Jr NTR suffers shoulder injury, advised six to eight weeks' rest

Telugu superstar Jr NTR has sustained a shoulder injury and has been advised to take complete rest for six to eight weeks, according to an official statement issued by his team.

The statement said the actor suffered an "unfortunate shoulder injury" earlier in the day and underwent a thorough medical evaluation. Doctors Dr J Madhusudan Rao and Dr R A Purnachandra Tejaswi have recommended a six-to-eight-week recovery period to ensure a full recovery.

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"We would like to assure everyone that there is absolutely no cause for panic. We will continue to share official updates regarding his health and recovery as and when appropriate," the statement added.

While the actor's team did not disclose how the injury occurred, Jr NTR is currently filming Prashanth Neel's upcoming action film "Dragon". Several media reports have suggested the injury may have happened during the film's shoot, but this has not been officially confirmed by the actor's representatives.

"Dragon", set in 1967, is centred on the opium trade and follows Luger, the Assassin-in-Chief of the fictional Afghan Trading Company, played by Jr NTR. The film also stars Rukmini Vasanth, Anil Kapoor, Biju Menon, Guru Somasundaram, Ashutosh Rana, Khushbu Sundar, Rajeev Kanakala, Anshuman Pushkar, Sidhant Gupta, Prabhas Srinu, Shatru, Shiva, Bhimal Jeet Oberoi, Ntuthuzelo Prince Grootboom, Aleksandr Mizev, and Benedict Paul Garrett.