Venkat Subha (died 29 May 2021) was an Indian actor, producer and writer.

Career

He was known for his roles in films such as ''

Azhagiya Theeye ''Azhagiya Theeye'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair. The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a significant character in the film, while R ...

'' (2004), ''

Kanda Naal Mudhal ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' ( there) is a 2005 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer V. Priya, who had earlier assisted Mani Ratnam. Produced by Prakash Raj under the Duet Movies banner, the film stars Prasanna ...

'' (2005) and '' Mozhi'' (2007). He also acted in few television soap operas including ''

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'', ''

Thirumagal ''Thirumagal'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. S. A. Sami and produced by C. K. Govindarajalu. The screenplay was written by C. K. Govindarajalu from a story by Aaroor Dass. Music was by K. V. Mahadevan. It stars ...

'', '' Priyamanaval''. In 2020, he pulled out from acting in the

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Tamil soap opera ''

Pandian Stores ''Pandian Stores'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil language television series airing on Star Vijay. The show stars with an ensemble cast includes Sujitha, Stalin, V J Chitra, Kumaran Thangarajan, Hema Rajkumar, Venkat Renganathan, Saravana Vickram and ...

'' midway due to personal reasons and was replaced by Ravi Chandran. He also served as a

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reviewer for ''Touring Talkies'' channel giving his insights and opinions about the film receptions. He would be seen posthumously in upcoming film ''

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''.

Death

Subha died on 29 May 2021, from

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during the

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. He had been admitted to a private hospital in

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after testing positive for the virus.

Filmography

Films

Television

* ''

'' * '' Chithi 2'' * ''

'' * '' Priyamanaval'' * ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Subha, Venkat 2021 deaths 21st-century Tamil male actors Indian film producers Indian male film actors Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil male actors Indian male television actors Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India