"Actor and comedian Pandu dies of Covid-19 at 74 in Chennai". ^ "Comedy actor Pandu passes away due to COVID-19 complications".Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. ^ "Vellachi Movie Review : Critic Review of Vellachi by Times of India".^ "Tamil comedy actor Pandu dies of Covid-19 at 74".^ "Tamil comedian Pandu passes away due to Covid"."Actor Pandu, who designed AIADMK flag, no more". ^ "Actor Pandu who designed AIADMK's flag and symbol, dies of Covid-19".^ "Actor Pandu passes away in Chennai due to COVID-19".^ "Veteran Comedian No More - Comedian - Idichapuli Selvaraj - Dead - Pandu - Brother - Tamil Movie News".^ "Tamil actor Pandu passes away due to Covid-19 complications".Selected filmography edit Films editĪindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani He died on at the age of 74 after being hospitalized for COVID-19. His paintings were displayed at various International Exhibitions throughout the world. In 2014, he held an art exhibition alongside another son Panju Pandu. He also ran a company called Capital Letters and engaged in designing name boards for offices and residences of Tamil film fraternity. He ran it as a family business, with son Prabhu Panju in charge. Īway from films, in 1975 he started a brass and aluminium business in Chennai called Prapanj Unlimited. In 2013, he starred in Vellachi, which featured his son Pintu Pandu in a leading role. The performance as Ajith's sidekick was widely praised and established him as a prominent actor. He played a supporting role in Agathiyan's Kadhal Kottai portraying Ramasamy who accompanies Ajith Kumar in Rajasthan. Pandu made his acting debut in Maanavan, joining his brother Idichapuli Selvaraj who had appeared in several films as a comedian. In an interview with The Hindu newspaper in 2016, he said that he designed the AIADMK Flag within one hour during night around 10:00 pm and also revealed that his association with late Indian veteran actor turned politician MGR began in 1973 when Pandu had designed stickers for MGR's iconic yesteryear evergreen film Ulagam Sutrum Valiban. He designed the two leaves party logo under the instruction and supervision of AIADMK founder leader MGR. More than 250 Logos for reputed Companies/Organizations/firms were designed by him. The Logos of Sun TV, Shankara Nethralaya, etc. He is more passionate in Arts, Design and Paintings rather than Cinema. The painting of Jayalalithaa in the song "Enge Aval, Endre Manam", was drawn by him. He designed Tamil Nadu Tourism Logo "Umbrella" and got cash prize of Rs.20,000/- (during the 1960s). Again he got a scholarship from Government of India for pursuing his Doctorate Degree in Arts & Design from France. He completed his post-graduation at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with Government of India scholarship. But after his teacher's insistence, he wrote the entrance exam for Arts & Design and cleared with first class and enrolled in a famous Arts & Design institute at Baroda. After schooling, he first hesitated to pursue Diploma in Arts as it had five-year duration.
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