Tamil actress Meena's husband dies of lung ailment

Well-known Tamil actress Meena’s husband Vidyasagar died in a private hospital on Monday night in Chennai. Reportedly, he had been suffering from severe lung infection and was undergoing treatment for the disease for the past few months.

Vidyasagar was a businessman based out of Bengaluru. In 2009, he got married to Meena and they have a daughter named Nainika. 

Meena, who started her career as a child artiste, became one of the most sought-after actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s. In her highly successful career, she worked alongside all the leading stars of South Indian cinema.

She was recently seen in the highly successful Drishyam franchise in Malayalam.

Actor Sarath Kumar, who had worked with Meena in a few films, took to Twitter to share the news, saying that he was shocked to learn about the untimely demise.

It is shocking to hear the news of the untimely demise of Actor Meena's husband Vidyasagar, our family's heartfelt condolences to Meena and the near and dear of her family, may his soul rest in peace pic.twitter.com/VHJ58o1cwP

— R Sarath Kumar (@realsarathkumar) June 28, 2022

Actor Venkatesh, who had also worked with Meena in many movies and most recently in the Telugu version of Drishyam and its sequel, also tweeted his condolences.

“Extremely sad and shocked by the demise of Vidyasagar gaaru! My heartfelt condolences to Meena gaaru and the entire family! Wishing them with all the strength to sail through this (sic),” he wrote. 

Extremely sad and shocked by the demise of Vidyasagar gaaru! My heartfelt condolences to Meena gaaru and the entire family! Wishing them with all the strength to sail through this! 🙏🏼

— Venkatesh Daggubati (@VenkyMama) June 29, 2022

Actress Kushboo Sundar also posted a heartfelt message. 

“Waking up to a terrible news. Heartbroken to learn actor Meena's husband, Sagar, is no more with us. He was battling lung ailment for long. Heart goes out to Meena n her young daughter. Life is cruel. At loss of words to express grief. Deepest condolences to the family (sic),” she tweeted. 

Waking up to a terrible news.Heartbroken to learn actor Meena's husband, Sagar, is no more with us. He was battling lung ailment for long. Heart goes out to Meena n her young daughter. Life is cruel. At loss of words to express grief. Deepest condolences to the family. #RIP 🙏😭

— KhushbuSundar (@khushsundar) June 29, 2022