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Tamil Nadu Grants State Honors to Late Filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj

6/27/2026

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Tamil Nadu will confer full state honors on veteran filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj.
Bhagyaraj died of a massive heart attack on June 27, 2026, at Apollo Hospital in Chennai.
He is survived by wife Poornima Bhagyaraj and children actor Shanthanu and daughter Saranya.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar posted condolences, praising his storytelling, humor and social-value themes.

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Tamil Nadu will confer full state honors on veteran filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj.
Bhagyaraj died of a massive heart attack on June 27, 2026, at Apollo Hospital in Chennai.
He is survived by wife Poornima Bhagyaraj and children actor Shanthanu and daughter Saranya.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar posted condolences, praising his storytelling, humor and social-value themes.