Tragedy strikes in Kollywood once again as veteran producer and a well-known celebrity LMM Swaminathan, one of the key people of Lakshmi Movie Makers passed away today.
V Swaminathan passed away in a private hospital at Chennai. Apparently, he had tested COVID positive, and was taking treatment for the same. His son, Ashwin of Kumki fame, who had recently got married, is also an actor.
Swaminathan founded Lakshmi Movie Makers along with K. Muralidharan and G. Venugopal in 1994 and has been giving blockbusters ever since. Some classic movies from the production include Anbe Sivam, Pudhupettai amongst others with the recent being Sakalakala Vallavan.
2020 has not been such a great year in general, but obituaries in specific are immense when it has come to the entertainment field this year. 2020 has usurped a lot of talents here and abroad, with the later cases most of them pertaining to COVID deaths.
Behindwoods offers its condolence for the grieving family and prays for the departed soul to Rest In Peace.