Lyricist and director Arunraja Kamaraj’s wife Sindhuja succumbed to COVID-19 yesterday. he filmmaker and his wife both were getting treated for COVID-19 at a hospital. While Arunraja Kamaraj is recovering, his wife lost the battle against the deadly virus. Yesterday, Kamaraj attended his wife's funeral today wearing a PPE kit. The visuals of the same have surfaced on social media.
Arunraja Kamaraj had made a mark as a songwriter before trying his luck in films as a director. He is known for writing lyrics for the popular “Neruppu Da” from Rajinikanth’s Kabali. Later, he made his directorial debut with women-centric sports drama Kanaa. Bankrolled by Sivakarthikeyan, who also played a supporting role in the film, it was received well by the critics and the audience alike. Before he tested positive for the virus, he was busy shooting the Tamil remake of Bollywood hit, Article 15. Earlier, in the day, actor Nitish Veera also succumbed to COVID-19 infection.