Balu
Mahendra
passed
away
on
Thursday
(February
13)
at
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai
after
suffering
a
heart
attack.
He
was
74
and
survived
by
wife
and
a
son.
Many
popular
celebrities
took
to
Twitter
to
express
their
condolences.
Here,
we
are
bringing
you
their
messages.
Actor
Simbu
Tweeted:
RIP
legend
Balu
mahendra
sir
:(
my
condolence
to
his
family
....
Ravi
K
Chandran
Wrote:
RIP
Balu
mahendra
sir
.
greatest
to
loss
for
our
indian
film
industry.
Remember
meeting
Balu
mahendra
sir
when
he
visited
my
home
just
after
finish
fti
in
1971
with
my
bro.
Varalakshmi
Sarathkumar
Posted:
May
ur
soul
rest
peace..
U
were
a
legend
to
cinema..
U
will
live
on
through
ur
work..we
will
miss
u
Balu
Mahendra
sir.
Dhananjayan
Govind
Tweeted:
Shocked
&
very
sad
to
know
the
most
admired
guru
Balu
Mahendra
sir
is
no
more.
He
is
a
guru
to
many
in
Tamil
cinema
&
we
will
all
miss
him.
Dhayanidhi
Alagiri
Posted:
RIP
Balu
Mahendra
sir
!!!
big
loss
to
tamil
cinema...
have
always
admired
his
speeches
on
tamil
cinema
!
Siddharth
Wrote:
An
inspiration,
teacher
from
a
distance,
everlasting
hero
for
most
of
us...The
great
Balu
Mahendra
sir
has
left
us.
Massive
loss!
Prayers.
Shruti
Hassan
Posted:
What
a
loss
to
cinema
-
may
you
rest
in
peace
balu
mahendra
sir
:(
ur
wonderful
words
and
advice
will
always
stay
with
me
-
fly
with
angels.
Director
Gaurav
Wrote:
One
of
the
greatest
film
maker
and
an
honest
human
being.
The
legend
Balumahendra
sir
passed
away.May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.
GV
Prakash
Kumar
Tweeted:
#RIP
balu
mahendra
sir
...
One
of
the
greatest
teacher
of
indian
cinema.
Vijay
Yesudas
Posted:
A
sad
loss
for
indian
cinema
-
may
the
most
respected
film
maker
Balumahendra
Sir
rest
in
peace
Mohan
Raman
Posted:
The
man
who
first
cast
me
as
hero
passes
away
around
10.30
am
today.
RIP
Balu
Mahendra
ji.
BVS
Ravi
Wrote:
BaluMahendra,
A
man
who
inspired
many
into
cinematography
n
film
making
passes
away
with
a
lot
of
great
works
behind
to
inspire
many
more!
Bollywood
filmmaker
Madhur
Bhandarkar
Wrote:
Sad
to
hear
the
Demise
of
Master
of
Innovative
Camera
Style
,Natural
Lighting,
maker
of
my
favourite
hindi
film
SADMA.
Balu
Mahendra,
RIP.
Khushboo
Tweeted:
Saddened
at
d
news
of
demise
of
Legendary
#BaluMahendra
sir..he
has
gvn
such
memorable
movies..heroines
wr
presented
like
dream
in
his
DOP.
Click
Here
To
See
His
Final
Journey
Pics
Photos:
Celebs
Pay
Homage
Radikaa
Sarathkumar
Posted:
RIP
Balu
Mahendran
sir.
A
loss
to
the
industry.
Editor
Sreekar
Prasad
Tweeted:
RIP
BALU
MAHENDRA
a
great
filmmaker.
Producer
Eldred
Kumar
Wrote:
Your
sudden
demise
has
left
a
huge
void,
The
Entire
Indian
Film
Industry
misses
u
#RIPBALUSIR
Sridevi
Kapoor
Posted:
Deeply
saddened
on
the
demise
of
Balu
Mahendra.The
legacy
of
his
creations
Sadma
&
Moondaram
Pirai
will
live
on.My
condolences
to
the
family.