CHENNAI: Veteran actor R S Shivaji(66) passed away on Saturday in his residence in Chennai. He was an active presence in the Tamil film industry and was closely associated with Kamal Haasan and his production company Raj Kamal Films International. Shivaji was a regular presence in Kamal films during the late 80s and 90s.

Shivaji was born in 1956 in Chennai. His father M R Santhanam was a prominent producer in the Tamil film milieu. He is also the brother of famous director and actor Santana Bharti.

Shivaji made his first footsteps into cinema in 1980. Apart from acting, Shivaji has also worked in the fields of assistant director, sound design, and line production. Shivaji’s oeuvre is replete with many interesting roles that he played to perfection on screen. Among those, Apoorva Sagodarargal, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Anpe Shivam, Unnaipol Oruvan, and Kolamaav Kokila are the noted ones. His last movie was Yogi Babu’s yesterday released ‘Lucky Man’.