Actor Pradeep K Vijayan passes away-found dead with head injury in his Chennai residence

Actor Pradeep K Vijayan passes away-found dead with head injury in his Chennai residence

Actor Pradeep K Vijayan, best acknowledged for featuring in films like Thegidi and Hey Sinamika, was found dead with head injury in the bathroom of his Chennai residence on Wednesday, June 12. Police is probing the cause of his death

As per reports, Pradeep’s friend tried to contact him, but all his calls went unanswerable. The friend then went to check on him but when the actor did not open the door regardless several knocks, the police was informed.

When the Cops reached his residence and broke open the bathroom door, they found the actor dead. Reportedly, Pradeep recently complained of breathing problem and dizziness. His body has been sent to a government hospital for postmortem.

The news of Pradeep’s sudden death has shocked his followers, the South Indian Film Fraternity and celebrities.

Reportedly, actor and singer Soundarya Bala Nandakumar took to his official X account on Thursday and wrote, “Ok this is coming as a shocker. Was very fond of him as a brother.
They were not in talking terms y but once in a blue moon we spoke affectionately.
Soundarya Bala was very fond of him as a brother.

Pradeep was popularly known as Pradeep Nair Pappu. He made his acting debut in 2013 with Tamil film Sonna Puriyathu. He gained popularity after played the role of Poornachandran (Sadagoppan) in P Ramesh’s Ashok Selvan and Janani-starrer Thegidi.

The late actor was last seen in the 2023 released film Rudhran with Raghava Lawrence. Reports, Pradeep was a tech graduate, however, he forayed into acting because of his passion. He also had a role in Vijay Sethupathi and Anurag Kashyap’s Maharaja, which releases in theatres on June 14.

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