Vijayakanth’s son Shanmuga Pandian to turn hero

Vijayakanth’s son Shanmuga Pandian to turn hero

June 5, 2011

Actor and DMDK founder, Vijayakanth’s younger son, Shanmuga Pandian is gearing up to make his debut as Hero in the film industry following the footsteps of this father.

Vijayakanth has two sons Prabhakaran(named after Vijayakanth’s super-hit film Captain Prabhakaran) and Shanmuga Pandian. The elder son is pursuing his third year B.E Architect at SRM Engineering college, Chennai. The younger one, Shanmuga Pandian has completed the XII standard examinations and will be joining Loyola to do Visual Communications Course this year.

Vijayakanth at present riding the twin horses of cinema and politics is thinking of putting a full stop to cinema and concentrating only on politics. At this instance, Shanmuga Pandian has shown interest to act as hero. Both Vijayakanth and his wife Premalatha too have supported his desire. The parents want their son’s launching pad to be a grand one and they are hearing an apt stories for Shamuga Pandian.

The to-be actor is reportedly hitting the gym everyday to stay fit and trim. He is also taking dance lessons and martial arts classes so that he can specialize in action like father.

We would be soon having a new action hero! (TK)

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Varanam Aayiram girl joins Youth Congress

Varanam Aayiram girl joins Youth Congress

April 20, 2011

Film actors and actresses joining politics is not at all a surprising thing as it started right from MGR, Karunanidhi, Jayalalitha, Vijayakanth, Sarath Kumar, Vijay and the list goes on. Now latest name added to the list is Varanam Aayiram girl Divya Spandana.

Actress Divya Spandana is now the member of Youth Congress and this is certainly not a surprising factor as she hails from a political background family. The actress is high in career with her recent flick Sanju weds Geetha turned out to be a hit.

The actress also confirmed that she has joined the Youth Congress and her joining in Congress is making rounds for quite sometime now in the tinsel town. Divya Spandana says that she has been invited by none other than Rahul Gandhi, President Youth Congress and has just accepted that invitation given him. Apparently the actress is the close relative to Union Minister S.M.Krishna and also Congress politician Ambareesh is her mentor and guide. If she has made this decision earlier, she could have been a star campaigner of the party for the three by-elections held in Karnataka. [WaY]

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Roja to quit politics and back to movies!

Roja to quit politics and back to movies!

June 9, 2010

Heroine Roja who had established her own brand image in the industry by acting with all the top actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth and many others, had quit the films and went to politics. And now, the latest news is that she is fed up with politics and ready to quit them and back to movies soon. Already she has acted in a recent Telugu film ‘Golimaar’ and also acting as Vijay’s mother in a Tamil film titled ‘Kaavalkaran’.

The actress says “I faced a lot of problems in politics, and as I was always wandering between the Collectors Office and Police Station for the welfare of people I couldn’t look after my health properly. Though I do this much things to people, people prefer only those who do not do anything for them. Politics is male dominated and it is difficult for women to withstand. I have started to hate politics”.

She further adds “People interested in public welfare enter politics, but nothing can be done without political power. So I have decided to return back to cinema. I will continue to act in films in any roles that come my way. I am very happy to act as Vijay’s mother. Many new face actress are entering the cinema field, it’s a encouraging sign. The taste of people has changed over years”. [WaY]

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Vijayakanth launches ‘Captain TV’ Logo

Vijayakanth launches ‘Captain TV’ Logo

January 22, 2010

Finally, after long years of home work and lots of potentials involved, Vijayakanth has set to embark with his satellite arena. Yes, the actor launched the logo of his satellite channel on the occasion of Pongal (April 14).

Says L.K. Sudeesh, managing director of Captain TV: ‘This channel is merely meant for entertaining every group of audiences – women, children, students and youths. Set of innovative TV series will be screened from Monday-to-Friday and so will be interesting movies in afternoon. Every weekend will have the telecasting of recent release so as to keep the viewers entertainer to a greater extend.’

Adding more, Sudeesh says that the trial telecast will kick-start from March 15 to April 13 while the complete airing of 24hrs will commence from April 14. All the programs are designed to be innovative and interesting. The Channel is broadcasted through INSAT 4B Satellite. (KT)

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Artistes turn furious on actress’ brothel case issue

Artistes turn furious on actress’ brothel case issue

October 12, 2009

The Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) and human rights organization staged a protest on Wednesday at South Indian Film Artistes’ Association, Chennai condemning a report on actors published in a Tamil daily recently.

Actors including Rajinikanth, Vijayakanth, Surya, Karthi Sivakumar, Arun Vijay, Radhika, Revathi, Sripriya, Uravasi and directors Selvamani, Cheran, Ramesh Kanna were among those who took part in the protest. South Indian Film Artistes’ Association president R. Sarath Kumar and its secretary Radha Ravi also participated.

