Mani Ratnam devastated by brother's sudden death

The sudden death of Mani Ratnam's elder brother G. Srinivasan has left the maverick director shell-shocked. Srinivasan was on a holiday with his family in Manali when the accident happened.

"G.S. (G. Srinivasan) was such a nice guy. To die like this while on a holiday with his wife and children is not done. He sneezed and fell into a 20-feet deep gorge. What a horrible way to die," R. Madhavan, who has worked in the maximum number of films with Ratnam, told IANS.

Srinivasan produced two of Mani Ratnam's films -"Yuva" and "Guru".

"Mani was very close to his brother. G.S. looked after all of Mani's business interests. Mani is being very brave about it. But it's a tragedy he won't be able to get over in a long time," added Madhavan.

Abhishek Bachchan, just back from his honeymoon, rushed to met Ratnam on Tuesday.