New Delhi, March 25 -- Tamil actor-director Manoj Bharathiraja, son of legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja, passed away on Tuesday (March 25) at his residence in Chetpet, Chennai, due to a cardiac arrest. He was 48 years old.

Reports suggest that Manoj had underwent bypass surgery a few days ago. Despite medical attention, he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at 4 PM on Tuesday at his home.

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