Two Kannada actors drown in lake during shooting the climax of a film

It was a major tragedy when two Kannada actors, Uday and Anil, drowned in the waters of Thippagondahalli reservoir on the outskirt of Bangalore in the course of filming the climax of the movie Maasti Gudi. Duniya Viji, the lead actor of the movie, also jumped and narrowly escaped as he was wearing a life jacket.
As per the police, the team did not have permission to shoot inside the reservoir.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 7 November 2016.

Uday, who was acting as villain in the movie, had talked with the media minutes before the incident and had revealed that he was flying in the helicopter for the first time. Unfortunately, the duo were not wearing any life jacket nor there was any security measure.
It seems the production unit had taken permission for the film shooting at the reservoir but had violated the approval by going into the water. The permission given was only for use of the banks of the reservoir and the gardens. Officials had been posted to oversee the activities and, after an hour, they said they were done with their shooting and the officials returned to their chambers.
This was when the unit illegally performed a stunt over the reservoir waters leading to the tragedy. As indicated by the officials, there was no safety at all because the engine of the boat that the team had brought to the site had not even been switched on.


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