Bharathiraja’s family confirms veteran filmmaker is recovering after hospitalisation

Recently, the filmmaker's brother, Jayaraj Periyamayathevar, has revealed that Bharathiraja's mental health is still very low and that he is not able to cope with the loss.

• Filmmaker Bharathiraja hospitalized in Chennai; family reports recovery.
• He was admitted due to respiratory issues, condition now stable per family
• Bharathiraja has struggled emotionally since his son's death last March

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Veteran filmmaker Bharathiraja was recently admitted to the hospital in Chennai.

While the director has been hospitalised for nearly 3 days due to ill health, his family confirmed on Monday that he is recovering. Meanwhile, some other reports have also suggested that the filmmaker has been admitted to the ICU.

The 80-year-old filmmaker has been going through an emotional trauma for the last nine months after the demise of his son Manoj Bharathiraja, who died of cardiac arrest last March. He stays with his daughter in Malaysia for treatment, and he now returned to Chennai and was admitted to the hospital.

Recently, the filmmaker's brother, Jayaraj Periyamayathevar, has revealed that Bharathiraja's mental health is still very low and that he is not able to cope with the loss.

According to reports, Bharathiraja fell ill again on December 27 and was admitted by his family to a private hospital in T. Nagar, Chennai. According to sources, he was admitted to the hospital due to respiratory problems, including wheezing. His family clarified that his condition was stable and that he was responding well to treatment as rumours about his declining health started to circulate on social media.

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The renowned 1977 film 16 Vayathinile, which went on to become a landmark in Tamil cinema, marked Bharathiraja's directorial debut. Kizhake Pogum Rail, Sigappu Rojakkal, Alaigal Oivathillai, Kaadhal Oviyam, and Mudhal Mariyathai are just a few of the highly regarded movies he has produced over the years.

On the directorial front, his most recent work is a segment from Modern Love Chennai, titled Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal.