BREAKING: Actor-Director Bhagyaraj Passes Away

Veteran Tamil filmmaker-actor K. Bhagyaraj died of a heart attack in Chennai at 73, marking the end of an era. Renowned for middle-class dramas and sharp screenwriting, he directed over 25 films and acted in 75+. Survived by wife Poornima and children Shanthanu and Saranya, he began under Bharathiraja and became a defining creative force in Tamil cinema.