Hyderabad, Oct.20 (Hydnow): Prominent Tollywood actors today came forward to extend their helping hand to the flood victims of the state capital. They announced liberal donations to the victims. The sitting MLA from Andhra Pradesh state and noted actor Nandamuri Balakrishna announced a donation of Rs.1.5 crore to the flood victims. Taking inspiration from this, Megastar Chiranjeevi and Prince Mahesh Babu has announced a donation of Rs.1 crore each.
Responding on the issue, Megastar Chiranjeevi, on his official twitter handle, said that the unprecedented rains had shaken entire Hyderabad city and added that the rains had also led to loss of several human lives.
Prince Mahesh Babu has hailed the services of the state government and its disaster response teams and said that the teams had been doing an excellent job . He said that he was donating Rs.1 crore to the Telangana CM Relief Fund. He also urged the people of the state and the country to come forward and extend help to the victims.
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On the other hand, other actors like Akkineni Nagarjuna and Junior NTR also responded on the issue. They announced a donation of Rs. 50 lakh each to the CM relief fund. Director Trivikram and Harika and Hasini productions announced a donation of Rs. 20 lakh , actor Vijay Devarakonda donated Rs. 10 lakh. Telugu movie directors like Harish Shankar and Anil Ravipudi have also decided to donate Rs. 5 lakh to the flood victims. (Hydnow)