Tamil
writer-director
K
Subhash,
best
known
for
penning
superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
starrer
Chennai
Express,
breathed
his
last
on
Wednesday
(23
November).
Subhash
passed
away
at
SRM
hospital
in
Chennai.
"He
was
suffering
from
kidney
failure
and
was
on
dialysis
for
the
last
few
years.
He
passed
away
this
morning," a
source
from
the
industry
told
IANS.
Subhash
started
his
career
as
an
assistant
to
Mani
Ratnam
in
1987
Tamil
film
Nayagan,
and
a
year
later
he
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Prabhu-starrer
Kaliyugam.
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In
1990,
he
directed
Vijayakanth-starrer
Tamil
actioner
Sathriyana,
a
blockbuster
which
earned
him
immense
popularity.
He
directed
nearly
20
films
with
last
one
being
2005
Hindi
actioner
Insan,
which
featured
Ajay
Devgan,
Akshay
Kumar,
Esha
Deol
and
Lara
Dutta.
He
had
also
assisted
Rajkumar
Santoshi
on
a
few
projects.
As
a
writer,
he
had
worked
on
Hindi
films
such
as
Sunday,
Entertainment
and
Housefull
3.
The
last
rites
of
Subhash
will
take
place
on
Wednesday.