K Bhagyaraj, known for films like Andha 7 Naatkal, Woh 7 Din and many others, died at the age of 73 in Chennai. On June 25, he attended Khushbu Sundar’s daughter Avantika Sundar and Shravan Sreenivasan, along with Trisha, Tamannaah Bhatia, Aarti Ravi and other renowned Tamil celebrities. Soon after the news broke, Trisha offered her condolences to the bereaved family and mourned his demise. The actress recalled her last meeting with the veteran filmmaker at Avantika and Shravan’s wedding in Goa, where they shared their final meal.
Trisha mourns K Bhagyaraj’s demise
Trisha penned a note on Instagram Stories and wrote, “RIP Dear sir. It’s hard to believe we were just sharing a meal together yesterday and I hear this heartbreaking news today All my love and strength to Poornima Maam, Shanthanu, Amlu, Kiki.”
Trisha mourns K Bhagyaraj’s death
Radikaa Sarathkumar seeks privacy on behalf of Bhagyaraj family
After completing the hospital formalities, Bhagyaraj’s mortal remains were brought home. was with the family. Seeing a large crowd surrounding the ambulance, she broke down and requested that the filmmaker’s loved ones mourn peacefully. She got emotional and said, “A humble request to all the press here. Cinema is our occupation, but we are also humans at the end of the day. If you want drama for the sake of TRP ratings, I will deliver that through films. Here, give us some privacy, please.”
Who was K Bhagyaraj
Bhagyaraj’s acclaimed films were ,Darling, Darling, Darling, Mundhanai Mudichu, Dhavani Kanavugal, Chinna Veedu, Avasara Police 100, and Parijatham. Many of his movies went on to be remade in Hindi and Telugu. His first Hindi film was Woh 7 Din; he wrote the story and screenplay. The Anil Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, and Naseeruddin Shah film was the remake of Andha 7 Naatkal. Rajesh Khanna and Sridevi’s Masterji (1985) was an adaptation of his Tamil blockbuster Mundhanai Mudichu.
K Bhagyaraj’s last film was Nagarjuna and Dhanush’s Tamil drama Kuberaa
Bhagyaraj was last seen in the Tamil film titled Kuberaa. His co-stars were Nagarjuna, Dhanush and Rashmika Mandanna. He played the role of Dhanush’s mentor.
All you need to know about K Bhagyaraj’s family
Bhagyaraj was married to actress after the death of his first wife, actress Praveena. They have two children, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Saranya Bhagyaraj. Shanthanu made his acting debut as a child actor in his father’s film, Vaettiya Madichu Kattu (1998).