Life of Silk Smitha in Tamil and Malayalam

By N.Thyagarajan

The life of film actress Silk Smitha was produced in Hindi with the title Dirty Pictures, in which Vidya Balan appeared as the late actress. The film was a superhit, then, the Malayalam film industry thought it would be better the same story with the title Climax, following this the producers have decided to produce the film with the title Oru Nadigaiyin Diary.

It is expected the film will be released in both Tamil and Malayalam simultaneously.

Vadivelu in Africavil Vadivelu

Is Vaigaipuyal Vadivelu is really a comedian or a politican? That question has been perplexing many in the Tamil film industry. Surely, one can't deny that he is a comedian, but why then there was a fall in his career? Can't a comedian will not go to election booths to exercise his franchise, in choosing a political leader to become minister of a state? As a citizen of India, is he not having the right to support a political party?

The comedian could not be seen quite a long time after the elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly was over. He has not done any mistake except in supporting the DMK party wherever he went. He vehemently opposed the film actor Captain Vijayakanth who is the founder of a political party. Never, he uttered a single statement against the AIADMK party or its leader. But after the elections, and when the AIADMK party became the ruling party of the Tamil Nadu, the comedian felt bleak chances to come back to his acting. But there was no producer or any film director supported Vadivelu for giving him roles in their films !

Now, Vaigaipuyal Vadivelu is coming with a bang in a Tamil film Africavil Vadivelu. The story of the film is written by Dr Gayathri who wrote the biography of Superstar Rajinikanth. The film is to be directed by K.S.Ravikumar.

Once, I have heard Vadivelu was saying except comedy in him nothing comes out of his mouth and he had no time to think about his family and what they are doing and what sort of help that he could offer to theme. Earlier,  Vadivelu thought that he would produce second part of Imsai Arasan 23-M Pulikesi. Vadivelu worked out the budget of the film with Director Simbhu Thevan. Both felt that it was not feasible to produce the film.

In such a situation Dr Gayathri who wrote the story Africavil Vadivelu for the comedian took it to Director K.S.Ravikumar who okayed the story. Ravi Kumar also informed Vadivelu to start the work of the film. The shooting of the film, will commence and most of the shooting likely to take in South Africa.

The storyline of the film, how Vadivelu who was caught up in the jungles of Africa comes out and join his family. Imagine when Vadivelu come across bears and monkeys and even big elephants or tigers what will be his reaction? People who if watch the film with story like this? Many expect this from Vadivelu.

Will the comedian's reentry in films, make all of us in a happy mood?

Vadivelu in Africavil Vadivelu

Is Vaigaipuyal Vadivelu is really a comedian or a politican? That question has been perplexing many in the Tamil film industry. Surely, one can't deny that he is a comedian, but why then there was a fall in his career? Can't a comedian will not go to election booths to exercise his franchise, in choosing a political leader to become minister of a state? As a citizen of India, is he not having the right to support a political party?

The comedian could not be seen quite a long time after the elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly was over. He has not done any mistake except in supporting the DMK party wherever he went. He vehemently opposed the film actor Captain Vijayakanth who is the founder of a political party. Never, he uttered a single statement against the AIADMK party or its leader. But after the elections, and when the AIADMK party became the ruling party of the Tamil Nadu, the comedian felt bleak chances to come back to his acting. But there was no producer or any film director supported Vadivelu for giving him roles in their films !

Now, Vaigaipuyal Vadivelu is coming with a bang in a Tamil film Africavil Vadivelu. The story of the film is written by Dr Gayathri who wrote the biography of Superstar Rajinikanth. The film is to be directed by K.S.Ravikumar.

Once, I have heard Vadivelu was saying except comedy in him nothing comes out of his mouth and he had no time to think about his family and what they are doing and what sort of help that he could offer to theme. Earlier,  Vadivelu thought that he would produce second part of Imsai Arasan 23-M Pulikesi. Vadivelu worked out the budget of the film with Director Simbhu Thevan. Both felt that it was not feasible to produce the film.

In such a situation Dr Gayathri who wrote the story Africavil Vadivelu for the comedian took it to Director K.S.Ravikumar who okayed the story. Ravi Kumar also informed Vadivelu to start the work of the film. The shooting of the film, will commence and most of the shooting likely to take in South Africa.

The storyline of the film, how Vadivelu who was caught up in the jungles of Africa comes out and join his family. Imagine when Vadivelu come across bears and monkeys and even big elephants or tigers what will be his reaction? People who if watch the film with story like this? Many expect this from Vadivelu.

Will the comedian's reentry in films, make all of us in a happy mood?

Superstar's Kochadaiyan release in July

N.Thyagarajan



Superstar Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyan will be released in July this year, probably, it will be on July 3, according to the film's co-producer Dr J Murali Manohar.

Kochadaiyan is the first flick in India to use motion capturing techniques in 3D, like the films Avtar,  The Adventure of Tintin.

Rajini's daughter Soundarya is the director of the film and the film was shot and edited in a studio in London.
It is an epic film in which Deepika Padukone play opposite Rajinikanth.

Rajasulochana passes away

Veteran Tamil film actress Rajasulochana passed away on the early hours of Tuesday in Chennai. She was 77. The actress who made her debut in acting through a film produced by AVM. She was a heroine of 60s and acted in vampire characters also. She had acted with MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, S.S.Rajendran.

Her role in Padithal Mattum Podhuma with Sivaji Ganesan as an educated wife to Sivaji Ganesan had brought her name. In the film she used to say that her husband was a fool because he never had education. At the same time, she used to claim she was well read and an intelligence and finally would say that her husban (Sivaji Ganesan) was a fool. Then her husband would ask her to repeat the word. In a fit of anger, she would call her husband a fool, always fool. Shivaji who could not tolerate it would beat her indiscriminately. The late actress remembered how the scene was picturised and she would say she had received severe blows from Sivaji Ganesan.

The actress had become a citizen of the USA and used to stay with her sons'. But, her love for the Indian soil  never erased from her memory and she used to frequent India and would stay in her home in Madipakkam in Chennai.

She was not well for some days and got admitted to a private hospital. Her kidneys did not function, and the end came on the early hours of Tuesday.

She had acted in more than 77 Tamil films and some Telugu and Malayalam films.

The body will be taken for funeral cremation on Wednesday.