If
the
grapevine
is
to
be
believed,
actor-filmmaker
Kamal
Haasan
will,
for
the
first
time
in
his
career,
endorse
textile
showroom
brand,
Pothys.
An
advertisement
for
the
same
may
be
shot
here
in
Chennai
this
week.
"Actor-photographer
Krishna
will
shoot
this
video
in
a
special
set.
It
will
be
a
two-minute
long
advertisement
and
is
likely
to
go
on
air
very
soon,"
a
source
from
the
production
team
told
IANS.
In
a
career
spanning
over
five
decades,
Mr.
Haasan
has
never
endorsed
a
brand.
It
is
said
that
his
change
of
mind
came
in
a
bid
to
help
patients
suffering
from
AIDS.
The
Vishwaroopam
actor
will
be
donating
his
remuneration
acquired
from
the
advertisement
to
help
inpatients,
especially
kids
fighting
the
deadly
virus.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
not
long
ago,
Kamal's
daughter
Shruti
Haasan
endorsed
Pothys'
boutique
showroom.
The
60-year-old
actor
currently
awaits
the
release
of
his
Tamil-Telugu
bilingual
neo-noir
crime
thriller
Thoonga
Vanam.
The
upcoming
film
stars
Prakash
Raj,
Trisha,
Kishore,
Asha
Sharath
and
Sampath
Raj
in
key
roles.