Producer
K
Raghunathan,
who
introduced
Kamal
Haasan
as
a
hero,
passed
away
on
Thursday
(May
21)
due
to
old
age.
The
79-year-old
producer
gave
Kamal
Haasan
an
opportunity
to
play
the
lead
actor
in
the
Tamil
film
Pattampoochi
(1975).
The
funeral
of
K
Raghunathan
will
take
place
today
at
his
house
in
KK
Nagar,
Chennai.
After
learning
about
the
demise
of
veteran
producer,
celebrities
have
been
sharing
their
deepest
condolences
with
his
family
on
social
media.
Raghunathan
had
helmed
five
films
as
a
director
and
also
introduced
many
new
talents
and
technicians
with
his
films.
The
past
three
months
have
been
very
tragic
for
Kamal
Haasan,
as
well
as
the
Kollywood
film
industry.
The
demise
of
Sethuraman,
Visu,
Paravai
Muniyamma
and
4G
director
Arun
Prasath
has
indeed
shocked
the
Tamil
film
audiences
and
fraternity
alike.
It
has
to
be
recalled,
an
accident
happened
on
the
sets
of
Kamal
Haasan-starrer
Indian
2,
which
is
something
fans
will
never
forget.
The
accident
claimed
three
assistant
director's
lives.
Talking
about
Kamal
Haasan's
career,
the
actor
began
his
journey
as
a
child
artist
in
the
1959
film,
Kalathur
Kannamma,
which
was
directed
by
A
Bhimsingh.
He
then
did
notable
roles
in
several
films
like.
However,
K
Raghunathan
was
the
one
who
saw
Kamal
Haasan's
talent
and
the
rest
is
history.