AR Rahman to hold benefit concert for cyclone relief

As cyclone Gaja has wreaked havoc in nearly a dozen districts of Tamil Nadu and rescue operations are underway, members of the Tamil film fraternity have joined hands to do their bit. Oscar winning music director AR Rahman, having concerned about the suffering caused by cyclone Gaja, took to twitter and announced that he would donate the fund raised through a musical concert in Toronto, Canada, to the cyclone relief measures.

Actor Suriya was among the first Tamil stars to come forward and lend support. Suriya along with his father Sivakumar, brother Karthi and wife Jyotika have together donated a sum of Rs. 50 lakh as relief fund through various NGOs in the cyclone Gaja affected areas.

Superstar Rajinikanth, via a statement, on Tuesday announced relief materials worth Rs. 50 lakh towards the relief fund.

Basking in the success of his latest Tamil film "Sarkar", Actor Vijay has donated around Rs. 40 lakh to 9 bank accounts of his fan club heads to help those affected by cyclone Gaja.

Actor Vijay Sethupathi, last seen in Tamil film "96", has announced a relief fund of Rs. 25 lakh to be spent towards buying rechargeable torch lights and saplings for those whose farms have been destroyed by cyclone Gaja.

Actor-producer Sivakarthikeyan donated Rs. 10 lakh to the Tamil Nadu CM relief fund in addition to Rs. 10 lakh worth of relief materials.

"2.0" director Shankar has announced donation of Rs. 10 lakh to the Tamil Nadu CM relief fund.