Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and histrion Udhayanidhi Stalin connected Friday paid his past respects to fashionable comedian and histrion Robo Shankar, who passed distant astatine the property of 46 successful Chennai connected Thursday.
The mortal remains of the precocious histrion person been kept astatine his residence successful Chennai for fans, friends and colleagues of the movie and tv manufacture to wage their last tributes.
Udhyanidhi Stalin attended the past rites of histrion Robo Shankar successful Chennai connected Friday. He paid tribute to the histrion by placing a garland connected the mortal remains of Robo Shankar astatine the actor's residence.
Taking to his X handle, actor-politician Udhyanidhi Stalin expressed grief implicit the demise and recalled Robo Shankar's publication to Tamil cinema and television.
"We are profoundly saddened to perceive the quality of the passing of the artist, Brother Robo Shankar. We paid our respects by placing a garland connected the mortal remains of Brother Robo Shankar, which were kept astatine his residence," Stalin posted.
While extending his condolences to the family, Udhyanidhi Stalin recalled the cinematic travel of Robo Shankar, recounting the actor's occurrence from being a "stage performer" to becoming a renowned prima successful the Tamil movie industry.
Starting his travel arsenic a signifier performer, achieving occurrence connected the tiny screen, and entertaining Tamil audiences with his realistic humour successful the movie industry, Brother Robo Shankar was genuinely remarkable. We widen our condolences and solace to his grieving family, friends, the creator community, and fans," wrote Udhyanidhi Stalin.
திரைக்கலைஞர் சகோதரர் ரோபோ சங்கர் அவர்கள் மறைவுற்றார் என்ற செய்தியறிந்து வருத்தமுற்றோம்.
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On behalf of the Small Screen Actors Association, President Bharath and different members visited the precocious actor's residence to wage their respects. Several members from the movie and tv fraternity besides attended the funeral.
Actor Sivakarthikeyan besides reached the actor's residence successful Chennai to wage his past respects to Robo Shankar. The different actors who paid homage to Robo Shankar see Kottachi, Nalini, Thamu, playback vocalist Mano, lyricist Snehan, Ramu, Radha Ravi, Vijayapuri and Nanjil Vijayan.
Numerous fans besides gathered astatine the actor's residence successful ample numbers to wage homage. Several were seen placing garlands and flowers connected the mortal remains of the precocious histrion and besides paying their respects. 
Robo Shankar's adjacent person and small-screen histrion Deepak expressed his sorrow for the unfortunate demise of Robo Shankar connected Thursday. While attending the last rites, the histrion spoke to ANI and said, "He was a precise versatile histrion with a vocation spanning implicit 3 decades. He was a adjacent person of mine. We shared galore nonrecreational and idiosyncratic experiences, including travelling overseas for shows. It is specified an irreparable nonaccomplishment for the movie manufacture and his family."
Robo Shankar took his past enactment astatine the GEM Hospital successful Chennai connected Thursday.
In an authoritative statement, GEM Hospital said, "Robo Shankar was admitted to GEM Hospital, Perungudi, Chennai, connected 16th September 2025 successful a captious information with a monolithic gastrointestinal bleed and multiorgan dysfunction secondary to a analyzable abdominal condition. He was managed successful the captious attraction portion with intensive aesculapian management."
"However, his information rapidly deteriorated, and helium passed distant connected September 18 astatine 9:05 PM," the connection added. (ANI)
