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A stuntman died a painful death after falling from a height of 20 feet on the sets of Sardar-2

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An accident took place on the sets of Vijay Sethupathi and Karthi starrer Tamil film 'Sardar 2' on Tuesday. While completing a shoot here, 54-year-old stuntman Elumalai fell from a height of 20 feet.

After this, he was taken to the hospital but the doctors could not save him and he died. Elumalai suffered serious injuries around the chest. His lungs were also seriously injured. In this case, the Virugambakkam police have registered an FIR and started investigation. After the accident, the shooting of Karthi starrer 'Sardar 2' has been stopped. The Flamini team has also shared an official statement regarding the accident. In this statement, the makers wrote, 'Stunt union member Elumalai, who was working as a stuntman in our film 'Sardar 2'.

He has passed away. On Tuesday evening, July 16, while we were shooting a stunt sequence, Elumalai accidentally fell from a height of 20 feet and got injured. We took him to the hospital but the doctors could not save him. He died during treatment at around 11:30 pm. We stand with Elumalai's family in this difficult time. Let us tell you that in his career, Elumalai has done stunts for films of many big actors including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay and Ajith Kumar. These days he was shooting for 'Sardar 2'. Apart from Vijay Sethupathi, actors like Rashi Khanna and Chunky Pandey will also be seen in this film. Earlier in February 2020, an accident also happened on the set of Kamal Haasan's film 'Indian 2'. In this accident, 3 people died on the set and about 10 people were injured. After this accident, the shooting of the film was stopped for two years.