Stuntman S M Raju's sudden demise on the sets of a Tamil film came as a shock to the industry. On Tuesday, filmmaker Pa Ranjith, on whose set the tragic incident occurred, paid an emotional tribute to stunt artist. The incident happened on the sets of the film Vettuvam.

Pa Ranjith mourns demise of SM Raju

The 52-year-old stuntman, whose real name was Mohan Raj, was driving an SUV in a high-octane stunt scene for the film in Nagapattinam on July 13 when he suddenly collapsed. His colleagues pulled him out of the vehicle and rushed him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

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On the morning of 13th July, we lost unexpectedly a talented stunt artist and a long time colleague Mr. Mohan Raj on the sets of our film “Vettuvam” in Nagapattinam District of Tamizh Nadu. Our heart is broken for his wife, children, family and… pic.twitter.com/No81kpeLDl