Death
Nagesh was a chain smoker and a heavy drinker in his early days. However, he gradually gave up his smoking and drinking habit when he was dangerously ill during the late 1970s and early 1980s. However, his health began to decline in late 2008 due to progressive heart ailments.
He died on 31 January 2009 at the age of 75 due to diabetes and a heart ailment while he was admitted in Balaji Hospital.
His final rituals was attended by all film actors including, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. J. Jayalalitha, actor Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Manorama, Venkataramani, V.S. Raghavan and Y. G. Mahendran.
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