Popular Tamil Film Actor Murali died in Chennai this morning following a heart attack. He was 45. Son of veteran Kannada film director Siddhalingaiya, Murali began his film career at the very early age as an assistant director before turning into an actor. He made his Tamil debut in 1984 with Poovilangu and had acted in over 50 films. Murali had appeared in leading and supporting roles through his career and had been paired with top heroines. Pagal Nilavu, Pudhu Vasantham , Idhayam, Adharmam , Porkalam were among Murali's box office hits.