Shruti Haasan tests positive for Covid-19

Salaar actress Shruti Haasan has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Informing the fans about her health update, the star penned a note on Instagram, "Hi everyone ! A quick not so fun update. Despite all safety measures I have tested positive for Covid. I'm on the mend and can't wait to be back very soon ! Thank you and see you soon Lovelies".

Before this, many South celebrities had been affected by the virus. Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh, Mahesh Babu, Khushbu Sundar, Vishnu Vishal, Trisha, and others have only recently recovered from COVID-19. Shruti Haasan's father and superstar Kamal Haasan was also tested positive for the virus a while back.

 The star had to be hospitalized immediately for treatment. However, Kamal Haasan made a full recovery from the COVID-19 effect. Informing the fans about his health scare, Kamal Haasan had tweeted, "I had mild cough following my return from the USA. When I tested, the coronavirus infection was confirmed. I have isolated myself in hospital. Everyone should be on guard realising that the COVID-19 spread has not faded."

On the work front, Shruti Haasan will be playing the leading lady alongside Prabhas in Prashanth Neel's Salaar. Financed by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films, the action thriller also has Jagapathi Babu, Madhu Guruswamy, and Easwari Rao playing crucial roles. Salaar is slated for a theatrical release on 14 April. The project has been shot simultaneously in Kannada and Telugu and will be dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.