Stuntman’s death on film set: Director Pa Ranjith, 3 others booked for culpable homicide

Director Pa Ranjith and three others have been booked by the Keelaiyur police in connection with the death of stuntman SM Raju during a film shoot in Alappakkudi. The incident occurred on Sunday during a shoot organised by Neelam Productions.

Mohanraj, 52, a professional stunt coordinator from Kancheepuram district, reportedly collapsed on set and was rushed to Nagapattinam Government Medical College Hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

Initially, an FIR was registered after the incident. However, police have now added more serious charges, booking Pa Ranjith, and 3 others under Sections 106(1) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 289 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery), and 125 (abetment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.