Tamil film producer V Swaminathan dies of COVID-19

“V Swaminathan is a dear friend. And his passing due to the coronavirus infection has pained me deeply. I have lost a good friend and producer. My sympathies for his family and all the loved ones,” he added.

#Bharathiraja condoles death of producer #Swaminathan passed away due to #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/F6T8Z8sfUN

— Manoj Kumar (@ImMKR) August 11, 2020

V Swaminathan jointly owned Lakshmi Movie Makers along with K Muralitharan and G Venugopal. He has produced several hits including Kamal Haasan’s Anbe Sivam, Dhanush’s Pudhupettai, Vijay’s Priyamudan and Bagavathi, to name a few.

Swaminathan has also done many cameos in Tamil movies. He was best known for the comedy scenes with Vadivelu.

V Swaminathan is survived by his wife Lalitha and two sons, Ashok and Ashwin.