Rajnikanth will turn 65 on December 12th.
By Dileep Thekkethil
Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth, who will turn 65 on December 12, has cancelled his birthday celebrations and instead donated the money to help the victims of Chennai flood.
The veteran actor met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha and gave her a cheque of Rs. 10 crore towards the relief fund for helping the people of Chennai who were hard hit by what has been told as the worst ever flood in the past 100 years, reported The Times of India.
Celebrities such as Kushboo, Aishwarya Dhanush, Anirudh, Soundarya Rajinikanth, and a few others had earlier come forward to help with monetary donations.
From Tollywood, Nandamuri Brothers, NTR and Kalyan Ram, Mahesh Babu, Ravi Teja and actor Varun Tej have announced aid for the flood victims.
NTR has announced a contribution of Rs. 10 lakhs and Kalyan Ram has announced a contribution of Rs. 5 lakhs.
Mahesh Babu, another star in Tollywood, has announced Rs. 10 lakh as help. Ravi Teja has offered Rs. 5 Lakh and actor Varun Tej have also contributed Rs. 3 lakh to the flood victims.
“We have a very long and fond association with Chennai and the images that are coming out of the city are causing us a lot of pain. This is the time to express solidarity with the people of Chennai,†Nandamuri Brothers said.