Nitish Veera (1975/6 – 17 May 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films.

Career

Veera portrayed small roles in several of them including '' Pudhupettai'' (2006) and '' Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). He contacted Pa. Ranjith who gave him the role of Kathiravan, Rajinikanth and Eashwari Rao's son in '' Kaala'' (2018). He shot for the film for 40 days. Veera went on to portray an important role in '' Asuran'' (2019). In the film, he played a character that lived in the 1960s. He was signed to play a pivotal role in '' Laabam''. The post production of his upcoming film ''Bell'' was in progress and was slated for a late 2021 to early 2022 release. He recently completed dubbing for his part in the film. Due to his untimely death, the makers roped in

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to reprise his role and changed the film's storyline.

Death

He died from

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on 17 May 2021, at the age of 45.

Filmography

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* 1970s births Year of birth uncertain 2021 deaths Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{India-film-actor-stub