Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 29 (ANI): Tamil actor Radikaa Sarathkumar has strongly criticised the conduct of sections of the media and onlookers during the funeral of veteran filmmaker and actor K Bhagyaraj.
Sarathkumar expressed disappointment over what she described as an invasion of privacy at a time of grief.
In a social media post, Radikaa reshared a visual of the crowd gathered to pay their final tributes to the late filmmaker and wrote, “Funeral paparazzi and grief onlookers should be booked! This is so sad!!! Zooming in on tears and clicking selfies at a funeral home!!! Heights.”
She also shared a long note to voice her thoughts and wrote, “A shocking goodbye, for his family, friends, associates and fans. A place where all needed to digress and mourn in silence, turned into a circus, for all who came to pay their respects. Where and when do we change or rather changed to this callousness.”
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Bhagyaraj passed away in Chennai on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 73. He was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai’s Greenways area following a cardiopulmonary cardiac arrest.
The mortal remains of the filmmaker were brought to his residence, where family members, friends and members of the film industry gathered to bid him a final farewell.
Actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan also arrived to pay their last respects.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay visited Bhagyaraj’s residence and paid floral tributes to the late filmmaker. He also met Bhagyaraj’s wife, actor Poornima Bhagyaraj, and their son, actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, and conveyed his condolences to the grieving family.
Born on January 7, 1953, Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj was regarded as one of Tamil cinema’s most respected filmmakers. He earned the title of the “King of Screenplay” for his unique writing style and storytelling. Over a career spanning several decades, he became known for films based on middle-class life, memorable dialogues and emotional stories.
Bhagyaraj started his career as an assistant director to filmmaker Bharathiraja before becoming one of Tamil cinema’s leading writers, directors and actors. He acted in more than 75 films, directed over 25 films and also worked as a producer, novelist and magazine editor. He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu. (ANI)
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