2 min readMar 11, 2026 06:06 PM IST Renowned Tamil director and music composer Thakkali Srinivasan has passed away. He breathed his last at the age of 72 in Bengaluru on Tuesday, March 10, following health complications, India Today reported. In a career spanning over two decades, he had also gained popularity as a writer, producer, and actor. Confirming Srinivasan’s death, industry publicist Nikil Murukan wrote on social media, “Deeply regret to inform that producer-director-composer Thakkali Srinivasan passed away due to health complications in Bengaluru. His last rites will be performed in Bengaluru.” Must Read | Mammootty’s on-screen daughter, sister and wife, she won Best Actress Award at 13; tragedy struck when she became fourth wife of 31 years older man at 17 Srinivasan entered Tinseltown by bankrolling director Venkat’s Ivargal Varungala Thoongal (1987), starring Prabhu, Ambika, and Raghuvaran in the lead roles. He then produced Robert-Rajasekar’s Manasukkul Mathappu (1988), featuring Prabhu and Saranya. It was a remake of the Priyadarshan-Mohanlal duo’s superhit tragicomedy Thalavattam (1986). While he played a key role in Kamal Haasan’s …