January 8, 2011 (Sampurn Wire): South Indian actor Prithvi has been seriously injured in an accident while filming a song sequence for his upcoming Kollywood venture Pathinettan Kudi. The actor is presently housed at the Apollo Hospital in Madurai, the location where the shooting was taking place, and doctors have announced that his injury is serious. Prithvi suffered serious burns after fire caught on in the Melur area of Madurai, where the crew of Pathinettan Kudi was filming a song to be used in the film. Also present with Prithvi during the shooting of the song, apart from the technicians, was his costars in the movie Sri Nisha and Singam Puli.

The crew members are still reeling from the shock of the fire mishap and though anybody cannot be sure about the exact cause of the fire, a possible explanation can be that excess petrol was used to create the ring of fire within which Prithvi had to enter, which led to a raging fire on the sets of Pathinettan Kudi. Any other cast or crew member has not been injured in the accident.

Prithvi is the son of veteran actor and director Padiarajan and it has been reported that his family members rushed to Madurai from their hometown Chennai to be with Prithvi as he is recuperating in the Apollo Hospital. The shooting of Pathinettan Kudi has been stalled for a few days following Prithvis accident.

--Sampurn Wire