Chiranjeevi comes to veteran actress Pavala Shyamala's rescue with Rs1 lakh in aid

Veteran actress Pavala Shyamala, known for playing character roles in several Telugu films over the years, has been struggling to make ends meet due to the pandemic. Actor Chiranjeevi today came to her rescue by donating a sum of Rs1,01,500.

Producer Suresh Kondeti took to Twitter to share the news. He wrote: “Megastar Chiranjeevi garu donated ₹1,01,500 to veteran character artiste Pavala Syamala garu who’s struggling to run the household.”

Apparently, Chiranjeevi also enrolled her in the Movie Artistes Association (MAA) through which she will be receiving a monthly pension of Rs6,000 and medical insurance cover of Rs3 lakh. 

Shyamala made her acting debut with Chiranjeevi’s 1984 Telugu action film, Challenge. Some of her other films are Babai Abbai (1985), Swarnakamalam (1988), Karthavyam (1991), Indra (2002) and Varsham (2004). She was last seen on the big screen in the Telugu comedy Mathu Vadalara (2019).

Chiranjeevi has been leading the Telugu film industry in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, he donated Rs1 crore as a relief fund.

“The lockdown situation, while mandatory to deal with the coronavirus, also adversely impacts the lives of daily wage workers and lower income groups in the country, including Telugu film industry. Keeping this in mind, I am donating Rs1 crore for providing relief to film workers,” he had tweeted at the time.