Bharathiraja died on Wednesday due to age-related complications in Chennai, leaving behind a rich legacy of filmmaking that saw the studio-to-village transition in Tamil cinema.
"The passing of Thiru Bharathiraja Ji is very saddening. He was a towering figure of the cinema world whose works transformed Tamil cinema. Particularly noteworthy was his portrayal of rural life. My thoughts are with his family and admirers in this hour of grief. Om Shanti," Modi said in a post on X.
