Chennai, June 27 -- The death of veteran filmmaker, actor and screenwriter K Bhagyaraj brought together several political leaders and film personalities in Chennai on Saturday, as they arrived to pay their final respects to the celebrated filmmaker whose work left a lasting impact on Tamil cinema.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay visited Bhagyaraj's residence and paid floral tributes to the late filmmaker. He also met Bhagyaraj's wife, actor Poornima Bhagyaraj, and their son, actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, and conveyed his condolences to the grieving family.

Meanwhile, Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan condoled the demise of veteran Tamil actor, director and screenwriter K Bhagyaraj, remembering him as a filmmaker who transformed...