Actor Prakash Raj pays wages in advance up to May to his staff amidst the coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has made the entire world to come on a standstill. Even in India, the government has locked down many states. People are being advised to stay at home to avoid the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, due to the complete shutdown, many daily wage workers have lost their income sources. Thus governments are providing them with free ration. Meanwhile, various celebrities are also doing their part in order to make the lives of their workers a bit better in these tough times. Popular actor Prakash Raj revealed that he paid advances to all his staff till the month of May. He also announced half-pay to the workers who are currently working on his projects which got stopped due to the pandemic.

In an official note, Prakash Raj stated, "#janathacurfew ... looked into my reserve funds. Paid advance salaries to empower all my farm .. house .. film production .foundation and Personnel staff up to the month of MAY... finalised a way to give at least half salaries to daily wage workers of my three films stopped due to social distancing .. I'm not done yet .. will continue to do more with what I can afford .. request each one of you who can afford to help needy around you... time to give back to life.. time to stand by one another." Many netizens are appreciating the efforts of the actor. They are also urging the other actors to take up immediate action to help the people in need. On the career front, Prakash Raj is currently working on the film Ranga Marthanda. He is playing the lead role in the movie. Krishna Vamshi is directing the project. Prakash Raj also has a couple of films in hand as well.

#JanathaCurfew .. what I did today .. let’s give back to life .. let’s stand together #justasking pic.twitter.com/iBVW2KBSfp

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) March 22, 2020

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