It all came across as a huge shock when we learnt that popular director/actor/lyricist Arunraja Kamaraj’s wife Sindhuja, passed away on May 17, post complications from COVID-19. Both Arun and his wife were taking treatment for COVID. Sindhuja’s condition waned and Arun had to bid goodbye to his beloved in a PPE suit as he hadn’t recovered as yet and immediately left for the hospital in an ambulance post the final rites.
Not only was Arunraja a popular lyricist but had acted in a few films as well. He made his directorial debut with Kanaa, starring Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead and produced by Sivakarthikeyan, who was also seen in a cameo in the film.
Arunraja is directing a film for Boney Kapoor, the Tamil remake of Article 15 which stars Udhayanidhi Stalin in the lead. Boney Kapoor took to Twitter and wrote –
My thoughts and prayers are with @Arunrajakamraj on passing away of his wife. My condolences to him and his family. May God give you strength to bear this irreplaceable loss. May her Soul rest in peace. (sic)
Boney Kapoor too had lost his beloved a few years back. On the work front, he is also producing Ajith’s Valimai, which is directed by H Vinoth with Yuvan Shankar Raja scoring the music.