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

Key points

• A 25-year-old stuntman was killed and four others were seriously injured during the shooting of a Tamil film in Otteri on Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
• The city police said that a stunt sequence for the upcoming Tamil film Killer, directed by S.J.
• Suryah, was being shot at the Binny Mills complex in Otteri on Wednesday morning.
• A large number of crew members were transferring carbon dioxide gas from a large cylinder to a smaller one for a fight sequence set within a ring of fire.
• During the transfer, one of the cylinders exploded.