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On Monday, the Telugu film industry woke up to the shocking news of the death of eminent film journalist and actor Tummala Narasimha Rao (TNR), who passed away due to COVID-19. Several leading actors from the industry paid their tributes to the late journalist and offered condolences to his family. On Wednesday, Megastar Chiranjeevi decided to take things one step further and donated Rs 1 lakh to TNR s family. Apparently, Chiranjeevi found out about the condition of TNR s family members and reached out for help.
Speaking to reporters, TNR s wife Jyoti said, It was always TNR s dream to interview Chiranjeevi garu and it s upsetting that he passed away without getting the chance to interview him. Chiranjeevi garu called and consoled me. He even donated Rs 1 lakh for immediate expenses and said he would be there if any further help is needed.
Chasing normalcy during a pandemic: How south Indian film industries coped with lockdown challenges, shutdown of theatres Covid-19 outbreak in March, 2020 and the subsequent lockdown brought the four South Indian film industries to a grinding halt. Months later, when they resumed work, the world had changed around them, but there’s a glimmer of hope that there’ll be some sense of normalcy in summer of 2021. Hemanth Kumar December 30, 2020 14:44:13 IST
In January 2020, post the success of Allu Arjun’s
Ala Vaikuntapuramulo and Mahesh Babu’s Sarileru Neekevvaru, Telugu film industry was on a high. Business was booming, several filmmakers and actors had their eyes set on pan-Indian films. However, by mid-March, the COVID-19