Actor
and
director
Balu
Anand,
aged
62,
passed
away
last
night
(June
2nd)
at
his
residence
in
Coimbatore,
following
a
massive
heart
attack,
said
a
source
close
to
Balu.
The
film-maker,
who
has
featured
in
more
than
100
Tamil
films,
died
on
the
way
to
a
nearby
hospital,
after
complaining
of
chest
pain,
the
source
added.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife,
son
and
a
daughter.
His
mortal
remains
have
been
kept
for
public
and
others
to
pay
their
last
homage
at
his
home
in
kalampalayam,
Coimbatore.
The
funeral
will
take
place
around
3
PM
today,
according
to
a
report.
A
former
assistant
of
actor-director
R
Sundarrajan,
Balu
Anand
is
responsible
for
fabricating
some
of
the
hit
movies
including
Sathyaraj-starrer
Annanagar
Mudhal
Theru
and
Vijayakanth's
Naane
Raja
Naane
Mandhiri.