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T02:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/veteran-tamil-actor-ravikumar-dies-of-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T02:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T02:51:35","slug":"veteran-tamil-actor-ravikumar-dies-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/veteran-tamil-actor-ravikumar-dies-of-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Tamil Actor Ravikumar Dies Of Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2025-04\/r0b0j5a8_ravikumar_625x300_04_April_25.jpg?im=FitAndFill%2Calgorithm%3Ddnn%2Cwidth%3D1200%2Cheight%3D738&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Veteran Tamil Actor Ravikumar Dies Of Cancer\" title=\"Veteran Tamil Actor Ravikumar Dies Of Cancer\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"ignorediv\">\n                                        <!-- Story Text --><br \/>\n                                                                                <b class=\"place_cont\">Chennai: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Noted actor Ravikumar, known for his memorable characters in a number of Tamil and Malayalam movies, died here on Friday following his battle with cancer, an artistes&#8217; association said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Veteran film actor Ravikumar, known for his prolific career in Malayalam and Tamil cinema, has died in Chennai. He succumbed to cancer on Friday morning at 10:30 AM,&#8221; Nadigar Sangam said in a social media update.<\/p>\n<p>His funeral was scheduled for Saturday, it added. The actor was said to be in his early 70s.<\/p>\n<p>In Tamil, Ravikumar has acted in movies including veteran K Balachander-directed &#8216;Avargal,&#8217; which also starred top stars Rajinikant and Kamal Haasan, &#8216;Pagalil Oru Iravu,&#8217; and &#8216;Ramanaa.&#8217; His Malayalam flicks include &#8216;Avalude Raavukal&#8217;, &#8216;Lisa&#8217;, &#8216;Sarpam,&#8217;and &#8216;Angaadi,&#8217; among others.<\/p>\n<p><!--MIDTABOOLA--><\/p>\n<p>In his later years, he also acted in many TV serials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- Featured Video --><br \/>\n                                                                                                                        <!-- Recommended Widget -->\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/noted-actor-ravikumar-dies-of-cancer-8085526#publisher=newsstand\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai: Noted actor Ravikumar, known for his memorable characters in a number of Tamil and Malayalam movies, died here on Friday following his battle with cancer, an artistes&#8217; association said. &#8220;Veteran film actor Ravikumar, known for his prolific career in Malayalam and Tamil cinema, has died in Chennai. 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