‘Robot’ goes ‘crystal ball’ gazing

‘Robot’ goes ‘crystal ball’ gazing IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, July 02, 2008]

Though predictions come true or not, Tamil Cinema is well known for going by what astrologers predict. An interesting tidbit about the much hyped and highly anticipated film ‘Robot’ starring superstar Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai seems to be in consultation with a famous astrologer. Sources have indicated that a top personality involved with the project had taken director Shankar’s horoscope to the astrologer in a bid to find out about the film’s prospects. The astrologer in turn had wanted to meet Shankar in person before going ahead with the predictions. Shankar had an audience with the astrologer and certain ‘revelations’ were made. According to the astrologer, Shankar’s ‘time’ is good at the moment and will continue to be so for a few years. However, with regards to ‘Robot’, the movie must be made immediately in order to have a dream run worldwide. A delay in its release might even doom the movie to failure. This information has reportedly rattled the director. One will have to wait and see if the director takes the astrologer’s prediction seriously and start filming at once. It is not know if the astrologer is a fan of the Rajini – Shankar combination and is in haste to see the movie released quickly.

‘Kuselan’ audio rocks Tamilnadu

‘Kuselan’ audio rocks Tamilnadu IndiaGlitz [Thursday, July 03, 2008]

The audio of ‘Kuselan’ is doing excellent business is fast moving out of the shelves stores in Tamilnadu. Young G V Prakash Kumar’s spectacular music has wooed Rajinikanth fans all across the State. The album has five numbers and the songs Om Zarare (Sung by Daler Mehendi) and Perinba Pechukara (Kailash Kher) are already making waves. ‘Kuselan’ songs (downloadable) on raaga.com In the past two days, several thousand copies of the audio have been reportedly sold in Chennai. Special promotional events are being organized by Big Music (who have obtained the audio rights for a huge sum). Says an avid Rajini fan, “The album is rocking. It has got a blend of pacy and soft numbers. Rajini is always Rajini and his songs will always remain on top”. ‘Kuselan’, a remake of the Malayalam hit ‘Katha Parayumbol’, features Rajinikanth, Pasupathy, Nayantara and Meena in lead roles. Produced by Kavithalaya and Seven Arts, the movie has cinematography by Aravindh Krishna. It will hit the movie screens during the third-week of July.