Mani Nagaraj death: ‘Pencil’ movie director Mani Nagaraj passed away at 45. This is what happened

Renowned Tamil filmmaker Mani Nagaraj passed away on August 26. According to reports, Nagaraj suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday and took his last breath. His sudden demise has left friends and family in shock and sadness. Many friends took to Twitter to give their condolences over the sudden death of a great director.

Mani Nagaraj was waiting for the release of his upcoming movie, ‘Vasuvin Garbinigal’. The movie was produced by Xavier Britto. ‘Vasuvin Garbinigal’ is the official Tamil remake of the famous Malayalam movie ‘Zachariayude Garbhinikal’.

Mani Nagaraj’s directing career

Nagaraj made his debut as the director in 2016. His first movie was GV Prakash’s ‘Pencil‘.

Before making his directing debut, Nagaraj was an associate of Gautham Vasudev Menon.

He was a native of Madurai and studied at the Film Institute in Tamil Nadu. Mani Nagaraj was widely appreciated for his debut movie ‘Pencil’ and was later on approached for the Tamil remake of ‘Vasuvin Garbhinikal’.

Kayal Devaraj went on social media to announce the death of Mani Nagaraj. He wrote with a heavy heart that he regrets informing everyone that Nagaraj passed away this morning due to cardiac arrest. He prayed for Mani Nagaraj to rest in peace and that his thoughts would always be with the bereaved family and closed ones. Hearing the news of Nagaraj’s sudden demise, many celebrities paid tribute on Twitter and gave their condolences.

Editor TS Suresh wrote how shocked and saddened he is after knowing the passing of Nagaraj. He wrote how the former associate of Gautham Vasudev Menon taught him the basics of post-production. Suresh said that Nagaraj was a great teacher and a good friend, who had gone too soon. TS Suresh ended the tweet by saying that the director will be missed and “rest in Peace, Mani Ji.”

The actor G V Prakash tweeted to give his condolences by saying it is hard to believe that his beloved friend and director Mani Nagaraj is no more. He offered his condolences to the grieving family and friends.

Famous lyricist Parvathy said she is really sad after knowing the demise of Mani Nagaraj, director of the movie ‘Pencil’. She gave her deepest condolences to everyone related to Mani Nagaraj.

What was Mani Nagaraj’s last project?

Mani Nagaraj was awaiting the release of ‘Vasuvin Garbinigal’.

The movie stars many talented actors like Neeya Naana Gopinath and Vanitha Vijayakumar. Seetha and Anikha Surendran are also featured as the lead roles in the movie.

The movie is set to release next year, and the first look was already released a few months back in June. The engaging storyline will follow the life of a gynecologist and five women, who will enter his life.

News of his sudden demise has sent shockwaves in the industry. ‘Vasuvin Garbinigal’ was going to be his second movie after ‘Pencil’, and it’s so disheartening to see the director going away so soon. Tributes are filling the internet from all his friends and family. Many Kollywood celebrities have sent their prayers to the grieving family and wished for Mani Nagaraj to rest in peace.