Saturday, May 3, 2008

Rajini rejects luxurious accomodation in Kuselan shoot - Times of India

என்னப்பா நீ, வெண்ணெய் கேட்டா தொன்னையை நீட்டுரேன்னு நீங்க கேக்குறது தெரியுது....கொஞ்சம் வெயிட் பண்ணுங்க நண்பர்களே...சுட சுட news வந்துகிட்டேயிருக்கு.....அது வரைக்கும் இதை என்ஜாய் பண்ணுங்க....

Friends, I know you are eagerly waiting for the report from shooting spot. Kindly wait. It's on the way. Meanwhile enjoy this news item from today Times of India which speaks about Superstar's simplicity in Kuselan shoot.

- Sundar
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Destination Pollachi

This small town 35km from Coimbatore has emerged as the shooting hub of a large number of Tamil films in the last decade.

Earlier, only films with rural themes used to be shot in the green fields in and around Pollachi, and the town had only two m e d i u m - sized hotels to acc o m m o - date the biggest of stars. Now, Pollachi has this special toned up look and that is because of its to-be visitor, Superstar Rajinikanth, who is to set foot in town in a few days. Kuselan is due to start its next schedule of shoot there and apparently, a hectic search is on to find suitable accommodation for Rajini who has graciously said, he would stay wherever the rest of the actors and the unit are put up.

The superstar was supposed to have been particular only on the location of his place of stay, as he didn't want crowds thronging his workplace.

But this is the single most difficult thing for the Kuselan unit.

The reason is there are two existing shooting units that are already in Pollachi working night and day.

Silambattam and Captain Vijayakanth's Enga Aasaan are under production in this picturesque village town and hence, the best hotels are already full. Even if they do get the hotels, the unit is confused as to whether they can put up a superstar with the rest of the actors.

Usually, when Rajini or Kamal shoot in Pollachi, they stay in director-actor Manivannan's guest house but because Rajini had put in a request to be with the Kuselan cast and crew, the onus of finding accommodation befitting his status is the unit's priority at hand.

- Times of India, Chennai Times