Director
Balamithran
passed
away
today
in
Chennai
after
suffering
a
stroke.
According
to
a
report
published
in
a
leading
portal,
he
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Vadapalani.
He
couldn't
bear
the
expenses,
hence
was
later
shifted
to
the
SRM
hospital
in
Kattankulathur.
His
medical
treatment
was
aided
by
the
Director's
Union.
Before
the
unfortunate
incident,
Balamithran
was
directing
his
first
film,
Udukkai.
He
had
completed
95
per
cent
shooting
of
the
film
and
was
involved
in
the
post-production
work.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
due
to
the
lockdown,
Balamithran
took
the
stress
of
his
maiden
incomplete
film,
whicht
could
have
been
the
reason
for
his
stroke.
After
all,
only
five
days
of
shooting
was
remaining
to
complete
his
first
film.
Sadly,
Balamithran
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
two
children.
Devastated
with
his
death,
actress
Sanjana
Singh
expressed
her
condolences
to
his
family.
She
wrote,
"So
devastated
to
hear
the
news
my
director
for
the
movie
#udakkai
such
a
kind
&
loving
person
gone
too
soon.
My
heart
aches
condolences
to
his
family."
Tamil
industry
is
going
through
a
very
tough
time.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago,
director
Arun
Prasath
lost
his
life
in
a
bike
accident
in
Mettupalayam
near
Coimbatore.
He
was
the
former
assistant
of
Shankar
and
had
directed
the
film,
4G
starring
GV
Prakash
and
Gayathri
Suresh.
Balamithran's
death
has
indeed
shocked
the
entire
Kollywood
industry.