Mohandas, who hailed from Dharapuram in nearby Tirupur district and was involved in manufacturing automobile spare parts, was admitted with the symptoms of the H1N1 influenza a week ago, after his return from Pune, hospital officials said.
He died around 7.15 AM, they said.
When contacted a senior official said the deceased had been recovering and was about to be discharged in a day or two before his condition deteriorated.
Doctors have to ascertain the cause of sudden deterioration of his condition and subsequent death, the official said.