Shanthanu Bhagyaraj’s post on willing to give 10 years of his life to his dad if he could melts netizens’ hearts!

Chennai, June 29(IANS) Actor Shanthanu, who is mourning the loss of his father — eminent director, screenplay writer and actor K Bhagyaraj, has now put out a post on X in which he has said that if only he could, he would have transferred 10 years of his life to his father’s life.

Taking to his X timeline, a heart-broken Shanthanu, who is unable to come to terms with the demise of his father whom he loved dearly, posted a clip of a speech he had delivered earlier and wrote, “Only if I could (weeping symbol). Appa (dad) (heart broken symbol).”

The video clip that Shanthanu posted was of him delivering a speech in the presence of his father and mother. In the clip, the actor was seen saying, “If I can, I wish to give 10 years of my life to my dad. That is because that will mean that for another additional ten years, you will make more movies, tell more stories to the people. As a fan and as a learner, I wish to learn from those films.”

Shanthanu’s heartbroken statement and his love for his dad won hearts online with several people trying to console the inconsolable actor.

For the unaware, one of India’s finest screenplay writers and eminent Tamil film director and actor K Bhagyaraj passed away here on Saturday after suffering a major cardiac arrest. He was 73.

The veteran director and actor, who is considered to one of the legends of the Tamil film industry, is survived by his wife Poornima Bhagayaraj, son Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj.

Sources close to the actor said that Bhagyaraj complained of chest pain after returning from his morning walk and was immediately rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead.

The shocking news of his death has plunged the entire Tamil film industry in gloom.

What has compounded the pain is the fact that director Bhagyaraj’s demise comes just 17 days after the passing away of his mentor K Bharathirajaa, another icon and trendsetter of Tamil cinema.

Several eminent actors, directors, producers and film industry professionals cutting across the country joined scores of fans in expressing their shock and grief over the sudden demise of the veteran director, considered to be a legend of Tamil cinema.

–IANS

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