Pannaga Bharana pens an emotional note for Chiranjeevi Sarja

The recent demise of

Kannada star Chiranjeevi Sarja

has left the Sandalwood fraternity in a state of shock with many of Chiru's co-stars, directors, friends and acquaintances not being able to grasp the untimely, sad event. Kannada director Pannaga Bharana is one of the many grief-stricken friends of the late actor, who is now survived by his pregnant wife, Kannada actress Meghana Raj.

Pannaga shared an extremely emotional and personal post in memory of Chiru on Instagram. Uploaded on June 8, Monday, the caption of this multiple picture, nostalgic post is self explanatory, as it read, "I type and delete and I do it all again.... cos I don’t know how to express what m going thru... I stay strong at times and break down the next moment... I don’t know what’s the right thing to do... cos I never expected this to do.. I don’t know if I have to complain about ur entry to heaven or feel overwhelmed looking at ur exit from earth... all I know is I have a very mixed feeling within me... fighting the reality at the same time trying to accept it... I have had the best and only the best memories with u and that’s what I would like to live with... will never ever forget our last outing where we just laughed the entire night... I have never laughed so much in my life nor have cried so much at ur absence .... love u forever .. as we said together forever... always the man of

big heart

- Chiru will miss u that naughty smile will remain in everyone’s heart forever" (sic).