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Vivek married Arulselvi, with whom he had three children: Amritha Nandini, Tejaswini and Prasanna Kumar. Prasanna Kumar died in 2015, aged 13, due to complications arising from [[Dengue fever|dengue]] fever and [[brain fever]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-comedian-viveks-son-prasanna-kumar-passes-away-652445|title=Tamil actor Vivek's son Prasanna Kumar passes away; Celebs condole the untimely death [PHOTOS]|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=29 October 2015|access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref> | Vivek married Arulselvi, with whom he had three children: Amritha Nandini, Tejaswini and Prasanna Kumar. Prasanna Kumar died in 2015, aged 13, due to complications arising from [[Dengue fever|dengue]] fever and [[brain fever]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-comedian-viveks-son-prasanna-kumar-passes-away-652445|title=Tamil actor Vivek's son Prasanna Kumar passes away; Celebs condole the untimely death [PHOTOS]|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=29 October 2015|access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
On 16 April 2021, Vivek experienced breathlessness and chest pain and was admitted to SIMS Hospital in Chennai. Doctors deemed him critical and discovered that he had a [[thrombosis]] with 100% blockage in the left anterior descending artery, which caused [[congestive heart failure]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=Actor Vivek's cardiac arrest not linked with COVID-19 vaccine, says TN Health Secy|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-vivek-s-cardiac-arrest-not-linked-covid-19-vaccine-says-tn-health-secy-147278|access-date=2021-06-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu: Day after COVID-19 vaccination, actor Vivek suffers cardiac arrest|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/regional-film-news/tamil-nadu-day-after-covid-19-vaccination-actor-vivek-suffers-cardiac-arrest|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref> Following an [[angioplasty]], he died in hospital on 17 April 2021 at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/vivek-tamil-film-actor-dies-in-chennai-hospital/amp_articleshow/82111036.cms|title=Exclusive biography of @Actor_Vivek and on his life.|website=FilmiBeat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=17 Apr|first1=टाइम्स न्यूज़ नेटवर्क / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=04:10|title=Actor Vivekh critical after heart attack {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/actor-vivekh-critical-after-heart-attack/articleshow/82108727.cms|access-date=17 April 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was given a [[state funeral]] amidst large crowds near his residence in [[Virugambakkam]], Chennai.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/actor-vivek-passes-away-celebrities-pay-condolences-7277311/ | title=Vivek (1961-2021): AR Rahman remembers the actor, calls him 'a selfless jewel of India' | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Arushi Jain , A. Kameshwari | date=17 April 2021 | accessdate=17 April 2021}}</ref> | On 16 April 2021, Vivek experienced breathlessness and chest pain and was admitted to SIMS Hospital in Chennai. Doctors deemed him critical and discovered that he had a [[thrombosis]] with 100% blockage in the left anterior descending artery, which caused [[congestive heart failure]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=Actor Vivek's cardiac arrest not linked with COVID-19 vaccine, says TN Health Secy|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-vivek-s-cardiac-arrest-not-linked-covid-19-vaccine-says-tn-health-secy-147278|access-date=2021-06-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu: Day after COVID-19 vaccination, actor Vivek suffers cardiac arrest|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/regional-film-news/tamil-nadu-day-after-covid-19-vaccination-actor-vivek-suffers-cardiac-arrest|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref> Following an [[angioplasty]], he died in hospital on 17 April 2021 at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/vivek-tamil-film-actor-dies-in-chennai-hospital/amp_articleshow/82111036.cms|title=Exclusive biography of @Actor_Vivek and on his life.|website=FilmiBeat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=17 Apr|first1=टाइम्स न्यूज़ नेटवर्क / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=04:10|title=Actor Vivekh critical after heart attack {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/actor-vivekh-critical-after-heart-attack/articleshow/82108727.cms|access-date=17 April 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was given a [[state funeral]] amidst large crowds near his residence in [[Virugambakkam]], Chennai.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/actor-vivek-passes-away-celebrities-pay-condolences-7277311/ | title=Vivek (1961-2021): AR Rahman remembers the actor, calls him 'a selfless jewel of India' | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Arushi Jain , A. Kameshwari | date=17 April 2021 | accessdate=17 April 2021}}</ref> | ||