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)

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]

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]

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)