New Delhi, June 2 -- Acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Vikram Sugumaran has died at the age of 47 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a return trip from Madurai to Chennai.

Sources close to the director revealed that Sugumaran was travelling by bus after a work meeting in Madurai, where he had just narrated a new script to a producer. According to the sources, he suddenly experienced intense chest pain during the journey.

"He was set to return to Chennai by bus when the incident occurred," said a source. "He complained of pain and was taken to a nearby hospital, but doctors could not resuscitate him."

Sugumaran began his career as a writer and assistant director, gaining recognition for his work with filmmaker Balu Mahendra and later with ...