Injuries to Tollywood stars raise concerns
With reports of injuries to some of the biggest Tollywood superstars, the safety measures on sets come under scanner. In a short span of time NTR, Ram Charan, Nandamuri Balakrishna and actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan have been hospitalized for injuries that impacted their respective film schedules, with multiple parties pointing out the challenges of such high-octane action roles.
The latest in the Tollywood injury list is of NTR who suffered a shoulder injury while shooting for his upcoming film Dragon. The actor might require six to eight weeks of full recovery period as the doctors advised him to keep his shoulder rested completely. This would mean a postponement of the film till the actor recovers fully, as the shooting schedule is set to resume only after his full recovery.
The star actor Ram Charan who recently bagged a blockbuster with ‘Peddi’ too faced an unfortunate mishap as he suffered a cartilage tear and a bony strain on his right wrist while shooting action-packed wrestling sequences for his film Peddi. The actor has been admitted to a hospital in Coimbatore. The doctors have advised him to take a break for a few weeks before he returns to the sets.
While the veteran actor Nandamuri Balakrishna shot a crucial action sequence for his film NBK111 in Kakinada Port, he had to undergo major surgery after sustaining an injury to his left quadriceps tendon. He spent three hours at the hospital as the doctors performed complex stitching and medication on his knee. The actor is currently recovering from the injury and will return to the sets only after his full recovery.
Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan, who was recently admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai, undergone shoulder surgery to remove years of old pain that was aggravated to serious levels when he began his political career. Sources said that the actor suffered a torn rotator cuff, along with muscle injury and avulsion fracture to his shoulder, forcing him to undergo the surgery.
With multiple stars in Tollywood injury list, the action entertainer genre has been a consistent source of income for the producers. With big budgets being allocated to such films, even a brief stoppage in the schedule leads to huge losses. Therefore, it is high time that the required safety precautions are put in place in order to prevent such incidents as it puts both the superstar actors and the production houses in jeopardy.