A.R.
Rahman inaugurated a children’s
block at the Adyar Cancer Institute
on April 14th, 2009. This block was
built in memory of musician Mahesh,
who had scored the music for the Kamal
Haasan starrer Nammavar. The late musician,
it may be recalled, succumbed to cancer.
It was Mahesh’s vision and death
wish that a Trust should be created
to help the children suffering from
cancer.
Ajith, Arvind Samy, Mani Rathnam among
other participated in the event. Mahesh’s
wife Chithra Mahesh, the head of the
trust, spoke about the trust’s
vision and disclosed that the hospital
was built using funds collected from
various shows and event. The building
cost about 3.5 crores, she said. |
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