V. Sethuraman (29 October 1984 – 26 March 2020), also known by his stage name Sethu, was an Indian dermatologist, who was the founder and medical director of ZI Clinic, a dermatology clinic in

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. He was also an actor who appeared in

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films, first appearing in the comedy film ''

Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya ''Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya'' (), also known by the initialism ''KLTA'', is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Manikandan in his debut. The film stars Santhanam, Srinivasan, newcomer Sethu and Vishakha. Bas ...

'' (2013).

Career

Medicine

Sethuraman studied dermatology at

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, where he got his

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and MD. He then obtained his fellowship from the National Skin Centre in Singapore. In 2016, he launched a skin clinic called ZI Clinic with guests including actors

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, and

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, music director

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, director

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, and the spiritual Brahmakumari sisters were also present at the launching of the clinic, which opened its second location in

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in Chennai on 15 October 2017.

Film

Sethu had been close friends with the actor Santhanam, who offered him the lead role in the movie, ''

''. After the success of ''KLTA'', Sethu agreed to act in ''

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'', which retained much of the cast from the previous film including Santhanam, Vishakha Singh,

VTV Ganesh Ganesh Janardhanan, also known by his stage name VTV Ganesh'','' is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his raspy voice, and appearances in films featuring Silambarasan. He made his debut in t ...

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, and

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. Sethu portrayed a supporting role in '' Sakka Podu Podu Raja'', marking his third collaboration with Santhanam, VTV Ganesh, and Srinivasan. His next film was '' 50/50'' starring Sruthi Ramakrishnan, Bala Saravanan, and news anchor Bavithra.

Death

Sethu died on 26 March 2020 at 8:45 PM due to cardiac arrest.

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil.''

References

External links

* Place of death missing Indian male film actors 1984 births 2020 deaths Male actors in Tamil cinema Place of birth missing 21st-century Indian male actors Indian dermatologists {{India-film-actor-1980s-stub