New Delhi: South Indian film industry actor Vivekh has been admitted to a private hospital after suffering cardiac arrest on April 16. He had complained of chest pain after which he was taken to the SIMS Hospital at Vadapalani. The hospital confirmed that condition of the actor is critical. Vivekh’s condition is being monitored by a team of doctors and has now been taken for an angiogram.
Got Covid vaccine, a day ago
The actor who is 59, got his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine just a day before on Thursday. After getting vaccinated the actor spoke to the media and urged all those who are eligible to take the dose.
He said, “The public safety measures to keep ourselves safe (from coronavirus) is wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining adequate physical distancing. The medical way to protect ourselves is this vaccine. You might be taking Siddha medicines, Ayurvedic medicines, Vitamin-C, Zinc tablets etc. This is all fine. But these are added measures. The vaccine is the only thing that can save your life. If you ask me if people who are vaccinated don’t get COVID-19, it is not like that. Even if COVID-19 hits you, there won’t be death,” the actor had said.
Vivek, who maintains an active Twitter profile also thanked doctors and staff at Omandurar Hospital in Chennai, where he received his vaccine dose.
அரசு சுகாதாரத்துறை செயலர் @RAKRI1 ஓமந்தூரார் மருத்துவமனை டீன் மரு. ஜெயந்தி , மருத்துவர்கள் @AnandNodal @dromramesh ஆகியோருக்கு என் நன்றி. https://t.co/ovkysBa7Af
— Vivekh actor (@Actor_Vivek) April 15, 2021
Career
The actor was last seen playing a role in Dharala Prabhu, the Tamil remake of the 2012 Hindi film Vicky Donor. Vivek is also part of Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2. Dharala Prabhu starring Harish Kalyan released the same week India went into nation-wide lockdown last March, and therefore did not have a good run at theatres.
