Veteran Tamil actor-filmmaker Bhagyaraj and his wife Poornima tested positive to Covid-19, their son actor Shanthanu has revealed. He has also requested people who had come in contact with his family recently to get tested for the virus. “My parents #KBhagyaraj #PoornimaBhagyaraj tested POSITIVE fr #Covid19 today. All of us incl. staff hve quarantined ourselves @ home as per our doctors instructions Requesting everyone who were in contact with any of us last 10days to get tested Pls pray fr their speedy recovery (sic),” he wrote on his Twitter page.
Bhagyaraj and Poornima had earlier, received their COVID-19 vaccination. On the work front, Bhagyaraj was last seen in the Tamil crime drama Ponmagal Vandhal. The film starring Jyothika in the lead role, released directly on Amazon Prime Video last year owing to the lockdown. He will next be seen in Murungakkai Chips, which stars Shantanu in the lead. Shantanu was last seen in director Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial Master which hit the big screens earlier this year. Starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles, the film went onto become a huge hit at the box office.