Rajni impressed with 'Eeram'

A special screening of 'Eeram', produced by director Shankar's S Pictures, was held in Chennai for Rajnikanth. The film, a horror thriller, has been directed by Shankar's former assistant Arivazhagan.

The superstar liked the film, conceptualized and shot in a novel way, very much. He said that the film would attract women audiences as in the case of 'Chandramukhi' and 'Arundhati'.

Shankar, director Arivazhagan, music director Thaman and Aadhi were among the film crew present on the occasion. The film, already a superhit in amil Nadu, stars Aadhi, Nandha and Sindhu Menon in the lead.

Tamil Movies : Theatre is my first love: Rajinikanth

Stage is the testing ground for entry into films, said Superstar Rajinikanth at the valedictory function of the drama festival organized by the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. “You get the satisfaction only on stage,” said Rajinikanth, recalling the days of his 25 stage plays in Bangalore.

Deeming it fortunate to be associated with great names like Sivaji Ganesan, N.T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar, Rajinikanth said he learnt the intricacies of acting in conversations with these and other worthies.

Rajinikanth said it was a proud moment when V.K. Ramasamy praised him for delivering the dialogues in the right fashion during the making of Velaikaran.

Tamil Gossips: Rajnikanth depending on LTTE?

A huge salvo was thrown by Sri lankan Minister Abdul Rishad saying that Rajnikanth films like Kuselan and Endhiran are have been funded by the LTTE.He says that the funds are being diverted through a London based Tamilian who is passing on the funds to the film makers.

Though the Minister has no proofs, and these are mere allegations, such a trend if true is disturbing. On the other hand one feels that the truth may be entirely different and given the type of image that Rajnikanth holds these allegations may be entirely false.