Telugu film actor Fish Venkat, known for his roles in numerous films, remains hospitalised in the ICU and requires a kidney transplant.
Last week, several reports claimed that actor Prabhas’ assistant had reached out to the family to offer financial help. However, in a recent interview, Venkat’s family have stated that the call was a hoax.
Fish Venkat’s Family Almost Fell For Person Pretending To Actor Prabhas
“Nothing like that happened,” says family member. Speaking to Suman TV, a family member said, “Actually, nothing like that happened. We have been answering every call we get to see if anyone can help us. Some unknown person called us pretending to be Prabhas Anna’s assistant. We found out after that it was a fake call. He doesn’t even know something like this is happening. We have not received any financial help yet.”
This truth comes just days after Venkat’s daughter Sravanthi told One India that someone claiming to be from Prabhas’ team had called with an offer of support. “Daddy isn’t well at all. He is very serious and in the ICU. He needs a kidney transplant. It will cost us at least Rs 50 lakh. Prabhas’ assistant called us and offered financial assistance. They asked us to inform them when his transplant happens to cover the cost,” she said. Earlier, it was reported that Prabhas offered Rs 50 lakh as financial aid to Fish Venkatesh.
Actor Vishwak Sen Comes Forward To Help
Actor Vishwak Sen has stepped forward to help. In a video shared by Sasi TV, the family confirmed receiving Rs 2 lakh from him. “Vishwak Sen is the first hero from the film industry to know about Fish Venkat’s health and donate Rs 2 lakh. This is going to help us a lot, so thank you. We urge everyone, from small artists to big heroes, to help Fish Venkat Anna with his health issue,” the family said in the video.
Support from Pawan Kalyan and Mopidevi Venkata Ramana came earlier this year. Pawan Kalyan had donated Rs 2 lakh to Fish Venkat earlier this year when the news of his illness first came to light. Politician Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao had also extended help, contributing Rs 1 lakh to the actor’s treatment. However, the family says more support is urgently needed. “We are in dire need of money for the kidney transplant now. Nobody knows he is in such a dire situation now, though it seems like not even Chiranjeevi. None of the associations also reached out to help either,” a family member said.