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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thalaivar Praises Amithab and Few Birthday snippets..
1.The Spring
Superstar Rajinikanth could not have given his fans a bigger surprise on his 60th birthday. Instead of stepping into politics, the icon of Kollywood has made a re-entry of sorts in the hospitality industry.
A group of entrepreneurs from Chennai have taken on lease the Arunachala Inn — a property owned by the actor at the Kodambakkam High Road and transformed it into a swanky designer hotel called The Spring.
The highlight of the hotel is its cinematic ode to Rajinikanth — replete with a themed coffee shop and co-ordinated uniforms aimed at evoking a sense of nostalgia — courtesy brand Rajini.
R Anand Krishnan, one of the directors of the luxury hotel and the son of Mr Ravi (of the Vasantha Bhavan group) affirms that the hotel was designed around what the actor’s fans love.
Elaborating on the Rajini-centric design that went into the creation of many parts of the hotel, he says, “The coffee shop Caffeine would be a treat for Rajini fans as the walls here are lined with 24 hand-painted black and white portraits of the superstar created by the artist Santhanam.”
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Sticking to the mantra popularised by Rajini’s punch dialogues like Yen vazhi, thani Vazhi (‘my way is a unique way’), Anand adds, “The icing on the cake is that the waiters, in true Rajini style from his Annamalai days, are dressed in a black shirt and pants combo, replete with a silver-satin band tied around their waists. It’s what we call the total Rajini experience.
In fact, the Chennai based designer Satkrit Krishna, a self-confessed hardcore Rajini fan was roped in to design the uniforms for the coffee shop. Talking about his inspiration and his role model, Satkrit says, “I personally have been a fan of the superstar since my childhood days and it was one of the things that drew me to this project. My reference points were the films Muthu and Annamalai, in both of which he sports a thundu, tied around his waist. We gave it a chic makeover with a satin sash (in this case a waistband) to complete the attire.”
2.What's Today's Thalaivar's Plan ?
Rajinikanth’s 60th birthday on Saturday may see him locked up in the new Mahavatar Babaji Ash-ram that he has built near Chengalpattu, 60 km from here. But his family and fans have organised shashtiabdapoorthi pujas such as ayush homam for long life at the Tirukkadaiyur temple in Nagapattinam district, fam-ous for celebrating one’s 60th birthday. Fans are welcoming him once again to enter politics through colo-urful posters across the state.
Rajinikanth was at his Poes Garden residence on the eve of his 60th birthday and met one of his fans, Kundrathur Raju, who has brought out a book on him. While he is expected to be at home on Saturday, his office in Kodambakkam is already sending out news that he will be in meditation on his birthday.
“Madam Latha Rajini-kanth has invited important office-bearers of fan clubs to their Poes Garden residence on Saturday. We hope that the superstar will be home tomorrow to give us an audience,” said Rajini Palani, an important office-bearer of the city-based Rajini fan club.
Posters pasted by his fan clubs across the state depict Rajinikanth as the future chief minister of TN. Many advertisements in Tamil eveningers urged the actor to take the plunge into politics and say goodbye to cinema after Endhiran.
Rajinikanth has been reportedly visiting Mahavatar Babaji Ashram he has built on a hill near Chengalpattu at least once a month for the last six months. The ashram with a garden has a dhyana mantap especially built for him. Office-bearers of his fan clubs have started visiting the ashram.
His fans have organised special prayers in places of worships across the state and annadhanams will be organised in orphanages and homes for mentally challenged and the destitute on his birthday.
3.Thalaivar Watched 'Paa'
Tamil Super Star Rajinikanth, who is all set to celebrate his 60th birthday on Saturday, watched director Balki’s much-acclaimed Bollywood film Paa on Wednesday evening along with his wife Lata and two daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya in a special screening at Four Frames preview theatre in Chennai.
After the show, the superstar said: "I have always been a great fan of Amitji. I have had the honour of working with him and watching his work down the years, but what he has done in this film is unbelievable." Notably, Rajinikanth has worked with Amitabh in many Hindi films during the 80's, including Andhaa Kanoon, Giraftaar and Hum.
"I have seen many great performances by both Indian and Hollywood actors, but I have never seen anything like this. Amitji is the greatest. I don't think anyone else would be able to play the role he has played in Paa," Rajinikanth praised Amitabh's performance in Paa.
"My admiration for Amitji has grown thousand times more for Amitji and I know my praising his performance means nothing when the whole country is only talking about his performance," said thalaivar
4.Vellore fans to provide 60 free LIC policies
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