dharala prabhu which had vivekh in a prominent role was one of the three tamil films which had hit screens before theatres were shut down across tamil nadu due to the lockdown the actor had expressed his disappointment about the same while talking to us in april 2020 he said i was a little dejected with the boxoffice performance of dharala prabhu because the theatres were shut down just three days after the movie was released it had good scope to attract family audience and youngsters im currently working on three projects indian 2 aranmanai 3 and yaadhum oore yaavarum kelir during the initial days of lockdown he said that it hadnt affected his daily routine much though he missed his earlymorning exercise in besant nagar due to the restrictions he also added that he started doing yoga and meditation at home apart from sweating it out at his home gym in the eveningsaccording to vivekh reading and watching movies were two things apart from exercises which had kept him occupied during the initial days of lockdown he said i have a minilibrary at home and i have begun reading books id purchased during my travels as a huge admirer of vivekananda i love reading sayings of vivekananda it is quite inspiring and gives us immense strength during tough times like this i would like to recommend the other side of me sidney sheldon autobiography of a yogi paramhansa yogananda short stories by jayakanthan bharathiyar kavithaigal oru vazhipokkanin vaazhkai payanam tamizharuvi manian and wings of fire apj abdul kalamhe had told us that two things that he wanted to stay away from were checking whatsapp messages and watching news related to the pandemic keeping oneself updated on the rise in the number of patients and deaths across the world does no good to us and constant reading of forwarded messages on whatsapp is also highly avoidable he saidvivekh also went on to add that the lockdown in a way is a blessing in disguise we can use the time to build relationships with our close ones this is also an opportunity for us to ensure that we remain healthy physically and mentally by having a proper diet its a hard time for all of us stay safe and be at home this too shall pass he told us