Stressing the need for exercising restraint while, publishing reports on actors, Rajinikanth said that it is important for newspapers, to become sensitive to the emotions of people, when publishing defamatory reports. Actor Surya and director Selvamani suggested that FEFSI should have legal cell to deal with such reports.

Actor turned politician Vijayakanth said that press freedom should not be misused and media should avoid hurting sentiments of people. Actors Revathi, Seetha, Rohini and Nalini condemned the media report and urged the film industry to stay united in times of crises.

Earlier, members from All India Democratic Women’s Association and women members of FEFSI raised slogans against the Tamil daily and demanded legal action against those responsible for the report.

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Vijay clarifies his political plans

Vijay clarifies his political plans

June 22, 2009

Vijay has finally announced his efforts to launch a political party, but has not disclosed the date for that.

Earlier Vijay was supposed to announce his political dreams on June 22, on his birthday.

Now the actor has officially clarified a few things on his political move. He said: "Yes, I am serious about plunging into politics. My greatest strength is my fans who have always supported me through thick and thin.

I have about 37, 000 fan clubs spread across Tamil Nadu who are doing social work. I want to do more for the society and that is why I want to enter politics. Now I'm waiting for a suitable time to announce my political plans..."

Vijay has also denied his father SA Chandrasekar's drastic comments on Vijaykanth, the actor turned politician.

At present the actor is busy with his forthcoming film AVM's Vettaikkaran. His fans are expecting a 'good news' from their matinee idol on June 22nd along with the announcement of his 50th film.

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Meera jasmine wants only senior heroes

Meera jasmine wants only senior heroes

April 29, 2009

Meera jasmine who has bloated herself into a plum babes is all set to act with senior heroes in near future. She reveals that she feels more comfortable working with them and says that their experience makes her thrilled. The lady is seen acting with Vijayakanth in Tamil and Mammootty and mohan lal in Malayalam.

She has no regrets of being labeled as girl working with only senior heroes. She speaks out that she worships work and wants the malluwood industry to appreciate her acting skills.

Apart from this she has no regrets of playing the lead role with senior or junior heroes. Speaking about her weight gain, Meera Jasmine agreed that she has put on some weight from the day she visited Australia. She revealed that the weather over there has made her gain oodles of weight and has promised to loose and look slim by December 2009.

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Captain pins his hopes on Mariyadha

Captain pins his hopes on Mariyadha

February 20th, 2009

By: Settu Shankar

After Vaanathaipola, director Vikraman and hero Vijaykanth are together again in Amma Creations T.Shiva produced Mariyadhai.

The entire cast and crew of the film was introduced at a press conference recently. In the meeting, the director announced that the film's shooting was complete and will hit the screens soon.

Vikraman, said, "We have completed the entire talkie portion of the film in 52 days and a few song sequences have to be completed in Australia in a couple of weeks..."

Mariyadhai has Vijaykanth in the lead along with Meera Jasmine, Meena, Ambika, Ramesh Kanna and Sampath.

Says Vijaykanth, "It is a feel-good family entertainment, with melodious music by Vijay Antony. The story and treatment by Vikraman will be the highlight of the film. I hope that the film will be mega hit of this year!'

The film is going to be marketed by Raj TV, who are planning to release it on April 10, as a big summer release.

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No takers for 'Captain' movies!

No takers for 'Captain' movies!

January 4th, 2009

Movies of Vijayakanth and Sarathkumar stay in the cans, as distributors turn their back!

‘Captain’ Vijayakanth and ‘Supreme Star’ Sarathkumar are two actors who believe that they stand a real chance to become the chief minister of the State in 2011.

But, the latest films of these stars, who want to rule the State and its people, haven’t managed to find enough distributors.

Vijaykanth’s ‘Engal Aasan’ and Sarathkumar’s home production ‘1977’, both completed long ago, are direly in need of distributors to reach the light of the day.

‘Jaggubai’, which Sarathkumar had agreed to do after ‘1977’, is almost complete now.

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Vijaykanth busy with Mariyadhai

Vijaykanth busy with Mariyadhai

Source: OneIndia
By: Settu Shankar

Vijaykanth is very busy trying to wrap up his eagerly awaited film Mariyadhai directed by Vikraman. The unit is now camping at Pollachi and the shooting is progressing at a fast pace. Vikraman, who directed a blockbuster with Vijaykanth in the early 2000, is making a come back through this film produced by T.Siva under the banner Amma Creations.

Meera Jasmine is playing Vijaykanth's heroine and yesteryear actress Ambika is playing the other heroine. In this film too, Vijaykanth plays a dual role and the story is a complete family drama.

Director Vikraman said, "Vijaykanth is one of the best actors in the industry and I'm very proud to be part of his mega venture. It is a movie which can be watched with the whole family."

"According to the script, Vijaykanth appears in a dual role as father and son. The son is an agriculture graduate. The movie has twists and turns. Once again I'm coming with my favorite family theme. I hope this film too becomes a super hit for the captain," said Vikraman.

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