Kerala has witnessed its most devastating flooding in 100 years as the incessant rains that pounded the state for five days has claimed hundreds of lives and rendered two lakh people homeless.  Kollywood stars Kamal Haasan (25lakhs), Vijay Sethupathi(25lakhs), Suriya-Karthi(25lakhs), Siddharth (25lakhs), Rohini(2lakhs) , Nayanthara(10lakhs) and Dhanush (25lakhs) among others.

Superstar Rajinikanth has contributed rupees Fifteen lakhs (15,00,000/-) to the Kerala flood victims and people from his camp have stated "With the floods resulting in a lot of devastation in Kerala, the locals are struggling to survive without proper basic amenities for them. Superstar Rajinikanth donated Rs.15 lakhs towards the relief fund for the people who are affected".