Vijay Antony, keeping in mind the coronavirus pandemic and its adverse effects on the entertainment industry, announced a cut in remuneration of Rs 1 crore for his upcoming three projects – Tamil projects titled Tamizharasan, Agni Siragugal, and Khaki.
This has won him appreciation from many producers. They say it’s time that other actors do the same act.
In a statement, Vijay Antony, said, ‘As Tamil cinema got affected due to coronavirus lockdown from March 2020, the completion and releases of these three films were delayed by three months and by the time these films release, it may take another 3-4 months. Considering the loss that will be incurred by the producers of these three films and with a view to supporting them overcome from this situation, I decided to cut a 25% reduction in my salary for these films.’
Producer T Siva said, ‘ It is very kind of Vijay Antony to accept salary reduction considering the situation we are in due to the lockdown for over 50 days. We request that all actors and technicians should also come forward and accept reduced salaries so that the overall cost of all the current film producers reduces to tide over this crisis that all of us are facing currently.’