India, June 30 -- Filmmaker K Bhagyaraj died on June 27 at the age of 73 from a cardiac arrest. His son, actor Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, thanked Tamil Nadu chief minister and actor C Joseph Vijay for standing by the family in happiness and grief. He also thanked him for sending off his father with state honours.

Beginning his note in Tamil by addressing him as the Honourable CM but ending the note by calling him Vijay anna (elder brother), Shanthnu posted pictures on X (formerly Twitter) with Vijay from his father's funeral. He wrote, "How could I possibly confine my gratitude to you within the bounds of mere words? Truly, this is a debt of gratitude that will endure as long as I live. You inaugurated my joyous wedding day by personally handin...