Kochi: Director, actor, screenwriter, composer and novelist, Bhagyaraj, 73, passed away following a heart attack
in Chennai on Saturday, India Today reported.
Bhagyaraj was brought unconscious to Apollo Hospitals, where doctors declared him dead.
Bhagyaraj is survived by wife, actor Poornima Bhagyaraj, children, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj.
Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj was born on January 7, 1953, near Gobichettipalayam.
He debuted in a small role in Bharathiraja’s 16 Vayathinile in 1977.
He began his career as an assistant to directors G Ramakrishnan and Bharathiraja.
Bhagyaraj directed over 25 films and acted in over 75 movies. He was also regarded as one of Tamil cinema’s finest screenwriters.
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