Actor, noted film director RNR Manohar dead aged 54

RNR Manohar was unwell and had been receiving treatment at a private hospital for the last 20 days. He breathed his last at a Chennai hospital on Wednesday.

Chennai: Well known Tamil film director, scriptwriter and actor RNR Manohar, who acted in over 50 films, passed away at a private hospital in the city on Wednesday. He was 54.

Sources say he was unwell and had been receiving treatment at a private hospital for the last 20 days.

Manohar, who entered the film industry with `Mainthan` in the year 1994 as a scriptwriter and an associate director, turned an actor in 1995 with the film `Kolangal`. Interestingly, he was also the scriptwriter for `Kolangal`, which went on to win the Tamil Nadu government`s award for Best Story.