I'M READY TO SHOOT: RAJINI
Superstar Rajinikanth reveals to CT that he will commence work on Kochadaiyaan next month
Srinivasa Ramanujam
Whoever said that the world is ending this year is terribly off the mark. For, Rajinikanth is completely fit and fine! OK, this isn't one of those jokes doing the rounds in the Internet. We have the news right from the horse's mouth.
In perhaps his first interaction with city mediapersons, the Superstar told CT, "I'm doing well. I'll be starting shoot sometime next month." This comes a day after music composer A R Rahman announced that he's gearing up to score for the actor's next, which is titled Kochadaiyaan.
On Thursday evening, Rajinikanth seemed to be taking a trip down memory lane even as he watched theatre personality Y Gee Mahendran enact the life and travails of a Tamil drama artist on stage in a play titled Naadagam. "The play was excellent," said Rajinikanth, who appeared pensive when the scene on stage showcased the sad state of theatre in today's scenario. Interestingly, the Superstar is said to have started off acting in plays in the early stages of his career and has a deep love for the stage.
Ever since he has recovered from his illness, the actor has made his presence felt in the city's social circuit. He made his first appearance post his return from Singapore at
director S P Muthuraman's felicitation function. A day after that, the actor also attended P Vasu son Shakthi's wedding and then made appearances at Dushyant's wedding and at Maanu's dance performance.
And well, the end of the world can wait. Rajinikanth is just getting back to work.