'Sadma' filmmaker Balu Mahendra no more

South Indian filmmaker Balu Mahendra, 74, who made the 1983 hit Sadma with Sridevi and Kamal Haasan, succumbed to a cardiac arrest in Chennai on Thursday morning.
The ace director has worked with Kamal and Rajinikanth in some memorable South hits. Reacting to his death, Sridevi said, “I am deeply saddened by the demise of Balu Mahendra. The legacy of his creation Sadma will always live on. My condolences to his family.” Coincidentally, Sridevi had worked with his son in a documentary last year.