Actors slam lack of safety measures during shoot

  Kannada actors on Tuesday con­de­m­ned the lack of safety me­a­sures during the shooting of the action scene for the film, ‘Maastigudi’, that claimed two the lives of two artistes, Raghav Uday and Anil.

Actor Jaggesh and his wife Parimala Jaggesh condemned what had happened and said that proper safety precautions should have been taken while shooting such a scene. “What has happened is sad. We are with the families of the deceased actors and the film crew. The whole film fraternity will sit and contemplate what should be done and what rules should be laid out during film shoots,” Jaggesh said.

Parimala said, “Stunt artistes should put their foot down and say they cannot do a stunt if they have even a shred of doubt. Extra care should be taken when they have families. The death of the two artistes will never be forgotten.” Actor Thriller Manju, who is known for his action scenes, slammed the “lack of professionalism and disregard for human life”. “All due safety measures should have been taken in advance. No matter how thrilling or exciting a stunt be, safety should be given importance,” he said.

Actor Duniya Vijay, who was saved during the shooting on Monday, refused to speak to the media. He is said to have been camping at the reservoir since the incident. He got into boats at frequent intervals to retrieve the bodies. Sitting on the bare ground, he was seen talking to colleagues from the film fraternity, explaining what had happened on Monday and the developments of Tuesday.