The passing of legendary director Bharathiraja, affectionately known as Iyakkunar Imayam, has cast a somber shadow over the Indian film fraternity ...Jayaraj clarified that Bharathiraja's wife had always cared for him with dedication.
The death of veteran filmmaker Bharathiraja has left the Tamil film fraternity in deep sorrow ... Bharathiraja is the one who raised us ... He said, 'After Manoj passed away Bharathiraja was never the same.
While tributes for Bharathiraja as a filmmaker and a person have been pouring in, the focus has been on the struggles he faced beneath the limelight in his personal life.