Prabhu Deva bereaved

  • IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,December 04 2008]

Prabhu Deva’s elder son Vishal has passed away in the wee hours of Thursday in Chennai. The young boy was just 13 years old and it will be an irreplaceable loss for the multi faceted filmmaker.

Prabhu Deva, had made a name for himself as a choreographer and played the hero in several films including Kadhalan, Rasaiyya, Indu, before becoming as a successful director. He has directed films like Pournami, Nuvvastanantae Nenodantana in Telugu and Pokiri in Tamil. He is currently wielding the megaphone for Villu starring Vijay and Nayanthara. Married to Latha, Prabhu deva has three sons - Vishal, Rishi Raghavendra Deva and Adhith Deva.

Film personalities including Ajith, Vijay, Prakashraj, Sreeman, director SA Chandrasekharan, cinematographer Raviverman, directors Tharun Gopi, Arun Pandian among others thronged to Prabhu Deva's house. Vishal’s funeral will be at Besant Nagar crematorium this afternoon.

Indiaglitz expresses its heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family members.

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