Tamil Nadu: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan visited the victims of the Hooch tragedy at Kallakurichi Medical College. The death toll in this Tamil Nadu tragedy has risen to 56, according to a report from the district administration released on Sunday.

The District Collectorate of Kallakurichi shared that 216 patients were admitted to four hospitals in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit liquor. At Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) in Pondy, 17 patients are alive and three have died. In Villupuram Medical College, four patients are alive and four have died.

The most fatalities occurred at Kallakurichi Medical College, where 31 people have died and 108 are still alive. At Salem Medical College, 30 patients are alive, while 18 have died. Official data indicates that 160 people were admitted to these hospitals, and 55 have died.

Out of the total, 152 male patients are alive, and 51 have died. On Saturday, BJP workers in Tamil Nadu staged a protest over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.

On the professional front, Kamal Haasan will next appear in 'Indian 2', directed by S. Shankar. The film features a star-studded cast including Siddharth, SJ Suryah, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Kalidas Jayaram, Gulshan Grover, and the late Nedumudi Venu. Produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies, the film boasts exceptional cinematography by Ravi Varman and Rathnavelu, and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

'Indian 2' is a sequel to the 1996 film 'Indian', where Kamal Haasan played Veerasekaran Senapathy. The franchise reunites Kamal and director S. Shankar. Kamal Haasan is also part of 'Kalki 2898 AD', directed by Nag Ashwin. This post-apocalyptic film, inspired by Hindu scriptures and set in 2898 AD, features Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani. The trailer suggests that Ashwin reimagines the Mahabharat from a futuristic and dystopian perspective. (ANI)