COVID-19: Rajinikanth Donates Rs 50 Lakh for Film Industry Workers
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: Rajinikanth Donates Rs 50 Lakh for Film Industry Workers

The Quint  

As coronavirus cases rise with each passing day, help is pouring in from all celebrities. Actor Rajinikanth has donated Rs 50 lakh for Film Employees Federation of South India. With the cancellation of all productions and shootings till 31 March, the film industry workers will be hit the worst, as they earn wages on a daily basis. It asked celebrities to come together ad raise a sum of Rs 1 crore for the workers and technicians, and Tamil superstar Rajinikanth made a sizable donation to support them. Film actors Karthi and Suriya also donated an amount of Rs.10 lakh for the FEFSI workers.

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3 years, 7 months ago

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India Today  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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Coronavirus: Rajinikanth, Suriya, Karthi, Vijay Sethupathi donate for daily wage workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Rajinikanth, Suriya, Karthi, Vijay Sethupathi donate for daily wage workers

India TV News  

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Covid-19 crisis: Sivakarthikeyan donates Rs 10 lakh to FEFSI workers
4 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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