Filmmaker
Vasanthabalan,
who
is
known
for
directing
films
like
Veyil,
Kaaviya
Thalaivan
and
others,
recently
informed
fans
that
he
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
and
has
been
admitted
to
a
hospital
in
Chennai.
He
took
to
his
official
Facebook
account
and
shared
a
post
in
Tamil.
He
wrote,
"அன்புள்ள
நண்பர்களுக்கு!
நான்
கொரோனோ
பெருந்தொற்றால்
பாதிக்கப்பட்டு
மருத்துவமனையில்
அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளேன்.ஆதலால்
பலருடைய
தொலைபேசி
அழைப்பை
எடுக்க
இயலமுடியவில்லை.என்
மீது
பேரன்பு
கொண்ட
நண்பர்கள்,
மருத்துவர்கள்,
உறவினர்கள்
சூழ
இருக்கிறேன்
என்பதே
மனதிற்குள்
ஆயிரம்
யானை
பலம்
கூடி
வருகிறது.
ஈராறு
கால்கொண்டெழும்
புரவியாய்
மீண்டும்
எழுந்து
வருவேன்."
The
Tamil
post
of
Vasanthabalan
explained
that
the
director
can't
take
many
phone
calls
because
he
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
He
is
surrounded
by
his
friends,
doctors,
relatives
who
are
giving
him
the
strength
equal
to
that
of
one
thousand
elephants.
He
assured
his
fans
that
he
will
rise
again.
Further
updates
about
his
health
are
awaited.
Talking
about
his
career,
Vasanthabalan
started
working
as
an
assistant
to
filmmaker
Shankar
on
his
debut
film
Gentleman.
He
later
worked
with
the
2.0
fame
in
projects
like
Kaadhalan,
Indian
and
Jeans.
In
2000,
Vasanthabalan
tried
to
make
his
directorial
debut
with
Rajasekhar-starrer
Telugu
film.
However,
it
didn't
take
off.
Later,
in
2002,
he
finally
made
his
debut
as
director
with
the
film
Album.
In
2006,
he
got
recognition
for
his
critically
acclaimed
and
commercially
successful
film
Veyil.
Notably,
the
film
won
National
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film.
It
starred
Pasupathi,
Bharath,
Bhavana
and
others
in
key
roles.
The
filmmaker
has
also
directed
films
like
Aravaan,
Angadi
Theru
and
others.
He
is
currently
working
on
his
upcoming
venture
Jail
with
GV
Prakash
Kumar.