Chennai Express Writer K. Subaash Passes Away

- November 23, 2016 | 12:24 PM IST

Tamil writer-director K. Subaash, best known for penning superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chennai Express, breathed his last on Wednesday.

Subaash passed away at SRM hospital in Chennai.

“He was suffering from kidney failure and was on dialysis for the last few years. He passed away this morning,” a source from the industry told IANS.

Subaash started his career as an assistant to Mani Ratnam in 1987 Tamil film “Nayagan“, and a year later he made his directorial debut with Prabhu-starrer “Kaliyugam“.

In 1990, he directed Vijayakanth-starrer Tamil actioner “Sathriyana, a blockbuster which earned him immense popularity.

He directed nearly 20 films with last one being 2005 Hindi actioner “Insan“, which featured Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Esha Deol and Lara Dutta. He had also assisted Rajkumar Santoshi on a few projects.

As a writer, he had worked on Hindi films such as “Sunday“, “Entertainment” and Housefull 3.

Remembering Subaash as a gentle and humble person, writer Shridhar Raghavan wrote on his Twitter page:

Many took Subaash’s stories & ideas without credit or money. He’d laugh “We are rivers sir. If a needy fellow comes with a bucket, let him.”

— Shridhar Raghavan (@ShridharR) November 23, 2016

Actress Radikaa Sarath Kumar wrote

Very saddened to hear abt the passing away of Dir K.Subaash a long time associate &directer of “Pavithra” film with Ajith& many more. Sad

— Radikaa Sarathkumar (@realradikaa) November 23, 2016