Many actors have made their debut in the film industry and have built huge fan bases after their hard work. The salary of such actors rises from lakhs to crores, they have given half of their earned salary to orphanages and education expenses of poor students. Actors and actresses in Tamil cinema have donated half of their assets. Let’s see about them now.
Patapat Jayalakshmi: Actress Patapat Jayalakshmi acted in few films in Malayalam. After that, she paired up with superstar Rajinikanth in several films including Mullum Malarum and Kali. It is noteworthy that he committed suicide by hanging himself at his house due to depression and had written all the money he earned as a donation to Tirupati Devasthanam.
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Srividya: Actress Srividya has acted as a child star in many films since her childhood. Srividya acted as heroine with many leading actors. Married and later divorced. She was famous for playing the role of mother to many actors and died of spinal cancer. Srividya started her own home for the elderly and donated the money she earned from it.
NS Krishna: Kalaiwanar N.S. Krishnan, there is no one who is not surprised by his comedy performance. To that extent, his performance became important for Tamil cinema. NS Artist Karunanidhi built an arena named after Krishnan as Kalaivanar Arena. There is a trust in his name which helps the poor students towards their education expenses.
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MGR: The late former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and actor MGR did many things for the people during his acting career. He used his income to help poor students in schools. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister, MGR, has continuously brought many schemes including nutrition scheme for the students of Tamil Nadu. It is mentioned that while MGR Trust is functioning in Chennai, it is helping many poor students with their education expenses through that trust.
Lawrence & Surya: Actors like this are still doing it, especially Raghava Lawrence, who has created a separate trust to help the disabled, elderly and orphans. Similarly, Surya has started a trust and is helping children by giving them higher education. Although there are a thousand flaws in this, they are helping and maintaining themselves, and we can heartily appreciate them.
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