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PIX: Rajinikanth, Suriya bid goodbye to Tamil actress Manjula

July 25, 2013 17:44 IST
Rajinikanth and Vijayakumar

The Tamil film industry visited late Tamil actress Manjula Vijayakumar's home Alapakkam in Chennai to pay their last respects.

The actress had passed away on July 23 at the age of 59. The funeral was held on July 24.

Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth consoled Manjula's husband Vijayakumar, who is also a noted actor.

Manjula and Vijayakumar fell in love on the sets of the film Unnidam Mayanguhiren and got married.

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Suriya

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Suriya

Actor Suriya visited the actress' home as well.

Jyotika

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Jyotika and Preetha

Suriya's wife Jyotika was seen consoling Manjula's actress daughter Preetha.

Aishwarya Dhanush

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Aishwarya Dhanush

Dhanush's wife Aishwarya was spotted in a sombre mood.

Dhanush, meanwhile, was in Mumbai, attending the success party of his film, Raanjhanaa.

Ramya Krishnan

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Ramya Krishnan

Actress Ramya Krishnan was in tears as she consoled Manjula's daughter Preetha.

Prabhu

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Prabhu

Actor Prabhu consoles Vijayakumar.

The family

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Sridevi and Vijayakumar

Manjula's youngest daughter Sridevi comforts her father Vijayakumar. Sridevi is also an actress.

Lakshmi

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Lakshmi and Vijayakumar

Actress Lakshmi comforts Vijayakumar.

R Sharathkumar

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R Sharathkumar and Radhika

Actor R Sharathkumar was accompanied by his actress wife Radhika.

Vijayakanth

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Vijayakanth

Tamil actor Vijayakanth places a garland on the coffin.

Prasanna

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Sneha and Prasanna

Actor couple Prasanna and Sneha arrived together.

Meena

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Meena

Actress Meena (in brown) comforts the family.

Maheswari

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Maheswari

Telugu-Tamil actress Maheswari arrives.

Rama Prabha

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Rama Prabha

Telugu actress Rama Prabha pays her respects.

S A Rajkumar

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S A Rajkumar

Music director S A Rajkumar with Vijayakumar.

S A Rajkumar

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S A Rajkumar

Telugu music director Devi Sri Prasad consoles Vijayakumar.

Vasu

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Vasu

Director Vasu comforts Vijayakumar.

K S Ravikumar

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K S Ravikumar

Director K S Ravikumar pays his respects.

Sathyaraj

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Sathyaraj

Tamil actor Sathyaraj arrives.

The fans

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The fans

A huge crowd had gathered at Manjula's residence for a final glimpse of their favourite actor.