'Master' actor Arun Alexander passes away at 48; director Lokesh Kanagaraj pays condolences

Tamil actor and dubbing artist Arun Alexander passed away on December 28, 2020. The late artiste suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the age of 48. Director of Master, Lokesh Kanagaraj took to his Twitter page and posted the heartbreaking news. He shared a photo of Arun and penned, "Didn't expect you’ll leave us this soon na... Couldn’t control my tears... You will be irreplaceable and you'll always live in my heart na..."

Sundeep Kishan also remembered Arun and paid condolences. He wrote, "Was such a terrific talent... will miss you brother... rest in peace... #ArunAlexander."

Here are the tweets:

 December 28, 2020

 December 29, 2020

Arun was seen in several hit Tamil movies namely Kolamaavu Kokila, Kaithi and Bigil. His last outing is set to be Master starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles. The film is releasing on January 13, 2021.

For his negative role in Kaithi, Arun received a round of applause from many. 

Details about his last rites are awaited.

2020 witnessed deaths of several artists in Indian cinema. Artists namely Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, Nishikant Kamat, Saroj Khan, Jagdeep, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Rockline Sudhakar, Sameer Sharma, Chiranjeevi Sarja, Basu Chatterjee, Wajid Khan, Nimmi and many others passed away in 2020.