Kamal Haasan hospitalised
Arita Sarkar (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 17, 2014)

Kamal Haasan was rushed to Chennai's Apollo Hospital on Tuesday with symptoms of food poisoning. The actor was admitted at 11 am.

Speaking to Mirror later in the day, the hospital's publicist, Suganthy Sundaraj, confirmed the news, saying, "He has acute food poisoning."

The actor has been examined by both his family doctor and the hospital's general practitioner and gastroenterologist.

"He is fine now but is being kept under observation," added Sundaraj, who maintained that she is unsure about when the actor will be discharged.

The 59-year-old had been away shooting for Papanasam, the Tamil remake of Malayalam hit Drishyam, on locations across Tamil Nadu. He returned last week and was about to start shooting in Chennai when he collapsed on set.

According to sources, the health scare could be caused by the many kilos he lost for the role in Papanasam. A hectic schedule with multiple projects, including Uthama Villain and the Viswaroopam sequel, too seems a possible culprit.