Director Atlee known for his back-to-back commercial blockbuster films has shared that he has lost a dearmost person in his life. He has written on Twitter "My periyappa late justice M.Sowndra Pandian has passed away, Banyan of the whole family, Completely Devastated painful can’t take it & don’t know how to com over it, Love him the most, Periyappa ur always our king & role model, Love u & Will miss u , rest in peace..." We join fans in condoling Atlee and his family for the irreplaceable loss.

Atlee who has delivered the hattrick box office gold films 'Theri', 'Mersal' and 'Bigil' with Thalapathy Vijay is gearing up to direct Shah Rukh Khan in a new Hindi film. He is also said to be planning to make a multilingual multistarrer with Vijay and Junior NTR as well.

My periyappa late justice M.Sowndra Pandian has passed away,Banyan of the whole family,Completely Devastated painful can’t take it & don’t know how to com over it,Love him the most,Periyappa ur always our king & role model, Love u & Will miss u , rest in peace... pic.twitter.com/LTvFXFQ9on

— atlee (@Atlee_dir) April 25, 2021