Chennai Mourns the Death of ‘Two Rupee Doctor’ S Jayachandran

This doctor treated patients for Rs 2.

If you had seen Kollywood film Mersal by actor Vijay, then you’d be familiar with his character: a doctor who only charges Rs 5 for treating his patients.

The character was inspired by a couple of real life doctors in Chennai. One of them was Dr S Jayachandran from North Chennai, often touted as the ‘Two Rupee Doctor’.