Prithviraj
Sukumaran
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
The
actor-director
got
infected
from
the
sets
of
his
upcoming
movie
Jana
Gana
Mana.
The
sources
close
to
the
project
suggest
that
director
Dijo
Jose
Antony
has
also
tested
positive
for
coronavirus.
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
took
to
his
official
social
media
pages
and
confirmed
the
reports
with
an
official
statement.
"Hello
everyone!
I've
been
shooting
for
Dijo
Jose
Antony's
"Jana
Gana
Mana" since
the
7th
of
October.
We
had
strict
protocols
in
place
with
regard
to
Covid
regulations
and
associated
safety
measures.
As
is
the
norm,
all
involved
in
the
shoot
were
tested
before
the
schedule
started
and
the
last
day
of
shoot
in
the
courtroom
set
we
had
put
up,
tests
were
repeated.
Unfortunately,
the
test
results
this
time
came
back
positive
and
I
have
gone
into
isolation.
I'm
asymptomatic
and
am
doing
fine
now.
All
primary
and
secondary
contacts
have
been
advised
to
isolate
and
get
tested.
Hoping
to
recover
soon
and
get
back
to
work
ASAP.
Cheers
and
thanks
for
the
love
and
concern.",
wrote
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
in
his
post.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
shooting
of
Jana
Gana
Mana
is
now
put
on
hold,
after
the
director
Dijo
Jose
and
lead
actor,
Prithviraj
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
The
entire
cast
and
crew
of
the
movie,
including
Suraj
Venjaramoodu
who
plays
the
other
lead
role,
have
been
quarantined
as
per
the
safety
protocols.
Jana
Gana
Mana,
which
marks
yet
another
collaboration
of
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
Suraj
Venjaramoodu,
started
rolling
in
Kochi
recently.
The
movie,
which
is
said
to
be
a
social
comedy,
marks
both
the
actors' first
collaboration
with
the
young
filmmaker
Dijo
Jose
Antony,
who
made
a
decent
debut
with
the
sleeper
hit
Queen.