Actor Madhan Bob passes away

Actor, comedian and musician Madhan Bob passed away at his residence at Adyar on Saturday evening. He had been ailing for sometime. He was 71.

Known for his roles as a supporting artiste, he has acted in many Tamil movies including Vaaname Ellai, Thevar Magan, Pattukottai Periyappa, Nammavar, Sathi Leelavathi, Thenali, Sundara Travels and Poove Unakkaaga. He also had tohis credit two Malayalam films and one Hindi film. He has also acted in many TV serials and was famous as a judge on Asathapovadhu Yaaru, a popular television programme.

Director K. Balachander’s long-time assistant N. Mohan said: “KB sir had seen his performance and impressed by his laughter, gave him an important role in Vaaname Ellai. He was again cast in Jaathi Malli. Madhan Bob was a very good human being. In his early days he used to live in Triplicane. The family later moved to Adyar,” he said.