K. Bhagyaraj, Prolific Tamil Cinema Writer-Director-Actor, Dies at 73

Variety · June 27, 2026

K. Bhagyaraj, the writer-director-actor widely regarded as one of Tamil-language cinema’s defining creative figures, died Saturday in Chennai following a cardiac arrest. He was 73. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, former actor

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