Renowned
film
editor
Kola
Bhaskar
passed
away
today
(November
4,
2020)
in
Hyderabad.
He
was
reportedly
diagnosed
with
throat
cancer
and
was
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same
at
a
private
hospital.
He
was
55.
Bhaskar
was
best
known
for
editing
Kollywood
director
Selvaraghavan's
films.
Though
he
had
started
off
with
Pawan
Kalyan's
2001
film
Kushi
directed
by
SJ
Suryah,
he
forayed
into
Kollywood
to
edit
some
of
the
blockbuster
films
including
Pokkiri
(2007),
Kedi
(2006),
Yaaradi
Nee
Mohini
(2008),
Villu
(2009),
Kanden
Kadhalai
(2009),
Aayirathil
Oruvan
(2010),
3
(2012),
Irandaam
Ulagam
(2013),
Thilagar
(2015)
and
Vai
Raja
Vai
(2015)
among
others.
Kola
Bhaskar
had
also
backed
a
Tamil
film
titled
Maalai
Nerathu
Mayakkam
which
released
in
2016.
The
romantic
drama
directed
by
Gitanjali
Selvaraghavan
and
written
by
Selvaraghavan
featured
Bhaskar's
son
Balakrishna
Kola.
The
other
cast
included
Wamiqa
Gabbi,
Parvathy
Nair
and
Sharran
Kumar.
Several
film
analysts
and
netizens
expressed
grief
over
the
demise
of
the
popular
editor
through
their
social
media
handles.