On Sunday, Kamal was present for the launch of Nee Indri Naan Illai, scripted by Kalaignar Karunanidhi, who is also the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Also participating were Manorama, Sivakumar, Surya, Bhagyaraj and Vivek.
Kamal and Karunanidhi extended their mutual admiration society, lavishing praises on each other. The latter recounted an incident during the shooting of Dasavathaaram when Kamal surprised him in the old lady get-up. The below video of Kamal’s speech comes from Top10Cinema.com.
Couple of days ago, Kamal met MK Stalin, who recently became the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He gave his best wishes on the new appointment. Also seen in the above photo is Napoleon, Kamal’s co-star in Dasavathaaram and Virumaandi, who himself became a minister in the central government recently.
Behindwoods carried a brief report with the above photo.
The Chennai International Screenwriting Workshop drew to a close on June 3. The official Web-site featured a piece providing a round-up and promising photos and videos. It also said that this was just a beginning and more such efforts would happen over time. Kamal’s family was also present for the event.
SivajiTV, IndiaGlitz and IndiaInteracts had videos of a “mini press conference” where Kamal provides a few more thoughts. Kamal even recalled how MGR had inspired him.
SivajiTV and IndiaGlitz and ChennaiOnline (1 | 2 | 3) have videos of the media event on May 28. The former is more complete, including questions from the press.
One event that received very little press coverage was Kamal witnessing his mentor K Balachander’s return to stage-plays. Kamal watched Pournami along with Gautami.
Kamal participated in a felicitation function for the famous Tamil writer D. Jayakanthan, organised by Indo-Russian Cultural and Friendship Society (IRCUFS) and Russian Centre of Science and Culture on April 24.
Kamal who has always expressed his admiration for the writer, recalled his childhood memories of eavesdropping on his sister’s reading sessions with his mother. Again, childlike, he said he was thrilled to sit next to Jayakanthan.
Other attendees included lyricist Vairamuthu and industrialist N. Mahalingam. Read a report from The Hindu. More photos are available from Behindwoods, Chennai 365 and IndiaGlitz.
The premiere of Dashavtar was held on 16 April, Thursday at Mumbai. Kamal was there with his whole family. Few of Kamal’s industry friends also attended. It was heartening to see Yash Chopra and Rohan Sippy attend despite the ongoing producers’ strike.
Below is a video from Glamsham.com covering the press meet that happened along with the premiere. Another amateurish version is available on YouTube.
Alongside, more pieces came out in the media as part of the movie promotion. The one from Reuters stood out — they had a series of short Q&A. Check out others from The Hindu, Hindustan Times, IBNLive (1 | 2) and IndiaGlitz. Above is a video from IBNLive.
Here’s the just-out teaser trailer of Unnai Pol Oruvan, the remake of A Wednesday! Check out the official Web-site too.
All the details provided by Kamal earlier are confirmed in the teaser. Additionally, the rumours of his elder daughter, Shruti Haasan doing the music are proven to be true. The title clears the confusion created by the media linking this remake with Thalaivan Irukkindraan (which didn’t suit one bit).
Kamal does look simple in the trailer. The challenge will be to carry it on throughout the movie. The music seems suitable and I guess it’s Shruti’s high pitch vocals that are featured.
The title is very apt and reminiscent of Ennai Pol Oruvan, featuring Kamal’s favourite Sivaji Ganesan.
Prabhu’s daughter Aishwarya got married to her cousin Kunal, both grandchildren of the late Sivaji Ganesan. Kamal’s proximity to the family is known and he was present in the festivities.
While Gautami and the children attended both the reception and the wedding ceremony, Kamal was there only for the latter. Check out more photos on Sify.com, Behindwoods and IndiaGlitz and read reports on Behindwoods,Dinathanthi and Thatstamil. As usual, Kamal was seen sitting alongside Rajnikanth.
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