‘Killer’ movie stuntman killed as cylinder explodes during shoot in Otteri

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A 25-year-old stuntman was killed and 4 others were earnestly injured during the shooting of a Tamil movie successful Otteri connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026).

The metropolis constabulary said that a stunt series for the upcoming Tamil movie Killer, directed by S.J. Suryah, was being changeable astatine the Binny Mills analyzable successful Otteri connected Wednesday morning. A ample fig of unit members were transferring c dioxide state from a ample cylinder to a smaller 1 for a combat series acceptable wrong a ringing of fire. During the transfer, 1 of the cylinders exploded.

In the explosion, stunt performers, including 25-year-old Madhan from Maduravoyal, Dinakaran (24), Surya (23), Sakthivel (27), and Ram Pandey (34), a autochthonal of Uttar Pradesh, sustained terrible pain injuries. Ten others suffered insignificant injuries.

The movie unit instantly rushed the 5 critically injured victims to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Madhan died portion undergoing attraction astatine the hospital. The Otteri constabulary person registered a lawsuit and are investigating the incident.

Published - June 03, 2026 04:22 p.m. IST

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