The actor took his final breath on the GEM Hospital in Chennai on Thursday.
“Robo Shankar was admitted to GEM Hospital, Perungudi, Chennai, on sixteenth September 2025 in a crucial situation with an enormous gastrointestinal bleed and multiorgan dysfunction secondary to a posh stomach situation. He was managed within the crucial care unit with intensive medical administration,” the hospital stated in a press release.
Nevertheless, his situation quickly deteriorated, and he handed away on September 18 at 9:05 PM.
As quickly because the information got here out, condolences have been pouring in from the trade, with stalwarts like Kamal Haasan paying an emotional tribute.
“Robo Shankar Robo is only a pseudonym. In my dictionary, you're a human. Subsequently, my youthful brother. So, will you simply depart me and go? You left, your job is completed. My job stays unfinished. You allow tomorrow for us. Subsequently, tomorrow is ours,” Haasan wrote in an emotional tribute.
Actor Radikaa Sarathkumar also took to her X handle and paid a tribute to Robo Shankar. “Always keeps everyone happy with his humour and works very hard to keep giving his best. Such a great great loss. My prayers to the family and friends to be strong. RIP,” she added.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also condoled the demise of Robo Shankar.
“I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the demise of actor Thiru Robo Shankar. Ranging from stage performances, he expanded his journey into tv and cinema, entertaining the folks of Tamil Nadu. I prolong my heartfelt condolences and sympathies to his bereaved members of the family and the movie fraternity mourning his loss,” he stated, in a grieving assertion.
In addition to working in a number of movies, Robo Shankar was additionally recognized for his TV appearances with reveals like ‘Kings of Comedy Juniors', ‘Kanni Theevu', ‘Sembaruthi', and ‘Prime Cooku Dupe Cooku Season 2'.
Certainly one of his best-known movie roles got here with Dhanush's ‘Maari'.