India, May 17 -- Veteran Telugu actor Pavala Shyamala has been playing supporting roles in star films since 1985. But the last few years have not been kind to the actor, who has been in financial distress. Recently, she was turned away from a hospital due to a lack of funds and was found on the street by the police. Producer Dil Raju has stepped in to help her.

Raju's team states that Shyamala visited a private hospital for treatment of a heart ailment. However, she was allegedly turned away due to a lack of funds and sent back in a taxi. The driver allegedly dropped her off at a junction in the middle of the night. Locals who noticed her, helpless, on the footpath alerted the police. The police shifted her to the RK Foundation.

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