Actor Suriya tests positive for COVID-19, urges fans to be cautious amid pandemic

CHENNAI: South star Suriya has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently undergoing treatment for the virus.

The 45-year-old actor took to Twitter late Sunday evening to share his diagnosis and urged his fans to be cautious amid the pandemic.

"I am undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and I am better now. Let us all realise that life hasn't returned to normalcy yet. We also cannot be filled with fear and let life come to a standstill. We still need to be careful and safe. Lots of love and gratitude to the dedicated doctors and medical staff standing by my side," Suriya wrote.

’கொரோனா’ பாதிப்பு ஏற்பட்டு, சிகிச்சை பெற்று நலமுடன் இருக்கிறேன். வாழ்க்கை இன்னும் இயல்பு நிலைக்கு திரும்பவில்லை என்பதை அனைவரும் உணர்வோம். அச்சத்துடன் முடங்கிவிட முடியாது. அதேநேரம் பாதுகாப்பும், கவனமும் அவசியம். அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் துணைநிற்கும் மருத்துவர்களுக்கு அன்பும், நன்றிகளும்.

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) February 7, 2021

Filmmaker Rajsekar Pandian, a close associate of the actor, gave a health update to the star's fans in a Twitter post.

"Dear brothers and sisters Anna's fine and nothing to worry," he wrote.

Dear Brothers and Sisters Anna’s fine and nothing to worry @Suriya_offl https://t.co/1G7VcDQNlp pic.twitter.com/9m86ApJEPe

— Rajsekar Pandian (@rajsekarpandian) February 7, 2021

The actor was recently seen in "Soorarai Pottru", which released on Amazon Prime Video.

Directed by Sudha Kongara and backed by Suriya, the film was a biographical drama on the life of Captain GR Gopinath, a retired Army officer, who founded the low-cost airline Air Deccan.