CHENNAI: Actor Jai has lent a helping hand to a young junior artiste, who is preparing for the UPSC exams. We heard that actress Manisha Priyadarshini, who is best known for playing the supporting role of actor Vemal’s younger sister in the superhit film Kalavani, is a civil service aspirant who is preparing hard for the UPSC exams. Manisha, who is acting in both television and in films, has also been consistently excelling in her studies and is simultaneously pursuing her college education. Sources say she is presently doing her final year LLB course.

When DT Next contacted actor Jai, he said, “This happened in March-April this year. I didn’t want anyone to know about this. I was told about Manisha and she found it difficult to afford Rs 45,000 to prepare for her UPSC exams. I was really careful about the news not going out. Somehow, it happened that people came to know about it while I was promoting my film Pattampoochi. This is purely not for promotional purposes. I would only be happy if others come out and help such aspirants in future.”