Theni, June 11 -- The final rites of legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja will be held on Thursday evening in his hometown of Theni with full state honours, bringing down the curtain on a remarkable career that transformed Tamil cinema.

Bharathiraja's mortal remains arrived in Theni earlier in the day, where family members, members of the film fraternity, political leaders and fans gathered to pay their last respects to the iconic filmmaker.

Authorities have made elaborate arrangements for the cremation, which is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. Members of the public have been allowed to pay homage to the veteran director before the final rites.

Ahead of the final rites, DIG Sasi Mohan inspected the venue and reviewed the security arrange...