Vivek: Of Mimicry, Madurai And M R Radha

Vivek: Of Mimicry, Madurai And M R Radha
by Balakumar Kuppuswamy - Apr 17, 2021 11:24 AM
Tamil actor Vivek, who passed away today.
Snapshot
Among the comedians in Kollywood — and it has been blessed with several — Vivek was one of the most aware of the industry, its many people and their funny foibles, and he brilliantly used the familiarity of those details with the general public to great effect in his comedic repertoire.
Writing obits for comedians, trying to invoke the tragedy of the moment essentially through their humour lines, can be a strangely morbid exercise.
And in the case of Tamil actor-comedian Vivek, who passed away in Chennai today due to a massive cardiac arrest, it becomes more pronounced because one of his most famous lines — one through which he announced his arrival in Tamil cinema — '

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