Veteran director Mahendran passed away yesterday on 2nd April 2019. Various celebrities such as Rajini, Kamal, Vijay Sethupathi, Radhika and others paid homage to him at his residence. Condolence messages have flooded social media circles.
His son, director John Mahendran took to Twitter to share an emotional message after his father’s demise. He said “Dear Dad. You are not going to suffer from leg ache or back pain from now on. But the pain that you are not with us, we will suffer from it for the rest of our lives.”
John Mahendran is a director and writer. He directed Vijay’s ‘Sachein’, and has worked as a writer in films such as ‘Kashmora’, ‘Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva’ and ‘Settai’.
Mahendran has directed many films, including ‘Mullum Malarum’ and ‘Johnny’ with Rajini. He has also acted in films such as ‘Theri’, ‘Petta’ and ‘Mr.Chandramouli’. His death is indeed an unbearable loss to the industry.
அப்பா...இனி நீங்கள் கால் வலியில் துடிக்க போவதில்லை..முதுகு வலியில் கஷ்டப்பட போவதில்லை..ஆனால் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் நீங்கள் எங்களுடன் இல்லாத வலியில் நாங்கள் துடிக்க போகிறோம். pic.twitter.com/3C8xMHiQ1I
— Dir.JohnMahendran (@johnroshan) April 2, 2019