Asuran actor Nitish Veera passes away due to COVID-19 complications

Tamil actor Nitish Veera, part of many films like Asuran, Kaala, Neeya 2, Airaa passed away at the age of 45 due to Covid-19 complications

Published: Monday,May 17, 2021 06:55 AM GMT-06:00

Kajal Gupta

Asuran actor Nitish Veera — Nitish Veera

The deadly Covid-19 has taken away yet another talented actor. Nitish Veera, who was a part of Dhanush starrer Asuran passed away on Monday, May 17. The actor was admitted in in Chennai's Omandurar hospital, where he reportedly succumbed due to Covid-19 complications.

Nitish was one of the talented actors of the Tamil film industry and his sudden demise comes a big blow to other actors from the industry.

Actor Krishna, who worked with Nitish Veera in Kazhugoo and Bellbottom mourned his loss in a heartfelt condolence note. He tweeted, "Rest in peace my friend Nitish Veera. We did two films together #kazhugoo and #Bellbottom. An extremely passionate actor and a kind soul. The second is wave is not a joke guys.... can’t loose anyone anymore... pls stay in and stay safe."

Check out some tweets below:

https://twitter.com/actor_krishna/status/1394140267435814917?s=21 https://twitter.com/im_pandey5/status/1394163988829663234?s=21 https://twitter.com/rajinifollowers/status/1394138399284490242?s=21

Nitish Veera began his career with Dhanush starrer Pudhupettai in 2006, but rose to fame with his role as Sekar in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.

Nitish has also been a part of movies like Rajinikanth's Kaala, Neeya 2, Nayanthara's Airaa and Jyothika-starrer Raatchasi among many. He was reportedly a part of Vijay Sethupathi's upcoming film Laabam, which also stars Shruti Haasan in the female lead role.

May his soul rests in peace...