Cinema VinesMohanlal’s highly anticipated live performance in Sydney, titled “Vaikittu Endha Paripadi” (What’s on the agenda this evening?), has been postponed after the actor’s Australian visa was not approved in time. The show was scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Northwest Convention Centre and was organised by Kayal Events.
In a video message posted on social media, the veteran actor expressed his disappointment and apologized to fans in Australia. Speaking from Singapore, Mohanlal said he has been performing on stage for several decades and has made a conscious effort to bring his shows to audiences worldwide, having recently performed in the US, UK and Germany. He added that he had been working on presenting what he described as his best concepts to Sydney audiences.
According to Mohanlal, several of his colleagues had already arrived in Sydney for the programme, but he could not travel because his visa had not been granted. “I don’t know how this happened. It might be a clerical mistake, and I am taking the blame for it,” he said, while apologising to his fans. He explained that he had tried his best to make the show happen but could not do so without the visa.
Kayal Events released a statement saying the postponement was due to an “unforeseen delay in the visa approval process” involving the headline artiste. The organisers added that all the other artistes and crew members had already reached Sydney, but the event could not proceed without Mohanlal. They said the show will be rescheduled for a new and feasible date, with details to be announced later.
