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Director P Vasu has officially announced that the shoot of Kuselan would start from today (7th March). The inaugural pooja is set to be conducted, as usual with all Rajini films, in the temple of Lord Ganesha in AVM studios.

The delay in commencement of the shoot was mainly due to the conflict over the director’s wish of changing the original script to suit Rajini, which didn’t go well with the Super Star. He didn’t want to make any change to the original Malayalam script and is learnt to have offere call-sheet of only 15 days for this film. The conflict has since been settled and the film goes for shoot from today.

All the actors, including Nayan Thara and Meena are set to attend the inaugural pooja, which is scheduled between 9.30 to 10.30 am today. The venue of the pooja was changed from Ramoji Rao film city in Hyderabad to AVM Studios in Chennai to make it convenient to Rajini.

Super Star Rajinikanth has not ruled out the possibility of entering into politics. He, however, says Andhra politics is not his cup of tea. Here is what he said to media people in Vizag where he came to attend the wedding of the son of Murali Prasad Rao, his assistant.

Do you have any idea of entering politics ?

I’m presently working in two films. It would take atleast two years to complete them. I do not know what will happen in future.

Do you have any idea of entering directly into Andhra politics or planning to extend support to any other people here ?

I don’t want Andhra politics and I do not support any political party here either. I’m just trying the spread some useful messages to the public thro’ the movies act and that too in a way not boring them.

Do you have plans to make a movie based on spirituality ?

No plans as of now. Maybe after two years I have plans to make a movie based on the concept Living with Himalayan masters. Through spirituality you get serenity in life.

What is the reason behind the young heros of current generation who face a seback in profession after just couple of movies ?

This is an era of competition. Not just with this Industry but this is the case with all Industries. Things were different twenty years ago. Today, only those who could take up competition can withstand in Cinema.

That is what the Super Start had to share with the media people, the other day at Vizag.

Having lost Robot to Rajini, Shahrukh Khan decides to get even with the Super Star. Katha Parayumbol is being remade in Hindi and Shahrukh plays the role that Rajini plays in Tamil. Ok, we are only joking.  It is perhaps  just a coincidence.

Priyadarshan is popularly known as remake specialist of Hindi Cinema. He usually buys the rights of successful Tamil/Malayalam movies and adapts the screenplay to suit Hindi audience.  Some of his notable remakes are Rajini’s Chandramuki and Kamal’s Devar Magan.

Shahrukh’s Red Chillies Entertainment will be producing this yet unnamed movie. Remaining cast have not been decided.

Industry sources claim that Kamal and Ajith have agreed to appear in a song sequence in Kuselan. As everyone knows by now, Rajini does a super star role in the movie Kuselan. So we are guessing the super actors will show up as themselves in the movie.

Kamal and Ajith are part of the huge cast that have agreed to do guest roles in the movie. Other stars who have consented to act are Sathyaraj, Arjun and Vikram. Interestingly Vijay does not appear in this list. May be the movie does not fit into his 9 to 5 schedule? Alright, we are only kidding. It is believed he has been approached and neither consented to appear nor turned it down. We will keep you updated.

The telugu version will have Mahesh Babu, Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna in it.

The recent mega hit Shahrukh’s Om Shanti Om had a similar song sequence in which many popular stars appeared. Perhaps Vasu was inspired by that movie. The one difference we notice is that the hindi version had many retired and semi-retired stars, but Kuselan will have all contemporary stars.

It looks like Vasu is treading carefully by using all tried-and-true tactics, instead of doing something original. Good luck to him.

The first biography ever on the Super Star, titled “The name is Rajinikanth”, is scheduled to be released on 1st March. Written by Dr. Gayatri Srikanth, this book traces Rajini’s rise to stardom from humble beginnings of a Bus Conductor.

The book release function is expected to be organized in a grand manner. The other Super Star Amitabh Bachchan has consented to participate in the event and release the book. Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi is expected to participate and receive the book.

Chief Minister Hon. Karunanidhi and Kamal Hassan have written forewords for the book. Titled “Rajini Perai Kettale…” in tamil, this book is already creating buzz in fans’ circles.