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Kollywood’s hits and misses in polls

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While Karunas and Vaagai Chandrasekar emerged winners in the Assembly polls, other popular film personalities such as Vijayakanth, Sarathkumar, C R Saraswathi and Raja Krishnamoorthy (Kitty) faced defeat in the elections.

This is the second victory within a year for Karunas. Only in October last, he was elected as the vice-president of Nadigar Sangam (South India Artistes Association) in a tough battle.

And in the just-concluded Assembly elections, he has been elected as legislator by the people of Thiruvadanai constituency. He was given the seat by chief minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa just a few weeks before the polls.

Sarathkumar lost the polls in Tiruchendur seat, and Vijayakanth, the president of DMDK and the chief ministerial candidate of DMDK-PWF-TMC alliance, was defeated in Ulundurpet.

C R Saraswathi who contested on an AIADMK seat lost to the DMK at Pallavaram in Chennai, while Chandrasekar defeated Kitty in Velachery constituency in the city.

Santhanam says no to Ajith

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It seems Santhanam is in no mood to play comedian roles henceforth and has expressed this to director Siruthai Siva, when the latter approached him to be part of his next film with Ajith.

“Following this, Siva is on the lookout for another actor and he already has a couple of names in his mind. He will finalise all members of the cast and crew soon and will go for shoot in June,” sources said.

Anushka Shetty and Ritika Singh (of ‘Irudhu Suttru’ fame) are the lead ladies of the movie, tipped to be a stylish action thriller to be predominantly shot in abroad locations.

Sathyajothi Films will bankroll this yet untitled movie, which will have music by Anirudh. It is to be noted that the combination of Ajith, Siva and Anirudh presented the blockbuster ‘Vedalam’ late last year.

Revealed ‘Kabali’ story

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Cinematographer G Murali, the man behind the lens for Superstar Rajinikath‘s ‘Kabali’, has revealed something interesting about the much awaited movie.

According to him, Rajini plays a former don in ‘Kabali‘. “Once a dreaded gangster, he quits the business due to family reasons. However, he is forced to take it up again due to unforeseen circumstances,” he says.

Dropping more hints about the film directed by Pa Ranjith, Murali says, “fans should not except comedy in ‘Kabali’. Rajini will be seen in a serious avatar. The film will be a racy and riveting one.”

Happy about his association with Ranjith, the lensman says, “We worked together in ‘Madras’ and one day, Ranjith called me up and said he wanted me to take care of the cinematography for ‘Kabali’. My joy knew no bounds.”

Vikram Prabhu comes in for rich praise

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A special screening of Vikram Prabhu‘s upcoming film ‘Wagah’ was held for the office-bearers of Tamil Film Producers Council in Chennai on Wednesday and they were all praise for the young actor.

Producers Council president S Thanu, secretery Shiva and vice-president Thennaphan watched the first screening of ‘Wagah’, an action romantic flick, a statement from the movie’s makers said, adding: “They congratulated director GNR Kumaravelan and the whole team for making a fantastic movie.”

Vikram Prabhu received special appreciation from Thanu. The TFPC president said, “Vikram Prabhu’s acting skills gone to the next level and did complete justice to his role in the film”. Shiva expressed his joy after the screening and congratulated the whole team and said the movie is going to make records.

“Vikram Prabhu delivers an outstanding performance and carried his role so well through out the movie,” said Thennaphan. ‘Wagah’ is about a cross-border romance between an Indian and a Pakistani, shot in the beautiful Kashmir valley. Music is by D Imman

Divya Spandana is back

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Divya Spandana aka ‘Kuthu’ Ramya was not seen in much action after she entered politics and became an MP in the previous Congress regime. However now, she is eyeing a comeback in cinema.

She has been roped in to play the lead role in a Kannada-Telugu movie titled ‘Nagarahavu’, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. This is her first film since 2014, it is to be noted.

The first look of the flick was released recently and Ramya, despite being seen gorgeous in a yellow sari, was giving fierce looks. Tipped to be an eerie thriller, the movie, it is said, will have a Tamil version too.

Ramya made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film ‘Abhi’, opposite Puneet Rajkumar. She subsequently starred in several Kannada films alongside leading actors and, following successive commercial successes, established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses in the Kannada film industry. She is also popular in Kollywood and Tollywood.