{"id":2389,"date":"2026-05-15T08:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:07:31","slug":"reel-to-real-vijays-thamizhan-inspires-chennai-mans-%e2%82%b922674-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/?p=2389","title":{"rendered":"Reel to Real: Vijay\u2019s Thamizhan Inspires Chennai Man\u2019s \u20b922,674 Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai resident Arun Loganathan has drawn attention after donating \u20b922,674 to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister\u2019s Relief Fund, inspired by a memorable scene from Vijay\u2019s 2002 film <em>Thamizhan<\/em>. In the movie, Vijay\u2019s character Surya sends a cheque of \u20b94,000 to the Prime Minister as his personal contribution towards reducing the nation\u2019s debt, delivering a message about individual responsibility and civic duty.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by the scene and Vijay\u2019s ideals, Arun said he wanted to \u201cfulfil his individual debt responsibility\u201d in real life. He submitted the contribution along with a letter explaining how cinema can inspire positive social action beyond entertainment. Photos of Arun holding the receipt and letter have now gone viral on social media, with many praising his gesture.<\/p>\n<p>The incident once again highlights Vijay\u2019s strong influence among fans, especially after his recent entry into active politics. Supporters have called Arun\u2019s act a symbol of responsible citizenship and social awareness inspired by cinema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai resident Arun Loganathan has drawn attention after donating \u20b922,674 to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister\u2019s Relief Fund, inspired by a memorable scene from Vijay\u2019s 2002 film Thamizhan. In the movie, Vijay\u2019s character Surya sends a cheque of \u20b94,000 to the Prime Minister as his personal contribution towards reducing the nation\u2019s debt, delivering a message &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[846,850,853,848,854,555,851,857,858,849,859,856,847,852,88,845,855,844,684,689],"class_list":["post-2389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-arun-loganathan","tag-chennai-news","tag-cinema-inspires","tag-cm-relief-fund","tag-good-gesture","tag-india-news","tag-kollywood","tag-public-service","tag-real-life-inspiration","tag-social-responsibility","tag-south-cinema","tag-tamil-actor-vijay","tag-tamil-cinema","tag-tamil-movie","tag-tamil-nadu","tag-thamizhan","tag-trending-news","tag-vijay","tag-vijay-fans","tag-viral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389\/revisions\/2391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dw24news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}