Tamil producer SS Chakravarthy dies after cancer battle, tributes pour in

Tamil producer SS Chakravarthy passed away on Saturday, April 29. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Chennai where he was undergoing treatment for cancer. His last rites will take place in Chennai. Chakravarthy has been credited with producing many Ajith Kumar-starrer movies. He worked as a producer in around 15 Tamil movies in his career. He has bankrolled several projects for several other actors, including Vikram and Simbu. Some Ajith Kumar movies Chakravarthy worked on were Raasi, Vaali, Citizen, Red, Ji, Varalaru and Anjaneya.

Arvindh Srinivasan pays tribute to SS Chakravarthy

Filmmaker Arvindh Srinivasan penned a heartfelt tribute on Twitter after SS Chakravarthy's death. In the caption he wrote, “Producer SS Chakkaravarthy died of cancer this morning. His banner Nic Arts was elevated Ajith sir’s career to stardom with back to back hits. Varalaru (Godfather) is his last association with Ajith sir. He was the producer who gave chances to the directors like SJ Suryah, AR Murugadoss, VZ Dorai, Saravana Subbiah, Ram Satya (Singam Puli) & Panneerselvam. He acted in Vilangu as police officer and got appreciation for his performance. In his recent interview he was hoping to give a comeback in production. May his soul RIP# sschakkaravarthy, #nicarts, #AjithKumar , #ThalaAjith.”

Producer SS Chakkaravarthy died of cancer this morning. His banner Nic Arts was elevated Ajith sir’s career to stardom with back to back hits. Varalaru (Godfather) is his last association with Ajith sir.

He was the producer who gave chances to the directors like SJ Suryah, AR… pic.twitter.com/BnXDw39tkj

— Arvindh Srinivasan (@dirarvindh) April 29, 2023

SS Chakravarthy's family 

SS Chakravarthy headed the production company NIC Arts. He also launched his son, Johnny, known as Imran Chakravarthy in the movies. Johnny featured in two films, Renigunta and 18 Vayasu which were both bankrolled by Chakravarthy. 18 Vayasu also featured his daughter, Shakeel Nila Chakravarthy. 

SS Chakravarthy as an actor

The last film SS Chakravarthy produced was the 2015 movie Vaalu which was a romantic comedy and starred Silambarasan along with Hansika Motwani. Chakravarthy has also acted in a Tamil web series Vilangu as well as the 2015 Tamil movie Thoppi. In the web series Vilangu, he played the role of a police officer. The series also starred Vemal and Ineya. Fans of Ajith Kumar have specially condoled the loss of the Tamil movie industry. Several members of the film fraternity also paid their tributes.