Eight crew members tested positive for the virus.
The shooting of superstar Rajinikanth Annaatthe reportedly stopped due to multiple COVID-19 cases on film set. A source close to Rajinikanth confirmed that around eight members of the technical team tested positive for the coronavirus and as a precaution, filming was temporarily suspended. The superstar is expected to return to Chennai on Wednesday or Thursday.
Last week, Rajinikanth, accompanied by his daughter Aishwarya Dhanush, took a chartered flight to Hyderabad to start the next schedule. Rajinikanth is ready to make his political leap very soon with a newly created party. So, Annaatthe’s team was racing against time to meet the deadline and relieve Rajinikanth as soon as possible, as he wanted to focus on his political activities. The crew was filming in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, and the schedule was supposed to be 45 days.
Rajnikanth had recently mentioned in a media interaction that there are about 40% of AnnaattheThe filming remains and that he would complete it before entering politics.
Considered a rural drama, the film is directed by Siruthai Siva. The film also stars Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh, Meena, and Khushbhu in key roles. The film officially opened last December in Chennai in a low-key affair.
Rajinikanth was last seen playing an angry policeman to avenge his daughter’s death in Darbar, which was directed by AR Murugadoss. The film featured Prateik Babbar, Nivetha Thomas, and Yogi Babu in crucial roles. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music while Santosh Sivan did the cinematography. Darbar It turned out to be a wet squib and received mostly negative reviews.
After the failure of Darbar, Rumor has it that Rajinikanth agreed to cut his pay in half by Annaatthe. Giver, which marked the first collaboration of Rajinikanth and AR Murugadoss, had reportedly incurred a loss of Rs 70 million. It is said to be one of the biggest disasters in the star’s career.
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