Overview

• Sonu Sood transferred ₹1.5 lakh to Fish Venkat’s family and pledged ongoing support after learning of his death
• Fish Venkat died on July 18 in Hyderabad after battling end-stage kidney failure and weeks on dialysis while awaiting a transplant
• His family had sought ₹50 lakh to cover urgent transplant costs and received only small donations from actors such as Pawan Kalyan and Vishwak Sen
• A fraudster impersonating Prabhas’s assistant falsely promised ₹50 lakh, worsening the family’s fundraising challenges
• The case has prompted renewed calls for formal welfare and medical aid frameworks for supporting actors in Tollywood