Chennai: Veteran filmmaker-actor Bhagiyaraj and his wife Poornima have tested positive for corona.
Actor and Bhagiyaraj’s son Shanthanu today tweeted, “My parents #KBhagyaraj #PoornimaBhagyaraj tested POSITIVE fr #Covid19 today. All of us incl. staff hve quarantined ourselves @ home as per our doctors instructions. Requesting everyone who were in contact with any of us last 10days to get tested Pls pray fr their speedy recovery”.
Bhagiyaraj made his directorial début with ‘Suvarilladha Chiththirangal’ in 1979 and also his debut as the leading man in ‘Puthiya Vaarpugal’, directed by Bharathiraja.
His directorial ventures were hugely successful and his screenplay were hailed. The movies including ‘Suvarilladha Chithirangal’, ‘Darling Darling Darling’, ‘Indru Poi Naalai Vaa’, ‘Mundhanai Mudichu’, ‘Idhu Namma Aalu’ and ‘Thooral Ninu Pichu’ are hugely popular.