Tamil comedian Vivek's son Prasanna Kumar passes away; actor asks for privacy

Vivek requested the media to give them some space during this time of grief.

Popular comedian from Kollywood, Vivek suffered a huge loss as his son Prasanna Kumar died on Thursday, October 29, 2015. The death has come as huge shock to his family, friends and fans.

Prasanna Kumar, 13, was suffering from brain fever. He was being treated at SRM Institutes for Medical Science at Vadapalani, Chennai. But he did not respond to the treatment and died.

Vivek requested the media to give them some space during this time of grief. "Due to unexpected demise of my son prasanna kumar, am physically and mentally upset. I request you to not cover the news by visual and take bytes from the people who pay homage to my son. Hope you will understand my emotion. Thank you"

Prasanna Kumar is survived by his father Vivek, mother Arulselvi and sisters Amritha Nandini and Tejaswini.

He was known to be good at playing the keyboard. 

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