The fans and celebrities gathered at Theni to pay their last respects to veteran director Bharathiraja, who passed away due to age-related ailments at the age of 85 on Wednesday (June 10, 2026).

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CHENNAI: Like Aladdin rubbing the magic lamp to set the genie free, Bharathiraja liberated an intense version of Tamil cinema that had long remained bottled up within studio sets and shooting floors.

Bharathiraja, the Indian filmmaker whose rural dramas reshaped Tamil cinema across nearly five decades, died on Wednesday in Chennai from age-related illness. He was 84. The film’s commercial and ...

Veteran filmmaker Bharathiraja, one of the most influential directors in the history of Tamil cinema, has passed away at the age of 84. The celebrated director reportedly breathed his last at his ...

A Bharathiraja movie typically opens with him greeting audiences with folded hands and his husky voice delivering the now-iconic line, “En Iniya Tamil Makkale” (“My beloved Tamil people”). His cinema ...

CM Vijay visited Bharathiraja's residence in Chennai to pay his last respects. He also paid a heartfelt tribute to the legendary filmmaker on social media. The CM announced state honours for the ...

Several of his most celebrated works continue to influence filmmakers and audiences today. These landmark films offer a glimpse into the storytelling legacy he leaves behind. The death of Bharathiraja ...

CHENNAI: Veteran filmmaker, screenwriter and actor P Bharathiraja, widely regarded as a pioneering figure who transformed Tamil cinema by moving away from studio-bound productions to embrace raw rural ...

Legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja has passed away at 84, leaving an indelible mark on Tamil cinema with masterpieces like 16 Vayathinile, Oru Kaidhiyin Diary and Karuththamma, among others. IMAGE: ...

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