Art Director Milan Fernandez (54) Passes Away On Ajith's Vidaamuyarchi Sets In Azerbaijan; Full Details HERE

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Popular Kollywood Art Director Milan Fernandez (54), suddenly died due to cardiac arrest in Azerbaijan on October 15. The entire Kollywood industry was in great shock after the news broke out. Condolences started pouring in from Milan's friends, relatives, and the fraternity.

Milan reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on the morning of October 15 in Azerbaijan. He was working on Ajith Kumar's upcoming film Vidaamuyarchi under the direction of Magizh Thirumeni.

According to the information available on the internet and a tweet by Trade Analyst Ramesh Bala, Milan had complained of chest congestion on the morning of Sunday. He breathed his last on the way to a hospital.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, a source was quoted saying "Milan had a cardiac arrest that proved to be fatal. He had returned to the hotel last night after shoot and was normal. But this morning, he'd assembled everyone in his team for work. But later, he had complained of uneasiness and was sweating a lot. The production team had arranged a car to be taken to the hospital. However, even before they reached the hospital, Milan had passed away."

Milan Fernandez was born in 1969 and began his work in the industry as an assistant to legendary Art Director Sabu Cyril in the year 1999. Milan is survived by his wife and a son. In 2005, he made his way out as an independent Art Director. In his career, he worked on more than 30 films and 120 commercials.

He collaborated with superstar Ajith for many of his career's blockbuster hits like Billa, Velayutham, Vedalam, and now Vidaamuyarchi. His other notable works include Citizen, Bogan, Johnny, Vettaikaaran, Solla Solla Inikkum, Aegan, Kalabha Kadhalan, Thamizhan, Red, Villain, and Anniyan. Milan's last films are Kanguva and Vidaamuyarchi.

Several actors like Jayam Ravi, Prem Kumar, etc have taken to their respective social media handles to express their feelings and condole the death of Milan.

Meanwhile, Vidaamuyarchi, bankrolled by Subaskaran Allirajah of Lyca Productions is going to hit screens on December 31, 2023.

Our sincere & deepest condolences to our Art Director @MilanFern30 May his soul Rest In Peace.

Our prayers are with his family & beloved ones 🙏🏻#Milan #ArtDirector pic.twitter.com/ByrKAAY0ew

— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) October 15, 2023

Shocked to hear about the passing away of Art Director #Milan. My heartfelt condolences to his family during this difficult time.

— Jayam Ravi (@actor_jayamravi) October 15, 2023