Panchu Arunachalam, veteran director, lyricist and film maker had breathed his last today, the 9th August. He was 75 years old.
As a writer, he has worked in more than 100 films and has also written lyrics for songs in more than 200 films. He also had the unique distinction of doing 23 films with Rajinikanth and 13 films with Kamal Haasan and was the man who launched Ilayaraja.
Subbu Panchu who made people take note of him in the film Boss Engira Bhaskaran is Panchu Arunachalam’s son who is also a TV personality.
It has to be noted that the veteran won the Lifetime Achievement Award at Behindwoods Gold Medal 2015.
Behindwoods mourns the demise of this legend and prays to the Almighty to render strength to the family of the departed.