Tamil actor Pradeep Vijayan was found dead at his Palavakkam home on June 12. According to reports, the actor's friend reached out to the police after he was unable to contact him for two days. The police found his body at his home and sent for postmortem at a government hospital. The cause of death is being investigated. 

Reportedly, Pradeep had recently complained of shortness of breath and dizziness. Pradeep's friend was constantly trying to reach out to him through calls for two days. When his calls were unanswered, he went to his house. When the knocks on the door were not responded to, the friend contacted the police.