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 Superstar Rajinikanth may play the role of ancient Tamil poet Tiruvalluvar in the Rs 50 crore plus movie St. Thomas, which is produced by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chennai. The film will also have actors like Ajith, Vijay and Vikram in guest roles. "The film was launched by chief minister M. Karunanidhi today. We are in discussion with Hollywood actor James Caviezel who played Jesus in Passion of the Christ. He may act in our film as Jesus. Some other Hollywood actor will play St. Thomas," said Dr Paulraj Lourdusamy, chief researcher and script-writer of the film. "An important part of the film is St. Thomas' meeting with sage poet Tiruvalluvar. We thought Rajinikanth would fit that role perfectly. We are trying to discuss the subject with him," Paulraj added. Dr Paulraj who has three doctorates earned from various foreign universities spent one year in libraries across the world to find the existing literature on St. Thomas. Well-versed in French, he did the script in French first and then in English. "The script is currently being translated simultaneously into Tamil and Malayalam. The film will be made in Tamil and Malayalam first. The shoot will be conducted in Idukki and Munnar region in Kerala which still preserves the 2,000-year old bio diversity intact," said Sekar, production manager of the film. Related StoriesRajini,-Kamal-together-in-a-film,-at-last!  The two Tamil celluloid emperors—Rajinikant and Kamal Haasan—are set to share screen space for a life story of St.Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ. The two apart, many young top-notch stars including Vijay, Ajith, Vickram too are billed to play guest roles in the movie. The movie, which was launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi during the feast of St Thomas at Saint Thomas Cathedral, Chennai, will be funded by the governments of Canada and Vatican. The film will be on the lines more -Rajinikanth-should-step-into-politics-  The evening of March 6, 2008 glistened with stars at the Taj Connemara Hotel in Chennai on the occasion of the release of 'The Name is Rajinikanth' authored by Dr. Gayathri Srikanth. Eminent personalities from the industry marked their presence for the event which commenced at 6.00 p.m. with the auspicious lighting of Kuthuvilakku by Soundarya Rajinikanth and the author Dr. Gayathri. The Name is Rajinikanth was released by noted political analyst and veteran actor Cho Ramaswamy and received by Soundarya Ra more Biography-on-Rajinikanth-hits-stores  'House full' boards and frenzy at theatres screening Rajinikanth movies are almost the norm in South India. Now book stores may need to take lessons in crowd management from theatres. There will be Rajinikanth magic through this new medium. A young doctor, who is also superstar's diehard fan, has written a book on his life. The biography was released in Chennai and almost 20,000 copies of The Name Is Rajinikanth, which is considered huge for the first print of any biography, have just hit the sta more Big-B,-Rajini:-No-contest,-all-love  It was a moment when one icon spoke about another. On the eve of Sivaji's release superstar Amitabh Bachchan spoke to CNN-IBN about Rajinikanth and why he considers the Tamil superstar a wonderful human being. “He is perhaps the most excellent example of what India and life is all about. I mean he comes from a very modest background. He was bus conductor, had a dream and joined Tamil cinema. So, look at the proportions that he has reached and how much he has achieved,” Bachchan said. more Rajinikanth-daughter-to-direct-soon  Rajinikanth younger daughter is already directing sultan an animated movie, but now its turn of Rajinikanth elder daughter Aishwarya. Aishwarya wife of Danush Tamil hero is planning to a direct a movie soon. Currently she is learning direction techniques from director Selva Raghavan. Both husband and father welcomed her decision and are happy to learn her decision when she said about her interest in direction. Let’s say Best of Luck to Aishwarya. more Meena-makes-a-grand-comeback-with-Kuselan--  We've all heard of evergreen heroes in Indian Cinema, and of heroines ending up as mothers of stars they once romanced around trees! But the story of actor Meena takes the cake. 24 years ago, she played a child star alongside Rajinikanth. A decade later, she co-starred with Rajini in three movies! Today, Meena is back in a role with the superstar in the soon to be released movie Kuselan. Rajinikanth is undoubtedly the star attraction in Kuselan. Despite his extended cameo role, he eclipses the hero Pasupat more Real-to-reel:-Rajinikanth-plays-himself-in-Kuselan  Rajinikanth returns to theaters with Kuselan in which he actually plays himself a popular actor. The film will hit theatres by the end of July. The film which began filming last year is a remake of the Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol. In fact the story is that Rajinikanth was so moved by the original film that he just couldn't refuse to play a role in the Tamil remake. "This film has his original life story, that is how he came to Chennai and became an actor. And after he became an artist how re more India-360:-Bachchan-versus-Rajini  At 58, Rajinikanth is the unchallenged badshah of Tamil cinema, and at 64, Amitabh Bachchan is still considered the shahenshah of Hindi films. Both Rajinikanth and Amitabh began their careers in the 70s with bit roles and by late 70s and early 80s they were the reigning demi-gods of the Tamil and Hindi film industry respectively. Over the years they have co-starred in hits like Andha Kanoon, Geraftaar and Hum and individually they have a fanatic fan following. Both supe more Kuselan-–-flash-update!  Kuselan – Superstar Rajinikanth’s next venture – is up and running and shoots are on in the Ramoji Rao film city in Hyderabad. Scenes involving Nayanthara, Sneha, and Rajini were shot today. Rajini plays himself for this Tamil version of the Malayalam hit Katha Parayumbol that also has Pasupathy and Meena in vital roles. Besides, scenes of Livingston and Santhana Bharathi who play the smalltime local goons wanting to be photographed with Rajinikanth were also canned in today’s shoots. Prabhu and Manobala played t more Another-biofilmation-by-‘Kamal-Hasan’  Tamil film industry always inclines to filmate the real life stories of public figures. They have already had their recent film, ‘Bharati’ which is a real life story of the celebrated Tamil Poet Subrahmanya Bharati. Kamaraj Nadar’s life story was screenplayed. Another film is being made based on Tandai Periyar’s life story. Satyaraj is playing the main role and Khushbu accompanies him. Sources say that fine film makers are trying to picturise the life story of Annadurai to re-acknowledge his greatness… and ‘Ka more |
