Samikannu, the veteran actor, who had acted in more than 400 films, passed away today. He was 95 years old. He will be cremated tomorrow at 4 PM. Samikannu is survived by two daughters and two sons. Right from his eighth age, Samikannu had been a theater artist. He made his silver screen debut in 1954 with the film, Pudhu Yugam. He was introduced by K S Gopala Krishnan. Samikannu worked with popular directors including Madhavan, “S P Muthuraman,” Mahendran,
Rama Narayanan
, Rajasekhar and “
Rajkiran
.” He has performed with Superstar “
Rajinikanth
” in Johnny,
Mullum Malarum
,
Pokkiri Raja
and Siva. He is also noted for his roles in
Sakalakala Vallavan
with
Kamal Haasan
, Vandi Chakkaram with “
Sivakumar
,”
Uthiri Pookal
, Pattikaada Pattanama, Paatum Bharathamum, Naan, Annakili, Urimaikural with “
M G Ramachandran
,” Mahaprabhu with Sarathkumar and En Raasavin Manasile with Rajkiran. Our deepest condolences to Samikannu’s family! May his soul rest in peace!