SS Rajamouli pledges to donate his organs

Director SS Rajamouli made it to the headlines after he donated a portion of profit of his blockbuster movie Eega. Now, the Tollywood filmmaker is back in news again and this time for another charitable work. Yes! He has pledged his organs to Gandhi Medical College in Secunderabad.

SS Rajamouli attended a college fest at the Gandhi Medical College on the Friday evening September 14. The critically acclaimed director also visited an organ donation stall in the college and interacted with the doctors there. Meanwhile, he decided to donate his organs to the College. Later, he announced the news on his Twitter page.

The director tweeted, "Thanks to all medicos and professors. Had a gr8 time at Gandhi medical college. I pledged to donate my organs and anyone who wish to donate their organs or be a volunteer,visit http://www.mohanfoundation.org i learnt organs from one body can give life to 8 people."

However, SS Rajamouli is not the first Tollywood celebrity to donate his organs. Several other Telugu stars have come forward to lend their support for this noble cause. Nagarjuna, Amala Akkineni, Lakshmi Manchu, Navdeep, Arvind Krishna and Harshvardhan Rane have also announced to donate their parts of their bodies.