{"id":267145,"date":"2025-03-26T12:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/tamil-actor-manoj-bharathiraja-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-48-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:54:30","slug":"tamil-actor-manoj-bharathiraja-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-48-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/tamil-actor-manoj-bharathiraja-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-48-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Actor Manoj Bharathiraja Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At 48"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Manoj Bharathiraja, son of veteran Tamil cinema director Bharathiraja, died of a cardiac arrest here on Tuesday. He was 48 years old.<\/p>\n

“Director Bharathiraja’s son Manoj K Bharathiraja passed away due to cardiac arrest,” an update on the X page of Nadigar Sangam (actors’ association), mentioned.<\/p>\n

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Manoj debuted as a lead actor in the Tamil film Taj Mahal <\/em>directed by his father\u00a0<\/em>and later starred in Eera Nilam<\/em>, <\/em>and Varushamellam Vasantham<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Of late, he had been doing supporting roles in Tamil movies.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Manoj debuted as a director with Margazhi Thingal<\/em>, a romantic drama featuring his father, Bharathiraja. He was last seen in Prime Video’s Snakes & Ladders<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, music director Ilaiyaraaja, actor-politician Khushbu Sundar, and director Venkat Prabhu condoled Manoj’s demise.<\/p>\n

AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) chief and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Maanila Congress President G K Vasan, and Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai, among others, also extended their condolences.<\/p>\n

In a social media message, Stalin expressed shock over Manoj’s death at a young age, and extended his sympathies to Bharathiraja and other family members.<\/p>\n

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“Extremely shocked to hear that Manoj is not among us anymore. His untimely demise pains. He was just 48 years. May God give the strength to his father Thiru #Bharathiraaja and his family to overcome this unbearable, painful loss. You will be missed, Manoj. Rest in peace. Om Shanthi,” wrote Khusbhu on X.<\/p>\n

Manoj is survived by wife-actor Nandana, their two daughters Arshitha and Mathivadhani.<\/p>\n

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n


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