K Bhagyaraj Passes Away as Tamil Actor-Director

Exam-focused facts from the 30 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

K Bhagyaraj, a Tamil actor and director, passed away at the age of 73 at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
Born as Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj on January 7, 1953, near Gobichettipalayam.
He made his first screen appearance as a background extra in the film 16 Vayathinile in 1977.
He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the film Mundhanai Mudichu released in 1983.
He edited the weekly Tamil magazine Bhagya and authored several novels.