Pokkiri follows the footsteps of Rajini??

Vijay’s next big release Pokkiri’s shoot is underway with a notable list of star cast. Asin stars opposite Vijay.

News here is that Prabhudeva the director and Vijay, after seeing the rushes, realized that the movie – unintentionally, we assume – looked like the remake of the Rajinikanth starrer Pandiyan directed by S.P.Muthuraman, which also was a launch pad for Karthik Raja rendering music for a song.

Pokkiri’s plot has close resemblance with Pandiyan and we sincerely hope that the Prabhudeva has not got any inspiration from that movie. Vijay seems not to be happy with the outcome of the movie hitherto and has decided upon changing some parts of the story line and reshoot some sequences that have been canned earlier.

Pokkiri has generated huge interest among the movie going public and is hailed to be Vijay’s next big release. Another interesting feature of the movie is that it is debut venture of Prabhudeva in Tamil.
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Is Asin my lucky pair? - Vijay

There are always rumors that Vijay is a bit more superstitious than others when it comes to selecting his heroines. For some time now, Trisha was his favorite heroine. But according to rumors, he was hesitant about signing her up for his new film ?Pokiri? because his previous film with her didn?t do well.

Asin is now the heroine.

So, who?s his lucky heroine, Asin or Trisha?

Vijay said, "I?m really not the one to answer to this question. Both Asin and Trisha had acted with me in superhit films. When I started looking for a heroine for my new film ?Pokiri?, my mother and Sangeetha (his wife) had suggested Trisha?s name. They added that if she doesn?t have callsheets, I should consider Asin?s name. My mother and wife felt that I share an excellent onscreen rapport with both these actresses.

"They didn?t want me to work with North-Indian actresses. New actresses who come from Kerala are very brilliant. They know that you can?t hold on in the industry for long if you rely solely on glamour.

"Both Asin and Trisha know how to strike a balance between glamour and acting. Both are very talented."

Source: Cinesouth
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Vijay and Ajith - Healthy Competition

Currently Ajith is shooting for Aazhwar and the movie is expected to release by 2007 April. He has plans of doing a movie with debutant director Vijay Anand (An associate of film maker Priyadharshan) after completing Aazhwar. Aazhwar is planned to release on the day of Rajini's Sivaji.

Ajith's long time dream of getting the superstar title is not yet acheived. Now he is trying to compete with Rajinikanth. Already our Illaya Thalapathi Vijay is trying to grab the title. Competition is hot in the market now. We cinegoers have to hold our arse till next year to know the winner.

Source: Kollywood Today
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