Before it became one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian cinema, Enthiran had to clear a much smaller hurdle, convincing the neighbour of Rajinikanth’s brother that he was, in fact, playing the hero opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The story, as Rajinikanth told audience during a promotional event for the film in 2010, begins at his...
4 min readBengaluruJun 29, 2026 04:41 PM IST Veteran Tamil filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter K. Bhagyaraj passed away on June 27, 2026, at the age of 73, leaving behind a rich legacy in Indian cinema and an irreplaceable void in the Tamil film industry. His demise has triggered an outpouring of grief from across the...
3 min readHyderabadJun 29, 2026 04:09 PM IST Composer Anirudh Ravichander‘s family appears to have finally settled, at least informally, a question fans have been asking for over a year — whether he is set to marry Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO Kavya Maran. Veteran actor YG Mahendran, Anirudh’s uncle, confirmed that the wedding is “a sure...
3 min readHyderabadJun 29, 2026 11:27 AM IST Actress Radikaa Sarathkumar has renewed her criticism of how the scene outside K. Bhagyaraj’s Chennai residence was handled following his death, describing it as a moment that should have been reserved for mourning but instead turned into what she called a ‘circus’. “Final goodbye, to 50 years...
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jun 29, 2026 10:24 AM IST Actress and politician Khushbu Sundar has hit back at social media users who criticised her for continuing to share photos from her daughter Avantika’s wedding within 48 hours of veteran filmmaker K Bhagyaraj’s death, saying she has every right to celebrate her family’s happiness while also...
4 min readKochiJun 28, 2026 08:01 PM IST Although the two have never worked together in a movie, actors R Madhavan and Ajith Kumar have maintained a close friendship for many years. In fact, Madhavan has even visited Ajith at the venues where the latter’s racing team was in action, extending his support in person....
4 min readHyderabadJun 27, 2026 07:33 PM IST Of all the titles K Bhagyaraj earned over a five-decade career as an actor, director and producer, one endured more than any other: “Thirai Kathai Mannan” — the King of Screenplays. At a time when Tamil cinema was dominated by larger-than-life heroes who could outrun trains and out-punch...
5 min readHyderabadJun 27, 2026 04:31 PM IST When K Bhagyaraj was approached to direct a Hindi film in the mid-1980s, his name was already familiar to Hindi audiences, even if his face wasn’t, since several of his Tamil scripts had already been remade in Hindi. This time, though, producer A Purnachandra Rao, known in...
3 min readMumbaiJun 27, 2026 12:12 PM IST The Tamil film industry got a major shock on Saturday morning following the death of acclaimed filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter K Bhagyaraj, who reportedly suffered a heart attack in Chennai. The news came as a profound shock to fans and colleagues alike, marking the end of an extraordinary...
He began his film career as an assistant to director Bharathiraja, taking on brief junior artist roles in films like 16 Vayathinile before writing scripts for Bharathiraja’s Kizhake Pogum Rayil and Tik Tik Tik. He made his directorial debut with Suvarilladha Chiththirangal in 1979. Story continues below this ad Bhagyaraj went on to carve out...
