Actor-screenwriter Shiv Kumar Subramaniam, who featured in films like '2 States', 'Hichki' and 'Nail Polish', passed away two months after his 15-year-old son's demise. The cause of his death is not known yet. He had started his journey in film industry with writing the screenplay of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 'Parinda' in 1989, for which he also won a Filmfare Award.