Tamil cinema lost one of its most enduring forces on Thursday. AVM Saravanan, the producer who quietly powered some of the industry’s most influential films for over five decades, died in Chennai at the age of 86. His passing has left the film world looking back at the legacy of a man whose name became inseparable from the evolution of modern Tamil cinema.

Public homage at AVM Studios

Saravanan passed away on Thursday morning due to age-related ailments. His body will be kept at AVM Studios, 3rd Floor, in Chennai until 3.30 pm for the public to pay their respects. The studio — an institution in itself — has been the home of countless productions shaped by his leadership.

Born in 1939, Saravanan stepped into the world of cinema early, inheriting the responsibility of AVM Productions from

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