Tamil actor Vivek's son Prasanna Kumar passes away, Kollywood offers condolences

New Delhi: Popular Tamil actor Vivek lost his 13-year-old son Prasanna Kumar on October 29, 2015.

The untimely death of Prasanna has left the Tamil industry in deep shock. According to reports, Prasanna was suffering from brain fever and was being treated at the SRM Institutes for Medical Science at Vadapalani, Chennai.

However, despite stretched measures, he did not respond well to the treatment and eventually lost the battle to the ailment.

In this time of immeasurable grief, Vivek's fellow actors and colleagues have taken it to social media to pays their condolences:

Heartbreaking..my good friend @Actor_Vivek tragically lost his 14yr old son to an illness. .may vivekji n the family find strength..

— khushbusundar (@khushsundar) October 29, 2015

#PrasannaVivek was a very good keyboard player..his interest was in music..snatched away 2 soon..#RIP Prasanna..u will stay in r hearts 4evr — khushbusundar (@khushsundar) October 29, 2015

@Actor_Vivek sir.don't know what to say.no words can console your loss today.may sairam give you strength to pull through this.#RIPPrasanna — Aishwaryaa.R.Dhanush (@ash_r_dhanush) October 29, 2015

My heartfelt condolences to @Actor_Vivek sir and his family. May his son's soul rest in peace. — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) October 29, 2015

Very sad moment.. RIP Prasanna.. #Gonetoosoon — Anirudh Ravichander (@anirudhofficial) October 29, 2015

Shattered to see @Actor_Vivek sir & his family endure this tragedy. Praying for strength for them to overcome their loss. RIP Prasanna — Jayam Ravi (@actor_jayamravi) October 29, 2015

Very sad news my deepest condolences to Vivek sir and his family — Karunakaran (@actorkaruna) October 29, 2015

This is indeed very sad news,for a man who spends his life making others smile https://t.co/o6yyq1IiwT — Sona Heiden (@HeidenSona) October 29, 2015

#Vivek sir so sorry to hear about your son , hope you and your family have courage and strength #goneTosoon #rip @Actor_Vivek — Sriya Reddy (@sriyareddy) October 29, 2015

Shocked to hear about the sudden death of @Actor_Vivek s son #Prasanna strength to the family nd friends #RIP — Arya (@arya_offl) October 29, 2015

Very sad to know @Actor_Vivek sir's son passed away. My deepest condolences to the family and prayers to the poor little soul — Prasanna (@Prasanna_actor) October 29, 2015