Tamil Nadu (Chennai) [India], actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan met the victims of the Hooch tragedy at the Kallakurichi Medical College.

The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration report released on Sunday.

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According to information shared by district collector, Kallakurichi, there were a total of 216 patients admitted to four hospitals in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit liquor.

At Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer), Pondy, 17 patients are alive and three have been declared dead, while at Vilupuram Medical College, four people are alive and four have been declared dead.

Most of the deaths occurred at Kallakurichi Medical College, where 31 people died and 108 are alive.

At Salem Medical College, 30 people are alive, while 18 have been reported dead. "There are 160 people who were admitted to the hospitals mentioned above and 55 people have died," according to official data.

152 male patients are alive in the incident, while 51 are dead. Meanwhile, BJP workers in Tamil Nadu staged a protest over the Kallakurichi liquor tragedy on Saturday.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Kamal Haasan will next be seen in 'Indian 2'. Directed by S. Shankar, 'Indian 2' has an impressive cast, including Siddharth, SJ Suryah, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Kalidas Jayaram, Gulshan Grover, Nedumudi Venu and many others.

Produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies, the film features exceptional cinematography by Ravi Varman and Rathnavelu, with editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

'Indian 2' is the sequel to the 1996 film Indian, which also starred Kamal as Veerasekaran Senapathy. The franchise brings back Kamal and director S Shankar for the sequel.

He also has 'Kalki 2898 AD' in his kitty.

Directed by Nag Ashwin, this post-apocalyptic film is inspired by Hindu scriptures and is set in the year 2898 AD.

The trailer showed that director Ashwin freely reinvented Mahabharat from a futuristic lens and added a dystopian touch. Kamal Haasan is part of the film. Directed by Nag Ashwin, this post-apocalyptic film is inspired by Hindu scriptures and is set in the year 2898 AD.

Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani are also part of the film.