Kunal, who acted as one of the heroes in the movie ‘Varushamellam Vasantham’, committed suicide a few years ago, and the news that the director of this movie also committed suicide by hanging himself today has shocked the film world.
Director Bharathiraja’s son Manoj, Kunal, Anita, Nambiar and many others starred in the film ‘Varushamellam Vasantham’. It is noteworthy that all the songs composed by Chirpi in this film released in 2002 became super hits.
In this situation, one of the heroes of this film, Kunal, committed suicide by hanging in 2008. In this situation, Ravi Shankar, the director of this film, also committed suicide. It is reported that his body was found in his KK Nagar house and the police have sent him to the hospital for post-mortem. He was 63 and was single. He had also written lyrics for a few super hit songs including “Rosappoo Chinaa Rosappoo” in the blockbuster film ‘Sooyravamsam’ directed by Vikraman and starring Sarathkumar, Radhika and Devyani in the lead roles.
It has been revealed in the first phase of investigation that director Ravi Shankar was frustrated due to not getting film opportunities for the past several years and thus committed suicide due to stress.
Suicide is not a solution: Suicide does not solve any problem. If you feel suicidal, you can contact suicide prevention centers and get counseling. To get a new hope for life, you can contact the helpline number 044 – 24640060 of Sneha Charities. You can also contact Tamilnadu government helpline number 104.