Fire accident in shooting

B & C mills in Perambur have become a hot spot for shooting in Chennai especially pertaining to stunt and song sequences. From Guru to Sivaji to Pokkiri (Hindi), many films have been shot here and the place has almost become a lucky venue. Ellam Avan Seyal, the film under production being directed by Saji Kailash with newcomers R K and

Bhama as hero and heroines was being canned yesterday when an unfortunate incident occurred in the form of a fire accident at the shooting spot.

The lead pair was getting drenched in the rain along with twenty junior artists for a song sequence when a spark from welding work in the next room flew and caught on to the dresses of the artists. This led to a quick spreading of fire and the crew turned panicky and fled all over. Fortunately the water tank that was stationed for the song sequence was used to put down the fire. However the robes of the artists costing to the tune of a lakh were completely charred and barring this, there was no life loss much to everybody’s relief.