Veteran voice actor SV Ramanan passes away

Popular music composer Anirudh Ravichander’s uncle and veteran voice actor SV Ramanan passed away on September 26. According to reports, the reason behind his death is presumed to be age-related ailments. The final rites will take place tomorrow at 3 PM in Chennai. Celebs in the film industry and fans of Anirudh have been mourning his sudden demise.

He is the son of legendary director K Subrahmanyam and has lent his voice to various radio and television advertisements. He is survived by his wife Bama Ramanan and daughters Lakshmi and Saraswathi. He is the maternal grandfather of film music composer Anirudh Ravichander.

SV Ramanan is an Indian film director, voice artist, and producer, who has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. Ramanan directed popular movies like Dorababu Shobanam and Uruvangal Maralam. The film was released in 1983 and had guest appearances of several actors, including Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, and Jaishankar. His last release to hit the theatres was Dorababu Shobanam in the year 2022.

A few years ago, SV Ramanan praised Anirudh’s growth in the film industry and said that he was really proud of his grandson in an interview with the Times of India. He was quoted as saying, “Anirudh is one of the top music directors in south India today. What I’m impressed about him is that he is not at all aware of his celebrity status that he has become a big music director, or has so much craze among youngsters, especially girls. These things have not gone into his mind. He’s someone who goes out of his way to help people.”