Tamil actor Junior Balaiah died during the early hours of Thursday. He was 70. As per reports, the son of veteran actor TS Balaiah, died to breathing issues, at his residence in Valasarawakkam in Chennai. The funeral rites will be held on Friday.

The actor made his debut with the Tamil film Melnaattu Marumagal which released in 1975. Apart from this, the late actor has been part of many known films like Karagattakaran, Winner, Sundara Kandam, among others. He also played a prominent part in Ajith Kumar-starrer Nerkonda Paarvai.