Tamil filmmaker Rama Narayanan dies

Popular Tamil filmmaker Rama Narayanan died in a private hospital in Singapore on Sunday, a family source said.

“He was undergoing treatment in Singapore for kidney-related issues. He passed away after he failed to respond to the treatment. His body will be brought to Chennai on Tuesday,” the family source said.

Rama Narayanan, who started his career as a dialogue writer, directed 126 films in multiple languages in over three decades.

He made his directorial debut with 1980 Tamil film Meenakshi and went on to direct several Tamil blockbusters such as Veeran, Sahadevan Mahadevan, Anjatha Singam and Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela.

Some of his best devotional hit films include Aadi Velli, Durga, Thai Poosam and Bhairavi. He was also known for including a lot of animal characters in most of these films.

Naryanan’s last film was last year’s Arya Surya. In the past few years, he had been distributing several Tamil films under his home banner Sri Thendral Films.

He also served as the president of the Tamil Nadu Film Producer Council for three consecutive terms.