New Delhi:
Kannada filmmaker Pradeep Raj passed has succumbed to COVID-19. He took breathed his last Thursday morning at a private hospital. He was 46. The director is survived by his wife and two children. His funeral will take place today in Pondicherry, suggest media reports.
Pradeep Raj is credited for helming movies like Girgitle, Kichchu. Pradeep’s previous film to hit the theatres was Girgitle in the year 2019. He also directed KGF star Yash in Kirataka.
Meanwhile, India is currently witnessing the third wave of novel coronavirus. The recent surge in Covid-19 cases all over the country has got everyone worried including Yash, who admits that he is “fed up with this yet we all are optimistic”.
In an interaction with HT, he said, “We never thought there would be a day when we have to sit at home and do nothing. Human are like this, we need things to happen the way we want to happen. We are tuned (programmed) to live our life a certain way and if that is not happening then it is a problem. But nature, on the other hand, is different.”
Yash continued, “Not just cinema industry but a lot of people are going through a bad phase… there is no consistency in their incomes, plus there is psychological pressure. However, let’s hope [for a better tomorrow] and be positive. It should settle down. Eventually any pain has to end. Nothing is permanent. It has gone to an extent, but it has to come down.”
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