Terrifying moment actor cheats death when out-of-control truck nearly runs him over and smash into crowd while filming Indian movie
- Actor thanked God he was safe in a message to his 1.9 million Twitter followers
- Filming for ‘Mark Anthony’, which Vishal stars in, only started this month
This is the terrifying moment an actor from India was nearly run over by a truck while on set filming.
Popular actor Vishal took to Twitter to share how the speeding lorry had just missed him while working on the upcoming film ‘Mark Anthony’.
The behind-the-scenes footage shows an apparently out-of-control truck, heavily loaded with equipment, breaking through a prop gate and hurtling towards a crowd of people.
All manage to get out of the way in time as the lorry shows no sign of stopping, heading towards the wall at the other side of the set.
Vishal is seen lying on the floor as part of the act before moving as he realises the truck is close to hitting him.
Somebody jumps in to pull him away before the camera pans down.
A still of the video shows the moment Vishal realises he needs to get out of the way of the truck
The Indian actor Vishal, pictured here, has had a long and popular career since 1989
The video was also shard by Vishal Film Factory, producing the film, which confirmed that there were no injuries on the set.
They said that a technical issue had caused the lorry to go rogue.
‘@VishalKOfficial escapes just in time by a few inches & seconds. All are safe & shooting will resume soon !!’
Vishal later took to Twitter to share the video with his 1.9m followers.
He thanked God and said that he was numb to the experience and ready to get back to filming.
Fans and fellow actors took to Twitter to share their best wishes after the video was put online.
Fellow actor and activist Kasturi Shankar sent her blessings to Vishal after the accident
A fan took to Twitter to wish Vishal well after the loaded lorry came close to hitting him on set
The producers confirmed it was caused by a technical fault and fans saw many just escaped
The actor, born in Tamil Nadu in 1977, has an acting career spanning 34 years.
He is currently starring in the film Mark Anthony and the film Thupparivaalan 2.
The huge Mark Anthony set was set up in Chennai and filming started only at the end of this month.
Vishal, Ritu Varma, Abhinaya, Sunil, and S J Suryah will star in the film.
Mark Anthony is directed by Adhik Ravichandran and the score written by Prakash Kumar.