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The funeral is supposed to take place on Tuesday evening.
Veteran Tamil filmmaker J. Mahendran, best known for giving South film industry superstar Rajinikanth his major career breakthrough with Mullum Malarum, died on Tuesday.
The 79-year-old had been critically ill for over a week and had been undergoing treatment at the Apollo hospital.
Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Tamil cinema, his work has influenced several filmmakers.
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Beginning his career as a screenwriter, he went on to win three National Film awards for Nenjathai Killathe. Mahendran was also an actor and it is said that it was during his college days when he criticised Tamil cinema in front of MGR, that the latter took him home and presented him with a volume of Ponniyin Selvan; that, for him, was the starting point in his career in cinema.
He is survived by his wife Jasmine, son John and daughters Dimple and Anurita.
The funeral is supposed to take place on Tuesday evening.
Many politicians and film persons have been posting condolence messages since the news of the veteran filmmaker’s demise.
தமிழ்த் திரையுலக இயக்குநர்களில் கதாநாயகராக விளங்கியவர் இயக்குநர் திரு மகேந்திரன்.
எளிமைக்கு இலக்கணம் – யதார்த்த சினிமா இயக்குநர் – வசனகர்த்தா – நடிகர் என பன்முகத் திறமை கொண்ட இயக்குநர் மகேந்திரனின் மறைவு பேரிழப்பு!
அவரை இழந்து வாடும் அனைவருக்கும் ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கல்! #RIPMahendran pic.twitter.com/uuDJyTVek6
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 2, 2019
#இயக்குனர்மகேந்திரன் எளிமை தான் உங்கள் இலக்கு. திரைவிமர்சனம் எழுதியது மட்டும் இல்லாமல் எது கலைத்தன்மையோடு வெகு சன மக்களை கவர்ந்திழுக்கும் சினிமா என்று “உதிரி பூக்கள்” முள்ளும் மலரும்” போன்ற படங்களை எடுத்து காட்டிய அதிசயம் நீங்கள். ஐயா உம் படைப்புகள் எப்போதும் வாழும்.
— pa.ranjith (@beemji) April 2, 2019
It is deeply saddening to hear the demise of one of the pioneer filmmaker #Mahendran sir. You and your films live forever in our hearts sir. Rest in peace.
— A.R.Murugadoss (@ARMurugadoss) April 2, 2019
தமிழ் சினிமாவை உலக சினிமாவாக வளர்த்தெடுத்த
ஆளுமை மகேந்திரன் ஐயா மறைந்தாலும் தன் கலைப் படைப்புகள் வழி நம்மோடு கலந்திருக்கிறார் #Mahendran #Rip #uthripookal pic.twitter.com/iL2gjffzxN— M.Sasikumar (@SasikumarDir) April 2, 2019
#Mahendran
He spoke less and his films spoke more.
To me his films were of great inspiration
How can I forget the sleepless night I had after watching “uthripookal”
May his soul rest on peace.— pcsreeram (@pcsreeram) April 2, 2019
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