He was undergoing treatment and the end came in the afternoon following multiple organ failure, sources said.
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Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'I hope against hope that Indian film-makers don't take their future cue from the creator of this insufferable franchise,' says J Jagannath.
