Actor Vishal, stunt choreographer Silva condole Vettuvam stunt artist Mohanrajs dying

Taking to his X deal with, Vishal expressed his condolences, calling Mohanraj “brave” individual.

Popular stunt choreographer Silva additionally prolonged his condolences to the household of the deceased. “One of our great car jumping stunt artist, S M Raju, died today while doing car stunts. Our stunt union and Indian film industry will be missing him (sic),” he wrote on Instagram

Mohanraj, 52, son of Selvaraj, hailed from Poongandam in Kancheepuram district. He was working as a stunt coordinator for the movie Vettuvam, directed and produced by Pa Ranjith. The shoot had been underway in Alappakudi close to Vizhunthamavadi village, in Keelaiyur police station limits since Thursday (July 10, 2025).

The stunt coach allegedly died throughout a car-toppling sequence for the movie starring Arya. Around 10.40 a.m, Mohanraj reportedly skilled well being issues throughout filming, after which he was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital at Orathur the place medical doctors declared him introduced useless.

Ranjith’s Vettuvam stars Arya within the lead. According to studies, the movie additionally options Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashok Selvan and Dinesh amongst others. Earlier, Ranjith instructed PTI that his movie revolves round a infamous gangster, Cholan, a modern-day Robin Hood, who establishes his management over the Ponni area of Tamil Nadu. As he fights to guard his folks, he makes many enemies but in addition legions of supporters who swear by him. When his rivals realise that Cholan is just too highly effective for them, they harness the ability of the state in an try and deliver him down.

“The movie is the story of an bizarre day by day wage labourer’s rise to a place of energy,” says Ranjith. “The deeper query that ‘Vettuvam’ will deal with hinges on energy and on how traditionally people who wield energy perpetuate a way of inferiority and push folks to the margins,” the filmmaker had revealed. According to information studies, the mission is alleged to have a collection sequel in growth as properly.

It is to be famous that earlier this yr, a stunt artist handed away on the units of actor Karthi’s movie Sardar 2. S Ezhumalai, 54, a resident of New Washermenpet, was performing a stunt with none security gear for the Tamil movie at LV Prasad studio, Chennai, when the tragedy struck. The movie, which reunites Karthi with director PS Mithran, after the success of Sardar, is produced by Prince Pictures.

(With inputs from PTI)