NE ENTERTAINMENT BUREAU
CHENNAI, APRIL 8
Tollywood stars including Prabhas, Pawan Kalyan and Chiranjeevi contributed huge amounts for relief measures carried out by both Central and State governments to combat further spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Followed by them actor Thala Ajith Kumar has announced donating Rs 50 lakh each to PM-CARES Fund and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Apart from this, the actor has also contributed Rs 25 lakh to FEFSI (Film Employees Federation of South India) workers, who have lost their livelihood since March 24, when the lockdown was in force.
Sivakarthikeyan was the first actors in the Tamil industry to contribute Rs 35 lakhs for coronavirus relief works. After his contribution, Super Star Rajinikanth announced Rs. 50 lakh. Many Tollywood actors and female actors also contributed liberally. Actor Parthiban and few Tamil actors donated rice bags to the families of FEFSI members.
Many celebrities are putting out creative videos and have been requesting people to follow precautionary measures to fight the deadly disease. Awareness songs and videos of leading stars went viral in social media since Tuesday. Shootings of all films and television serials and realty shows have come to a grinding halt.
Ajith is currently working on a film titled Valimai, directed by H Vinoth. Touted to be an action thriller, the film also features Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi as the female lead.
Valimai also marks the second collaboration of Boney Kapoor and Ajith after Nerkonda Paarvai, the Tamil remake of Pink. The makers were supposed to shoot a major part of the film in Spain. However, due to the current situation, reports suggest that they have decided to cancel the abroad schedule.
