B Ashok Kumar, popular co-producer and a close relative of actor/director Sasikumar passed away today (November 21), evening in Chennai. He allegedly committed suicide. It is reported that some financial issue with a money lender is apparently the reason for him to take such an evasive decision.

He has associated in almost all the production ventures of Sasikumar's Company Productions. Some of the films he has co-produced are Eesan, Poraali and Kodi Veeran.

We express our deepest condolences to Sasikumar and the family of the departed.