Manoj K. Bharathi, Son Of Bharathiraja, Passes Away Due To Heart Attack At The Age Of 48

Manoj Bharathiraja Passes Away: Manoj Bharathiraja aka Manoj K. Bharathi passed away on March 25, 2025, Tuesday due to heart attack. The Indian actor and director died at the age of 48. According to the primary reports, Manoj suffered a massive cardiac arrest before breathing his last. The film industry personality, who is famous for playing key roles in films like Samudhiram, Alli Arjuna, Baby, Viruman, is survived by wife and his two children. For the unversed, the actor assisted his father in filmmaking in films like Final Cut Of Director (2016) before he made acting debut.

Who Was Manoj Bharathiraja?

Manoj Bharathiraja, who has extensively worked in Tamil cinema, made his acting debut with film Taj Mahal in 1999. Before he began working in the film industry, he learned theatre arts at the University of South Florida. Apart from being an assistant director to his father's films, he has worked with Mani Ratnam too in cult favorite Bombay. Other than that, he worked as an assistant director to S. Shankar in magnum opus Enthiran.

Manoj K. Bharathi Family, Wife, Children

Manoj K. Bharathi got married to his longtime beau, Nandana, who has also appeared in Tamil films like ABCD & Success, Saadhuriyan, where Manoj was also paired up with her. The couple tied the knot in December, 2006, and welcomed two daughters, Arthika and Mathivadani.

More About Manoj Bharathiraja

Manoj K. Bharathi was born to Bharathiraja, the renowned filmmaker, and Chandraleela, on September 11, 1976, in Kambam, Tamil Nadu.

The director shared his last post on Instagram on December 25, 2024, with a film's poster and a caption, 'Emotional and heart warming.'

After the news of his death went viral fans poured their condolences under the post. One wrote, "We lost another diamond ❤😢" Another wrote, "R.I.P. Manoj. May God give strength to the whole family 😢" One user commented, "Just heard the news rip."

Rest in peace, Manoj Bharathi!