Mishaps that shook Kollywood in the recent past -F’day Spl. Article by Naveen

A recent video of a mishap during the shooting of Vishal’s upcoming flick ‘Mark Antony’ went viral on social media. Actors Vishal and S J Suryah took to twitter to convey that they had a narrow escape. Despite all the precautionary measures taken at the shooting spots, accidents are bound to happen. Let us take a look at some of the recent major accidents that took place in shooting spots.

Kamal Haasan teamed up with director Shankar for ‘Indian 2’ and the shooting for the movie came to a halt when a crane used in the set, broke and fell on the workers in the set in 2020. Three died and 10 were injured in the accident. Shooting for the movie was stopped for almost two years following the accident.

S Suresh, a stunt master working for director Vetrimaaran’s upcoming film Viduthalai, passed away after an accident at the shooting site. The incident happened during a shoot in Chennai’s Kelambakkam, despite safety precautions being in place, he added. Suresh is survived by his wife and a daughter. He was 54 years old. The accident happened while he was demonstrating a jumping stunt. Although all safety precautions were taken.

Actor Vijay Antony was severely injured while shooting for his upcoming film, Pichaikkaran 2, in Malaysia. Vijay Antony got hit on the face and chest, and was left with bleeding lips.Kavya Thapar, who was also on the boat with Vijay Antony, suffered an injury on her head. Vijay Antony underwent major surgery and shared a post on social media that he is recovering.

A 47-year-old man, part of ‘Weapon’ crew, was killed after he fell from a height of 40 feet at a film shooting spot near Gummidipoondi in Chennai outskirts. The deceased was identified as Kumar of Saligramam. Police said that he was part of the cinematography team of the movie. The deceased was identified as Kumar of Saligramam. Police said that he was part of the cinematography team of the movie.