Legendary comedy actor Kumarimuthu passed away in the wee hours of morning. Due to his sickness he was admitted in the hospital. He was intensely treated but in vain. He died in the early hours of morning.
Kumarimuthu has been acting in Tamil films since 1978.
Since then he has acted in more than 500 Tamil films in comical and supporting roles. Some of his notable performances came from Oomai Vizhigal, Idhu Namma Aalu in which he played a barber and the hero Bhagyaraj`s father, Pudhu Vasantham in which he played a cheat, Idhayam, Sahadevan Mahadevan and Aanazhagan.
Apart from this he was an orator of DMK party. He had acted with almost leading actors such as MGR, Shivaji, Rajini, Kamal, Ajith and Vijay.