Bharathiraja: Manoj Bharathiraja breathed his last at

Manoj Bharathiraja breathed his last at the age of 48 due to cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Arshitha and Mathivadhani. Bharathiraja confirmed his versatility and refusal to be tied down to one particular genre with an experimental film Nizhalgal (1980), and the action thriller Tik Tik Tik (1981). Bharathiraja ’s first collaboration with Deva – the Vijayakanth-Roja starrer, Thamizh Selvan – was a major box-office disappointment, with many critics now maintaining that Bharathiraja had passed his expiry date as a director. Veteran actor Bharathiraja 's son Manoj Bharathiraja who was also an actor passed away on Tuesday. The 48-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest at his residence in Chetpet, Chennai. He was recovering ...