The COVID-19 and Omicron variants are spreading rapidly in India over the last couple of weeks. The cinema industry is no exception in it. The government has imposed strict restrictions on all sectors to control the increase in virus infection.

Recently, Arun Vijay, Trisha, Thaman, Mahesh Babu, Kamal Haasan, Vadivelu, Suraaj, Sathyaraj and Arun Vaidyanathan had tested positive for COVID-19 and a few of them have recovered as well. Now, the latest is that the famous pan-Indian director Priyadarshan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The 64-year-old filmmaker has apparently been hospitalised in Chennai's Apollo Hospital after the diagnosis. He is currently undergoing treatment and is stable. He has directed more than 95 films in various Indian languages, predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi, while also having done six films in Tamil and two in Telugu.