Ashok Kumar, producer and brother-in-law of Sasikumar, passed away yesterday (November 21). His suicide shocked the entire Tamil film fraternity. Kollywood celebrities are mourning his death through their tweets.

Gautham Vasudev Menon -அசோக் உன்னுடைய மரணம் ஈவிரக்கம் அற்ற ஒரு பணப்பிசாசை அடக்கப் பயன்படக்கூடும் என்பதை அறிவேன்... ஆனால்... நீ உயிரோடிருந்து இந்தப் போராட்டத்தை நடத்தியிருக்க வேண்டும் என்பதையே நாங்கள்  விரும்பியிருப்போம்...
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Harathi - "Another suicide in our industry 😨Making & releasing movie is not small job..RIP Mr.Ashok😥 #kodiveeran God🙏 save all our producers!!"

Vishnu Vishal - "My heartfelt condolences to producer #ASHOKKUMAR ..my support to @SasikumarDir..:( sad demise of his relative..let justice prevail..."

Arun Vaidyanathan - "When @DrTamilisaiBJP says 'Am sorry for #Ashokkumar loss & we shud try 2 solve these kind of fin issues',so many ppl abuse her in Comments unrelated stuff. Regardless of her ideologies, Can't we just appreciate one single gesture?  We need to grow up as a community! Thank you mam"

Dhananjayagan - "நல்ல மனிதரின் சோகமான முடிவு, துயரம் தருகிறது. சினிமா சூதாட்டத்தில் தன்னையே இழந்து விட்டார். அவர் ஆன்மா சாந்தியடைய பிரார்த்திக்கிறேன்.🙏🙏🙏"

CV Kumar - "Rip #Ashok kumar. Deepest condolence to his family . The people who cause this should punish in front of justice @SasikumarDir"

Suja Varunee - "Shocking!!! This is not fair #Ashok sir😔will never forget his kindness. May God give him eternal rest and the family the strength to bear the great pain."

Vijay Vasanth - "RIP #ashok Anna may your soul rest in peace !!"

Archana Kalpathi - "RIP #AshokKumar May God give his family and friends strength to cope with this loss."

Harish Kalyan - "Deeply saddened by this incident. The letter says it all. Hope justice is served. #RIP #ASHOKKUMAR"

Aishwarya Rajesh - "Heart breaking RIP #ASHOKKUMAR ..."

Justin Prabhakaran - "It's not fair..time to be unity and oppose  #company productions #ashokkumar #suicide"

Shanthnu - "Cinema isn’t jus about fame&glamour ! It’s d sweat&blood of so many behind it !We get easily mocked at ,but d pain one goes thru day after day is unexplainable! Like a movie on d theatre screen ,a common man only sees the nice part #RIPAshok brother ! Condolences to your family"

Santhosh (Think Music) - "#RIPAshok brother 😒 Subramaniapuram to Kodiveeran.. 10 years of Journey.. Our industry missed a gem of a person."

Siddharth - "Very painful to hear of a young man's death because of financial pressure. Tamil Cinema is full of such debt, but all the world sees are the lies of success and fame. The entire system needs overhaul. Farmer or film maker, suicide is a curse. Condolences to Sasikumar and family."

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