By: Anand. J (Cinema Correspondent for monsoonjournal)
A brief look at young married actors
Prashanth
Prashanth is one of the senior VARISU actor and son of actor Thyagarajan. He is almost rated along with Prabhu and Karthik the other varisus. He has given a lot of hit films from his first film ‘Vaigasi Porandhachu’ directed by Kastoori raja and paired with Kaveri [now TV actress] and films like Sembaruthi with Roja [Selvamanis first] and Director Shankar’s Jeans with double roles and many other hits. Prasanth married Grahalakshmi on 1-9-2005 with heavy blessings from J.Jayalalithaa the then TamilNadu Chief Minister. His marriage is now in courts due to a divorce application by his wife. He is not allowed to see his child and wife has demanded huge money for monthly maintenance from Prashanth. Actor Prashanth doesn’t have any big hit to his name after his blockbuster movie Jeans. Let us wish him that the new year 2007 brings him all good luck.
Vijay
The senior varisu actor and son of actor, Director S.A.Chandrasekhar position seems to be weak and the only his only 2006 movie release ‘Aadhi’ was a colossal flop giving him lots of trouble. Because of Aadhi’s failure at the box office, Distributors are not willing to pay and release Vijay’s Pongal release of ‘POKKIRI’ which is a revised edition of a Telugu hit film. Due to Rama Narayanan, President of Producers guild the issue has been amicably settled and Pokkiri will see the light of day on the Pongal day. Vijay got his 2nd child recently and his marriage life is normal. He doesn’t live with his parents and is looking to bounce back with his box office magic this Pongal. Good luck to Vijay.
Surya
Famous actor Sivakumar’s first son Surya married Sillunu oru Jyothika the famous actress last September. His only 2006 movie release ‘Sillunu Oru Kadhal’ with Jyothika bombed at the box office. Wife Jyothika’s film Mozhi is expected this Pongal. Jyothika decided not to act in movies further to her marriage. At present Surya has only 2 films in hand and those are not big budget movies. Whether the new year 2007 bring him good luck needs to be seen. We wish him all the very best in this new year 2007.
Arun Vijay
Actor Vijayakumar’s son Arun rechristened his name to Arun Vijay citing reasons of numerology. He is one among those few actors who have changed their names in the Tamil film industry. He has not tasted success so far in his career although he is a capable actor. He is another actor who recently got married in 2006. His three sisters who also entered filmdom sank without a trace. Arun aka Arun Vijay still sustains in the industry despite not having any big hits to his credit. His sheer perseverance and confidence will get him success this new year 2007. We wish him the best of luck in the new year 2007.
Manoj
Director and actor Bharathiraja’s son also got married in late 2006 to a malayalee actress after a love affair with her. Bharathiraja who is still believed to make even a STONE act, couldn’t get his son Manoj a success with his movie Taj Mahal. Manoj wants to try a hand in Direction and he may soon wield the megaphone for a big budget movie. Unlike his father, he wants to concentrate on city slicks as opposed to rural dramas. We wish him all the very best and a good new year 2007.
Dhanush
Director Kastoori Raja’s second son and husband of Iswarya, daughter of Super Star Rajinikanth. Dhanush had two releases in the year 2006 and his latest release ‘Thiruvilayadal Aarambam’ is doing well at the box office. He is elated and very happy to taste success after a long gap. His next film Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram is touted to be a family jerker and might win him more accolades. Can Dhanush continue his successful run at the box office needs to be watched. We wish him all the success in the new year 2007.
A brief look at eligible bachelor actors:
Vishal
With hattrick hits Chellame, Sandai Kozhi, Thimiru, Vishal is one of the hot eligible bachelors in the Tamil film industry. He has been linked with actress Reema sen with whom he delivered two super hits Chellame and Thimiru. His latest release Sivappathikaram is doing average at the box office. With four official hits to his credit, Vishal looks forward to a fantastic new year 2007. We wish him a continuous success in the new year 2007.
Silambarasan
Actor, Director and Ashtavadani T Rajendar’s son Silambarasan aka Simbhu started his career from his childhood. He named himself as the ‘Little Superstar’ and he has grown into a actor of demand. His much touted Vallavan (his only movie release in 2006) turned out to be an average grosser at the box office. He was linked with actress Nayanthara and later severed it. His strength is his confidence and his weakness as everyone says is his over confidence. Simbhu, another eligible bachelor and a potential actor badly needs a hit in the new year to prove his credentials. We wish him all the very best in the new year 2007.
Jayam Ravi
Famous Editor Mohan’s son Jayam Ravi is also an eligible bachelor actor who has never been linked with any of his costars. He has had a couple of box office hits to his credit like ‘Jayam’, ‘Something Something Unakkum Enakkum’ and ‘M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi’. His latest movie ‘Deepavali’ is expected to release this Pongal. We wish him a successful new year 2007.