Pushpa 2 Producers Naveen Yerneni And Ravi Shankar Donate ₹50 Lakhs To Sandhya Theatre Stampede Victim's Family

Pushpa 2 Stampede Case Update: The young boy injured in the tragic incident on December 4 has been admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad and is reportedly on life support. Amid the massive uproar in the matter and Allu Arjun being blamed for the stampede, the makers of the film visited the young boy and assured his family of their help. Mythri Movie Makers, the production company behind Pushpa 2 handed over a cheque to the young boy's father. 

Mythri Movie Makers donate ₹50 Lakhs to Pushpa 2 stampede victim 

The stampede at Sandhya Theatre occurred during the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule on December 4 and claimed the life of a 35-year-old woman. Her son, Sri Tej sustained major injuries and has been admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad. As per media reports, he is in the PICU and is currently on a ventilator. 

Videos doing rounds on social media show the producers of the Allu Arjun starrer Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar meeting with the husband of the deceased Revathi at the hospital where his son is being treated. Telangana minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy accompanied the producers. They handed over a cheque amounting ₹50 Lakhs to the family of the victim. Producer Naveen Yerneni stated, "This is a very unfortunate incident. We have been deeply saddened since the day it happened. We cannot express our feelings. Revathi’s death is a significant loss for the family. We visited the boy in the hospital, and he is recovering. The doctors are doing their best. We want to support the family, and this cheque is part of that effort."

Allu Arjun expressed condolences on tragic accident 

Reacting to the December 4 incident, Allu Arjun expressed his condolences. "It was a tragic accident, and my heart goes out to the family. I’ve been monitoring the condition of the injured child, and I’m relieved to hear he is improving. There has been a lot of misinformation and false allegations. I do not wish to blame any department or politician. This is deeply distressing for me."

The actor dismissed allegations of misconduct, describing them as an attempt at "character assassination." He added, "I have worked in the film industry for 20 years, and this incident has been devastating. I haven’t even watched my film in the theatre despite working on it for three years. I deeply apologise for the incident but want to clarify that I had no direct involvement in the unfortunate events."