Veteran Bengali actor Monu Mukherjee passed away on Sunday at Calcutta, after suffering a cardiac arrest, his family members said. He was 90 at the time of his death.

Starting his career with Mrinal Sen’s Nil Akasher Niche (1958), the actor earned recognition with his role of Machhli Baba in Satyajit Ray’s Joy Baba Felunath, and that in Ganashatru.

He had also received critical appreciation for his acting prowess in children's fantasy film Patalghar.

“Saddened at the passing away of veteran theatre and film actor Manu Mukherjee. We conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards 2015. My condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers,” Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, mourning his demise.

West Bengal Motion Pictures Artists Forum, of which Mukherjee was an active member, also condoled his death.

Actor Saswata Chatterjee took to social media to condole his death. “Tributes.. Rest in peace, Monu Jethu,” he wrote, along with a picture.

“Veteran actor Monu Mukherjee passes away. He was 90,” wrote actor Rudranil Ghosh on social media.

“Extraordinary comfort, perfect dimension, great sense of humor in front of the camera. And such respect for work. Goodbye Manuda. We shared so much work together, so many memories,” actor Atanu Ghosh wrote on Facebook, posting an image of the both.

Mukherjee is survived by his wife and two daughters.