Facts: - death place: mysore , karnataka , india - caption: dilip in 2005 - yearsactive: 1980 -- 2012 - death date: 25 may 2012 -lrb- aged 56-57 -rrb- - spouse: hema - othername: dilip - birth date: 1955 - children: bhavya shree maurya raj - name: dilip - nationality: indian - image: tamilactordilip.jpg - birth place: chennai , tamil nadu , india - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of r. dilip -lrb- tamil actor -rrb- .
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dilip -lrb- 1955 -- 25 may 2012 -rrb- was an indian actor who starred in tamil , kannada , and malayalam films .