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".