Manoj Bharathiraja was married to Nandana Aswathi. They were friends for a long time before tying the knot in 2006. Nandana is a former actress who played roles in the Malayalam and Tamil... A native of Kozhikode, she married actor Manoj Bharathiraja , son of Tamil director Bharathiraja , on 19 November 2006. [11] He was her co-star in the film Saadhuriyan. Manoj Bharathiraja 's death has come as a big shock to the Tamil film industry. The 48-year-old actor and director succumbed to cardiac arrest in Chennai on March 25. As per IANS, he had undergone a heart operation some months ago and was recuperating. Manoj Bharathi is survived by his wife , Nandana ... Tamil Actor Manoj Bharathiraja Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At 48 Manoj is survived by wife -actor Nandana, their two daughters Arshitha and Mathivadhani