Art director Milan Fernandes succumbs to heart attack in Azerbaijan
The shooting of Ajith starrer VidaaMuyarchi, directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Lyca Productions is currently underway in Azerbaijan.
Actor Ajith and Art director Milan
CHENNAI: Tamil cinema’s renowned art director and production designer, Milan Fernandes passed away due to heart attack in Azerbaijan on Sunday morning. He was working in Ajith’s 'VidaaMuyarchi' in Baku.
Reportedly, he was on his way to the sets when he suffered a heart attack. He was 54. The team has been camping in the Central Asian city for the last 10 days and was planning to shoot in the country for the next 40 days before shifting to Abu Dhabi.
Having started his career as an assistant to Sabu Cyril in films such as 'Red' and 'Villain', he has worked in over 30 films so far.
Sources say that formalities are underway to fly Milan’s body to Chennai.
The news of Milan’s passing away has saddened the Tamil cinema industry and condolences have started pouring in from several quarters.
Shocked to hear about the passing away of Art Director #Milan. My heartfelt condolences to his family during this difficult time.
— Jayam Ravi (@actor_jayamravi) October 15, 2023
Heartbroken to hear about art Director #Milan sir. Gone too soon brother #RIP
— Arya (@arya_offl) October 15, 2023
Art director #Milan sir
— Shanthnu (@imKBRshanthnu) October 15, 2023
Shocked
Worked with him when I was an assistant director during #Parijatham
Such an amazing human being
Easy going and such a talent
Deepest condolences to his family
You will be missed by everyone.. ur family friends and film fraternity #RIP pic.twitter.com/qXOd3E6NEM
Omg shocking Art director #Milan sir no more . Very calm person I knew him in #Thunivu . Too soon to go... my heartfelt condolences to his family and friends it happened in #Azerbaijan #VidaaaMuyarchi #ripmilan pic.twitter.com/A01zlFI1KM
— Prem Kumar (@premkumaractor) October 15, 2023
May his soul rest in peace. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.#RIPMilan #Milan pic.twitter.com/C7l9F1zerE
— Studio Green (@StudioGreen2) October 15, 2023
Our sincere & deepest condolences to our Art Director @MilanFern30 May his soul Rest In Peace.
— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) October 15, 2023
Our prayers are with his family & beloved ones #Milan #ArtDirector pic.twitter.com/ByrKAAY0ew
He is survived by his wife, Maria, and a son, who was assisting him on VidaaMuyarchi sets. We hear that Maria is en route to Baku.
Art director and production designer Milan Fernandes (Image by Ajith Kumar)
“Ajith along with director Magizh Thirumeni and the production team rushed to the hospital and were monitoring the situation. The team is also in touch with Milan’s family,” said a source.
Milan is known for his frequent collaborations with Ajith in films such as 'Billa', 'Aegan', 'Vedalam' and 'Vivegam'. Milan’s latest work includes 'Pathu Thala', 'Thunivu', 'Annaatthe, and Suriya’s upcoming period film, 'Kanguva'.