Tamil filmmaker Hari of Singam fame hospitalised

Kollywood director Hari who was busy with the shooting of his upcoming film AV 33 with Arun Vijay in the lead role has been admitted to hospital after suffering from high fever. A press statement revealed about Hari’s hospitalisation and it came as a relief when it was announced that he has tested negative for COVID 19. One of the crew members on the sets of AV 33 recently tested positive for COVID 19.Recently, the director made the headlines after Arun Vijay shared a picture of him where the director was seen training in a gym in Palani during the shoot. It is anticipated that the shoot of the film might be stalled given a crew member has also tested positive for Covid 19.  The film has Priya Bhavani Shankar playing the female lead. 

Prakash Raj, Radikaa Sarathkumar, Garuda Ram and Yogi Babu will be seen playing important roles. Natarajan Sankaran has been roped in to compose music for the film. Other than this, Hari also has in his kitty a film with Suriya. Titled Aruvaa, the film is touted to be a rural drama and the shooting was expected to start soon after Suriya and Hari finish their present commitments. In May, Hari became the first Tamil filmmaker to take a pay cut amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “As an industry, we can only flourish when the producers are doing well. Keeping in mind the current damages caused by the coronavirus pandemic, I have decided to reduce 25% of my salary for Aruvaa,” Hari said in a statement. Best known for helming the Singam franchise with Suriya, Aruvaa will be Hari’s return to the action genre. It’s tipped to be a rural-based revenge saga. Actress Raashi Khanna is also  part of the project. Aruvaa will mark the maiden collaboration of Raashi Khanna and Suriya.