COVID 19 pandemic has claimed many lives of Tamil cinema celebrities in the past few weeks including director K.V. Anand, Thamira, actors Pandu, Nellai Siva, Kutty Ramesh and Joker Thulasi. Earlier this morning director Arunraja Kamaraj's wife Sindhuja passed away at the Ramakrishna Hospital in Chennai where she was getting treated after testing positive for COVID 19,

Sindhuja's last rites were held at the Krishnamapett in Chennai after her body was brought directly from the hospital. Arunraja who also is infected by the virus had to conduct the last rites wearing protective gear and only a few family members were allowed due to the threat.

Sivakarthikeyan paid his last respects to Sindhuja in person. The top hero and is Arunraja's close buddy since college days and he also produced the director's debut movie 'Kanaa' starring Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead.