Telugu superstar Vijay Devarakonda has reached out with essentials to over 17,000 middle class families amid the lockdown.

Vijay took to Instagram and shared the “final report” of the work done in the past one month by his non-profitable organisation, The Devarakonda Foundation, which marked its origin in April 2019.

The foundation, up till now, has successfully aided 17,723 middle-class families with their groceries and basic essentials, spending Rs 17,121,103, with the help of his Middle Class Fund (MCF).

Vijay also shared a letter for his “Middle Class Family”.

He wrote: “In 30 years from today, when I am 60 and you are 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, oops. This corona will also be a memory, it’ll be a strange incident that scared us, shut us down, stopped us from shaking each others hands, hugging, where the sound of a cough seemed like an explosion..

“It’ll be memory of something we as a world shared together, how many such memories do we have?. Some will laugh thinking about it, some will become emotional thinking about how hard it was, most will do both..”

“And then, we will also remember how many, who were strangers, came together to help us like we were their own.”

With him are 8515, whom he calls his “middle class family,” and “535 volunteers”, whom he calls “rowdies”.

Right now, Vijay shared, MCF is put on “rest mode”, what with the onset of Lockdown 5.0, which comes with several relaxations.

“Today we put the MCF into Rest mode. As families get back into work, as the cities come back to life, as we spent all the funds we were given responsibility of.”

Vijay in his letter added: “I say rest mode because the MCF is a support system that we have created for a lifetime, it will be activated, up and running if ever a situation calls for its need.”

Vijay Devarakonda emerged as one of the bankable Telugu actors in a quick time. He is busy with an interesting lineup of films and the actor will test his luck at pan Indian level next year. Several Indian actors are making their way into digital space with a wide increase in the traffic for web series and web-based films. Vijay Devarakonda who is currently promoting the Telugu digital platform ‘Aha’ will produce a bunch of web-based projects for the new platform.

Vijay Devarakonda will produce web series on his production house ‘King of the Hill Entertainment’. KVR Mahendra who directed Anand Devarakonda’s debut film Dorasani is ready with an interesting script that impressed Vijay Devarakonda. The cast and crew members are finalized currently. Some other projects are in pipeline and Vijay Devarakonda himself will announce them officially.

The other day Vijay Devarakonda made sure that he kept Rs 25 lakhs aside to provide basic essentials for poor families who are struggling to get their daily bread and butter. He targeted to help 2000 families with the amount but after he disclosed the decision, donations poured in. Several of his fans donated to the Devarakonda Foundation through which they could now feed 6000 families till date.

Vijay Devarakonda wanted the needy to visit ‘thedevarakondafoundation.org’ for help. The foundation said that they received 77,000 requests in total and they are currently not accepting any requests. The Foundation is waiting for donations to help more and more families in this crisis time. Vijay Devarakonda also donated Rs 1 crore for ‘Middle Class Fund’ through which the unemployed youth would be trained in professional courses of their choices.

Telugu superstar Vijay Deverakonda has raised over Rs 40 lakh through his Middle Class Fund and says he has “reset” the goal of his charity, what with such generous donation coming in from fans. While he had earlier planned to help 2000 families, Vijay now hopes to help over 4000 families.

The “Arjun Reddy” star took to Twitter, where he shared a spreadsheet showing the amount of donation that has come in, and how many households have so far been helped.

Alongside the spreadsheet, the actor also penned an emotional thank you note.

“Today what I saw was magical. Mass care, Mass love and Mass generosity. Each one of you this miss class fund and its success belongs to you. I promise I will not let you down, we will reach out to each and everyone who reaches out to us and we shall all enjoy the happy smiles that shine back at us.

“In a day you made 25 lakhs into 40+ lakhs. Together we have now reset our goal of 2000+ families to 4000+ families. Today our team was 4, tomorrow we make it 34, so we can reach more people faster.”

“Below is an update of day 1 broad numbers. Everyday 9 PM we will share with you a sautés update, so we can witness impact of what we all are together doing. #TDF #MCF. Note- Households funded today was effected by our training session and 11 AM-12 Noon closure of stores. We will see a jump in families reached from tomorrow on.”

Vijay also shared a tweet from a person, who donated Rs 1 lakh to The Deverakonda Foundation.

The actor replied saying: “Darling, 100+ Families will be reached with your support to #MCF. Bigg hugg”

On Sunday, Vijay took to the social media to make two important announcements.

He wrote: “None of us were prepared for this. But we are fighters. We shall survive this and come out of it strong. This thing hit me hard as well, but I am here now. I am here with my incredible team that never says no to a fight and we are happy to announce a Rs 1.30 cr fund to help as many as we can. All we need is some love, kindness and support and I am sending you all, my love and strength.”

He even posted an 11-minute video clip in which the actor assured that he will provide employment opportunities and take care of the immediate requirements such as groceries and medicine through his foundation.

He also added that he will take care of the immediate needs of more than 2,000 families.

When the whole Tollywood is busy with ‘Be the Real Man’ challenge posting videos from their daily routine helping their families, Vijay Devarakonda follows a new trend. The actor was nominated by Koratala Siva and is asked to post the video for the challenge. Vijay Devarakonda posted a short video from his daily routine. The actor who is away from the shoot is spending ample time sleeping for over 9 hours a day. Vijay Devarakonda seems to have been playing it safe by doing small works at home.

Vijay Devarakonda also delivered a couple of tips for his fans through this video. He nominated Dulquer Salman to carry the challenge forward. The shoot of Vijay Devarakonda’s next film Fighter is put on hold as of now and will start after things calm down. Puri Jagannadh is the director and Fighter marks Vijay Devarakonda’s debut to Hindi. The actor essays the role of a kick-boxer in this action thriller.

Bits of my day in lockdown 🙂
Documented by @ananddeverkonda#BeARealMan challenged by @sivakoratala sir. I would like to extend it to Kunjikkaa @dulQuer pic.twitter.com/8bLAAQYeMo

— Vijay Deverakonda (@TheDeverakonda) April 25, 2020

Soon after the super success of Arjun Reddy, Vijay Devarakonda has been receiving calls and offers from Bollywood filmmakers. The actor was keen to make his debut in Bollywood but he waited for the right film. His next film Fighter will get a pan Indian release which is under shoot and is directed by Puri Jagannadh. Vijay Devarakonda is knocked by several Telugu filmmakers and after Fighter, he signed a film for Shiva Nirvana. As of now, he is quite reluctant to sign Telugu projects.

He is well bonded with Karan Johar who promised some interesting projects after Fighter. Vijay Devarakonda too decided not to hurry and will take a call on his future projects only after the release of Fighter. Vijay Devarakonda closed all the doors for Telugu directors as of now. Fighter will release during Dasara this year. Puri Jagannadh and Karan Johar are the producers. Vijay Devarakonda has one commitment for Mythri Movie Makers who should be honored soon as their project ‘Hero’ got shelved recently.

Telugu superstar Vijay Devarakonda has urged fans to use homemade masks and continue to remain safe at home.

“My loves, hope you are all staying safe. Cloth face covering will help slow disease spread. Leave the medical masks for doctors and instead, use handkerchief, use a scarf or your mom’s chunni. Cover your face, stay safe. #MaskIndia,” the actor wrote in his new Instagram post.

Vijay Devarakonda’s view comes at a time when medical professionals are taking to social media, complaining about the lack of PPEs and masks.

Devarakonda isn’t the only star to request fans to stay at home. From Chiranjeevi to Mahesh Babu, the biggest Tollywood stars are posting messages and videos asking fans to follow safety. Chiranjeevi even appeared in a video featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Mohanlal, Sivarajkumar and Mammootty which was shot separately in their respective homes. It gave the message to stay home and stay safe.

On the film front, Vijay Devarakonda has shot a majority portion for his Bollywood debut opposite Ananya Panday. Directed by Puri Jagannath, the film is set to be wrapped up in 2020.

Vijay Devarakonda and Puri Jagannadh are teaming up for a sports-based action drama that is currently under shoot. The film is rumored to be titled Fighter but the makers never hinted about the title. Though Puri feel that Fighter is an apt one for the film, Karan Johar and Vijay Devarakonda have different thoughts. They are considering multiple titles for the film as it would have a pan Indian release.

Karan Johar feels that the Hindi version should have a different title though if Puri locks Fighter for the Telugu version. As of now multiple titles are considered and they would be finalized soon. The latest schedule of the film got completed recently. The makers are keen on releasing the film during Dasara season. Puri Jagannadh and Karan Johar will lock a comfortable release date once they get a clarity on the completion of the shoot. Ananya Pandey is the leading lady and Ramya Krishna, Ronit Roy will be essaying other pivotal roles.

Along with a lot of reception, young actor, Vijay Devarakonda is even facing the heat because of his hyperactive behavior. The actor never responded on a negative note for the trolls and the negative wave across social media. He says that he loves to take it in a positive way as the conversation is happening around him. Vijay Devarakonda says that there are a lot of people talking about him which makes Devarakonda a happy man.

Vijay Devarakonda says that he loves criticism and he takes it to his heart. He is quite confident on World Famous Lover which is hitting the screens this Friday. The actor says that he is all set to enter a new phase in his career and his future projects will thrill the audience. Directed by Kranthi Madhav, World Famous Lover is hitting the screens on February 14th on the eve of Valentine’s Day.