Published: Feb 18, 2016, 04:47 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 18, 2016, 05:50 PM (IST)
South Indian film industry superstars Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan will play a cricket match on April 10. Nadigar Sangam, which was previously known as South Indian Artistes’ Association (SIAA) is running short of money to build their new office. Actor Vishal Krishna Reddy (General Secretary of Nadigar Sangam) told some news channels and print media that they will raise money by hosting a cricket match which will feature some prominent and popular actors of the film industry. Currently, Nadigram has just Rs. 48 lakhs in cash and they have received some money amounting to approximately two crores through loans so that they reclaim the land and also fix their lease agreement which they have with SPI Cinemas, a multiplex chain and a film production company. ALSO READ— Sachin Tendulkar: Rajnikanth’s enthusiasm infectious
A source from Nadigar Sangam was quoted by DNA speaking to IANS , “Right now, we have Rs4.8 million (Dh257,165) in cash and we have borrowed Rs20 million from the bank. To raise more funds to complete the building, we are conducting this celebrity cricket match. The entire Tamil film fraternity will come together for this initiative and the event will be attended by Rajini sir and Kamal sir,” Currently, both the superstars are busy with their movie assignments. Rajnikanth is shuffling between shooting for the movies Kabali and 2.o (Enthiran 2) whereas Haasan is engaged with a bilingual movie assignment.
Film stars have often taken to the field in the past as well. Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) also features stars from major film industries of India taking to the cricket field. The sixth season of the league concluded recently with Telugu Warriors team emerging victorious. It was their second back-to-back victory.
