Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Mourns Father On First Birthday Without Him
Actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj recently celebrated his 40th birthday.
It was his first birthday without his father, K Bhagyaraj.
Shanthanu said the day felt different because his father was no longer there.
He wished he could hear his father’s voice and see his smile again.
He lovingly called his father “Singa.”
Shanthanu had earlier said he wished he could give 10 years of his own life to his father.
K Bhagyaraj was a famous Tamil film director, actor and screenplay writer.
He died in June after a major cardiac arrest.
Many people online offered comfort to Shanthanu.
Actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj said his 40th birthday felt different without his late father, K Bhagyaraj.
He shared a social media tribute saying he wished to hear his father’s voice and see his smile once more.
Shanthanu recalled previously wishing he could give 10 years of his life to his father.
K Bhagyaraj, a veteran Tamil filmmaker, actor and screenplay writer, died in June at age 73 after a major cardiac arrest.
K Bhagyaraj died 17 days after his mentor, director K Bharathirajaa, passed away.
- Who
- Actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and his late father, filmmaker and actor K Bhagyaraj.
- What
- Shanthanu shared an emotional birthday tribute saying he missed his father.
- When
- On Shanthanu’s 40th birthday, which was on a Monday; K Bhagyaraj died in June this year.
- Where
- Shanthanu shared the tribute on social media; the report was datelined Chennai.
- Why
- Shanthanu was grieving his father’s death and said his birthday felt different without him.
- Birthday
- Shanthanu Bhagyaraj’s 40th birthday
- Father
- K Bhagyaraj, a Tamil film director, actor and screenplay writer
- Age at death
- 73
- Cause of death
- Major cardiac arrest
- Time of death
- June this year
- Survivors
- Wife Poornima Bhagyaraj, son Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj
- Related loss
- K Bhagyaraj died 17 days after his mentor, K Bharathirajaa
