Nethran Death News: Popular Tamil TV actor Yuvanraj Nethrun lovingly known as Nethran has passed away after a long battle with cancer. As soon as the news of his sudden demise surfaced on the internet, his fans and admirers flooded social media with condolence messages. He is survived by his wife Deepa Murugan and two daughters Anchana and Abeneya.

Who is Yuvanraj Nethrun?

Nethrun began his career as a child artist and has served the industry for over 25 years. He has acted in several successful daily soaps including Singappenne and Ranjithame which are currently airing. Other than this, he has won several reality shows like Masthana Masthana, Boys Vs Girls Season 2 and Super Kudumbam Season 1-2. Yuvanraj was also part of show Jodi No. 1’s seasons 3 and 5.

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The news of Nethrun being diagnosed with cancer was recently confirmed by his daughter Abeneya who wrote on her Instagram story in Tamil, “Dad is cancer positive. Surgery has been done. He has been admitted to the ICU due to liver damage. Dad should get well soon! All of you make a prayer!”.

Yuvanraj Nethrun last post

Almost three weeks ago, the late actor took to his Instagram and shared a picture of the cookies made by his daughter Anchana and wrote alongside, “My 2nd Daughter Anchana prepared homemade biscuits with brown sugar and wheat very tasty.” A daughter losing her father on this note would surely be heartbreaking not just for her but all his emotional fans who knew Yuvanraj was such a family man.

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Nethran’s death was confirmed by his actor friend Dingu via a Facebook post where he wrote, “My friend's death has caused sadness. Rest In Peace, My friend.” For the unversed, Nethran’s wife Deepa is currently starring in Zee Tamil’s Ninaithale Inikkum and his daughters also have several TV and movie projects lined up.

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