Updated On: 03 May, 2023 12:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Manobala (69) started off his career as a director, making movies with top stars including Rajinikanth, Vijayakanth and Sathyaraj

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Well-known Tamil actor-director Manobala died in Chennai on Wednesday following illness, film industry sources said. Various film personalities, including superstar Rajinikanth, condoled his death.
Actor-director GM Kumar was among the first few celebrities to break the unfortunate news of Maobala`s passing away. On Wednesday afternoon, he took to Twitter to share the sad news with his followers. While sharing the news, Kumar wrote, "Manobala Sir passed away".