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Pandu Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Hometown: Chennai
Death Cause: Covid-19
Age: 74 Years

Pandu

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionActor, Comedian & Graphic Designer
Famous For Designing the logo for Tamil Nadu Tourism in the 1960s
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 177 cm
in meters- 1.77 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutTamil Film: Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo (1981)
Poster of Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo
Tamil TV: Dhinam Dhinam Deepavali (2007)
Last FilmIndha Nilai Maarum (Tamil) (2020)
Poster of Indha Nilai Maarum
Personal Life
Date of Birth19 February 1947 (Wednesday)
BirthplaceKomarapalayam, Tamil Nadu
Date of Death6 May 2021
Place of DeathA private hospital in Chennai
Age (at the time of death) 74 Years
Death CauseSuccumbed to Covid-19 [1]India Today
Zodiac signPisces
NationalityIndian
HometownChennai
College/University• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Educational Qualification• Post Graduation in Arts & Design
• Doctorate Degree in Arts & Design from France
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)Married
Family
Wife/SpouseKumudha
Pandu with his wife, Kumudha
ChildrenSon(s)- • Prabhu
• Pintu
Pandu with his son, Pintu
• Panju
Pandu with his son P Panju during their art exhibition
SiblingsBrother- Idichapuli Selvaraj (comic actor)

Pandu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pandu

  • Pandu was an Indian actor who appeared in comic roles in more than one hundred Tamil movies. His wife, Kumudha, also tested positive for Covid-19 and is in the ICU.
  • Pandu was born in Komarapalayam, Tamil Nadu. He had an elder brother, Idichapuli Selvaraj, who was also a comic actor in the Tamil film industry.
  • Pandu completed his schooling, and he decided not to attend a college as the course offered was five years. Later, he gave the entrance exam for Arts & Designs and cleared the exam with first class. He received a government scholarship and pursued his post-graduation in Arts & Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. After this, he completed his doctorate in France.
  • Pandu was responsible for designing the Tamil Nadu Tourism logo ‘Umbrella.’ He received a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 for the design.

    Logo of Tamil Nadu Tourism

    Logo of Tamil Nadu Tourism

  • Pandu was more into arts, designing, and painting. Over 250 logos of many reputed companies and organizations were designed by him. He designed the logo of SUN TV. He also designed the ‘Two Leaves’ party symbol and logo under the supervision of the founder and leader of AIADMK, Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (MGR).

    Pandu showing the Two Leaves logo he designed for MGR

    Pandu showing the Two Leaves logo he designed for MGR

  • Pandu designed all his logos during the Brahma Muhurtam i.e., early morning. In case, he was not able to complete the design in Brahma Muhurtam, he used to stop working on it and continue it the next day.
  • Pandu also painted the painting of Jayalalithaa for the song ‘Enge Aval, Endre Manam.’
  • In 1975, Pandu started a brass and aluminum business in Chennai, and the name of the firm was Prapanj Unlimited, which was handled by him and his son Prabhu.
  • Pandu made his acting debut with the film Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo (1981) and worked with his brother in the movie. In 2013, Pandu was roped in to play a comic role in the movie Vellachi, where he worked with his son Pintu Pandu.

    Poster of the movie Vellachi

    Poster of the movie Vellachi

  • Apart from working in films, Pandu also worked in the television industry and made his television debut as an actor in 2007 with the show Dhinam Dhinam Deepavali, and the last show he worked in was Valli in 2016.
  • Pandu was fond of painting, and in an interview during his art exhibition, he told the reporters that he made most of his paintings with his fingertips as it made him happy and brought out a better feeling in the paintings.

    Pandu with his son P Panju during their art exhibition

    Pandu with his son P Panju during their art exhibition

  • Film producer and director G Dhananjayan made a tweet on his Twitter account after hearing the news of Pandu’s death.

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