Tollywood News: 89-year-old Tamil comedian Bonda Mani ,Passed Away

December 24, 2023 Chief Editor

Bonda Mani Passed Away: Bonda Mani is a native of Sri Lanka’s Mannar district. In 1991, he came to the silver screen with the film ‘Paunu Paunu Than’ directed by Bhagyaraj.

Chennai: Prominent Tamil comedian Bonda Mani passed away. He was 60 years old. He was undergoing treatment for kidney disease for the past one year. Bonda Mani fainted at home around 11:30 on Saturday night and was immediately rushed to a hospital in Crumpet, but his death was confirmed.

Bonda Mani hails from Mannar district of Sri Lanka. In 1991, he came to the silver screen with the film ‘Paunu Paunu Than’ directed by Bhagyaraj. He has done comedy roles in many films like Aayya, Sundara Travels, Sachin, Mazhai, Attu, Maruthamalai, Winner, Velayudham and Rajadhiraja. He last acted in the Tamil film Vaa Varalam Vaa.

He was under treatment for kidney failure. There were earlier reports that he was struggling to pay for his medical expenses. Then actors Dhanush and Vijay Sethupathi gave Rs.1 lakh each for the treatment. Mani shone on the silver screen with Vadivelu.

The actor, who was taking treatment for renal failure, reportedly fainted on Saturday night at his residence in Pozhichalur after which he was rushed to a hospital. Unfortunately, he was declared dead.

Born in Sri Lanka, Kedheeswaran came to Tamil Nadu in 1983 as a refugee during the Sri Lankan civil war. It was a chance encounter with actor-director K Bhagyaraj that led him into the film industry as a supporting actor in Pavunnu Pavunuthan (1991).

Though he found a break as a supporting actor, his claim to fame was the many comedy scenes he starred in with Vadivelu; some of his notable comedy scenes came in films like Pongalo Pongal (1997), Sundara Travels (2002), Winner (2003), Englishkaran (2005), Aaru (2005) and Marudhamalai.

In a career spanning over three decades, Bonda Mani has more than 250 films to his credit. He was last seen in this year’s release, Va Varalam Va.

According to reports, Bonda Mani’s body is kept at his residence in Pozhichalur for homage and his final rites will be performed at 5 in the evening at a crematorium in Chrompet. The actor is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

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