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By: Anand. J (Cinema Correspondent)
[monsoonJournal.com]Kollywood’s Leading Pairs

Vijay-Asin

The latest best star pair of today is undoubtedly the ‘POKKIRI’ pair Vijay and Asin. They had earlier paired in the Superhit ‘Sivakasi’. Vijay has acted with Simran, Devayani, Sneha, Suvalakshmi, Trisha, Rambha, Shalini, Kausalya and many others. His first on screen pair was Sanghavi and rumour mills heavily alleged that these two were involved in a love affair. But later it turned out to be just a sensational stir that was made up to create some publicity for Vijay. Now Vijay is happily married with 2 children and strives hard to stay out media controversies. As everyone agrees he is a strong contender for the Superstar throne, Vijay has openly admitted that he is no match for the one and only Superstar Rajinikanth. Vijay and Asin have both agreed that they have a very good on screen chemistry that works well for their movies. Vijay when answering to a question on ‘Who is his best pair Trisha or Asin ?’, silently to avoid controversies answered that they both are good in their own way. But the fans feel that Asin is more vibrant and suits Vijay’s image and characters.

Ajith-Nayanthara

Ultimate star Ajith kumar, another strong contender for the Superstar throne has paired with Meena, Devayani, Vasundhara Das, Rambha, Simran, Suvalakshmi among others. He was paired with Shalini in the superhit Amarkalam and during the shooting of this movie love blossomed between the lead pair. Ajith and Shalini later married and are a happy couple now. Ajith has not got a matching pair who can vibe well with him in his movies. He was last seen shaking legs with Asin in the movie Aalwar which proved to be a dud in the box office. His last successful pair was Simran with whom he delivered back to back hits ‘Vaali’ and ‘Aval Varuvaala’. But after Simran bid goodbye to films, Ajith never got a lucky pair on screen although his last blockbuster Varalaaru starred Asin and Kanika in lead roles. All eyes are now on the forthcoming movie of Ajith ‘Billa’ which will be a remake of Rajini’s blockbuster ‘Billa’. In Billa, Ajith is being paired with Nayanthara and Ajith’s fans are thrilled. Superstar Rajinikanth himself suggested Nayanthara for Ajith and he has supposedly given some interesting tips to Ajith to make his Billa a success. Remember Nayanthara was roped in for ‘Sivaji’ at the last minute by Rajini. Impressed by the young actress talent, Rajini has also recommended Nayanthara for Ajith’s Billa. Lets wait and watch whether Rajini’s prediction about this hit pair becomes true.

Surya-Jyothika

The best love birds of Kollywood Surya and Jyothika has starred together in over four films including Perazhagan, Kakka Kakka, Mayavi and Sillunu Oru Kadhal. They were looking good together in all the movies they paired. The onscreen Jodi became real life jodis as well late last year. They were in love for over 7 years and finally they married in a star studded wedding. Jyothika has decided to quit films and her last offering was ‘Mozhi’ which has been declared a runaway hit. Jyothika has been criticized for her negative role in ‘Pachai Kili Muthucharam’ but she feels that she decided to don the role because the character was interesting. Surya on the other hand has had a slump in his career after his marriage and he is looking forward to his forthcoming ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’ directed by Gautham Menon. He is being paired with a newcomer in this movie.

Vikram-Trisha

National Award winner Vikram has acted with Jyothika, Trisha, Asin, Sada, Priyanka Chopra, Sangeetha among others. Vikram is a hard worker and always strives for perfection. His hard work was well appreciated for his performance in ‘Pitha Magan’ which won him National Award and he is the only top actor other than Kamal Hassan to have earned the award for Tamil films. His pairing with Trisha in ‘Saami’ worked magically at the box office and it was one of the biggest hits of that year when Saami was released. Vikram and Trisha was liked by one and all in ‘Saami’ and they are getting together again in ‘Bheema’. It will be a treat to their fans to watch them on screen together and the movie supposedly has some intimate sensuous scenes between the lead pair. Trisha is believed to have shed all her inhibitions while paired with Vikram since she considers that Vikram is her best onscreen pair. Will Bheema recreate the Saami’s magic ?

Vishal-ReemaSen

Vishal, a strong contender to Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay, is a rage among the masses after his foursome hits ‘Chellame’, ‘Sandai Kozhi’, ‘Thimiru’ and ‘Thamirabharani’. His other movie Sivapadhikaram also fared well but was not declared a hit. He has not acted in a lot of movies to have a lucky pair. But he has paired with Reema sen already in two films Chellame and Thimiru. Chellame was Vishal’s debut film and Reema Sen’s first big movie as heroine. Rumour mills were busy churning out love stories between the two but Vishal and Reema Sen has maintained stoic silence. They were again paired in ‘Thimiru’ which turned out to be a super hit and going by their hit ratio Vishal and Reema Sen can be considered as a hit pair.

Vadivelu-Kovai Sarala-

The comedy star pair Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala has tickled our funny bones many a times with their fine performances in many movies. Incidentally it was Vadivelu who used to get beat up by Sarala instead of the traditional man beating woman. Vadivelu is supposedly charging a whopping amount as his salary if he has to act as a hero. He has not raised his salary for being a comedian. When quizzed about this, Vadivelu mentioned that he wants to maintain the standard and quality of his movies in which he features as hero. He wants to deliver only hits as a hero since he feels even one failure can take him to dumps. Although his hero salary might sound unreasonable to many but he sure has a point. Let us wait and watch whether his forthcoming ‘Indralogathil Naa Azhagappan’ will be smash hit like his earlier blockbuster ‘Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi’. Apparently Simran, Trisha, Nayanthara, Asin and Shilpa Shetty were approached for the lead role opposite Vadivelu and all of them except Simran turned down the offer. When Vadivelu came to know about this, he turned down Simran and is now looking for a fresh face.

Sathyaraj-Namitha

The lollu star of Kollywood Mr Sathyaraj has starred opposite Namitha in more than three films and they have all proven to be duds at the box office. Still Sathyaraj feels that his best on screen pair is Namitha taking into account the height and weight of her. Namitha is the tallest heroine available in Tamil filmdom and she has the rare distinction of pairing with both father and son as her onscreen pair. Namitha feels that she suits Sathyaraj more than his son Sibiraj since they have a good onscreen chemistry. Sibiraj feels that Namitha is his best pair since she matches his height and no other heroine does. There is an interesting tussle brewing between father and son as to who should pair with Namitha. But as before, Namitha continues her film service by acting opposite both Sathyaraj and Sibiraj with same ease and élan.