Rajinikanth, Suriya, Karthi, Vijay Sethupathi donate packages for daily wage workers

Superstar Rajinikanth has donated INR 50 lakh for the well-being of daily wage workers of the South Indian film industry.
Superstar Rajinikanth (Photo: IANS)
Superstar Rajinikanth (Photo: IANS)

Chennai, March 24 (IANS): Superstar Rajinikanth has donated INR 50 lakh for the well-being of daily wage workers of the South Indian film industry in the time of the complete shutdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

Several other top stars of southern cinema including Suriya, Karthi and Vijay Sethupati, besides many filmmakers, have pitched in too.

Given the recent outbreak of COVID-19, theatres across Tamil Nadu have been closed, and shoot of films, television serials and advertisements are on hold as well.

The Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) president RK Selvamani earlier issued an appeal through a press release, requesting the South Indian film fraternity to provide financial help to the daily wage members of the federation who don't have an income right now.

Within a few hours, Suriya, and Karthi, along with their father Sivakumar donated INR 10 lakh. It was later reported that actor Sivakarthikeyan too donated INR 10 lakh.

Now, it is said that superstar Rajinikanth has donated INR 50 lakh, while Vijay Sethupathi has donated INR 10 lakh for the welfare of FEFSI members.

Actors Parthipan and Prakash Raj have provided several rice bags weighing 25 kg each.

Ever since RK Selvamani had placed a request, Kollywood celebrities are leaving no stone unturned to help FEFSI members in need.

In fact, it is these members who worked incredibly hard for the success of their films.

Due to the lockdown, the shooting of Rajinikanth's Annaatthe, directed by Siruthai Siva, has been put on hold.

The film was reportedly scheduled to release in Diwali 2020. Given the delay in shooting, we are unsure if the films will stick to their stipulated release dates.

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