Mumbai: Filmmaker S. Shankar who is directing the film titled Indian 2 has announced Rs 1 crore financial assistance to the families of the technicians who lost their lives at the shooting spot earlier this month.
In a statement, Shankar said whatever help is rendered to the families, who lost their loved ones (Krishna, Madhu and Chandran), can not compensate for the loss of their lives.
"Nevertheless, a sum of Rs 1 crore will be given to the affected families by me which may be of small help to them," he said.
hankar said more than relief of escaping himself by a whisker, the pain of losing three people is tormenting him.
The director asserted that he is trying to recover from the shock of the accident, further adding that he is not able to digest the accident despite several safety measures taken.
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The three technicians Madhu, Chandran and Krishna were killed and 12 others were injured after the crane fell on them while constructing the sets at the EVP Film City near Chennai on February 19 night.
Film's hero Kamal Haasan, female lead Kajal Aggarwal, as well as Shankar himself, had a providential escape that night.
Earlier, the actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan had expressed condolences over the death of three people on the set of his movie Indian 2.
With inputs from IANS.
