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Mon, 03/28/2011 - 14:46
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Tamil Nadu Election:South Indian Actors In The Soup
By P. Vijian
CHENNAI (Bernama) - They may be calling the shots in the reel
world but the popularity of three top south Indian cine artistes paled when they
came to the real world of Tamil Nadu politics.
Action hero Vijaykanth, glamour-cum-character actress Kushboo and legendary
comedian Vadivelu faced the wrath of the law when they violated election rules
in the impending state elections.
They were booked for breaching election rules in the ongoing frenzied political
rallies.
Tamil Nadu elections have always had that electrifying factor, with actors
adding colour to campaigns, and even contesting in the polls, though many had
backed out in the state Legislation Assembly Elections slated for April 13.
Leading Tamil movie actors, some with millions of die-hard fans, both in
urban
and rural constituencies, are often roped in by political parties to canvas for
votes in the heavily contested elections.
Kushboo, who acted in more than 100 movies, along popular stars like
Rajnikanth and Kamal Hasan, and a member of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(DMK), has become the latest offender.
She was booked on Sunday for stirring traffic chaos in Theni district where
she was busy wooing voters. Police seized eight vehicles belonging to her
entourage.
Likewise, actor-politician Vijaykanth, nicknamed 'Captain', was also booked
for violating India's Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct -- when he and
his supporters trespassed at the nomination centre last Thursday.
Among the three, Vijaykanth, founder of the Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK)
is the only person contesting in the assembly polls, in Rishivandiyam,
Villupuram district.
Pro-DMK Vadivelu, one of the most successful comedians in the Tamil cinema,
was not free from controversies, either.
He made a fiery "denigrating speech" against Vijaykanth -- forcing the local
police to take stern action against him.
"One who steers a ship in water should be called 'captain', and not the one
who always lies in water (liquor)," Vadivelu was quoted as having said in a
public rally last week.
CHENNAI (Bernama) - They may be calling the shots in the reel
world but the popularity of three top south Indian cine artistes paled when they
came to the real world of Tamil Nadu politics.
Action hero Vijaykanth, glamour-cum-character actress Kushboo and legendary
comedian Vadivelu faced the wrath of the law when they violated election rules
in the impending state elections.
They were booked for breaching election rules in the ongoing frenzied political
rallies.
Tamil Nadu elections have always had that electrifying factor, with actors
adding colour to campaigns, and even contesting in the polls, though many had
backed out in the state Legislation Assembly Elections slated for April 13.
Leading Tamil movie actors, some with millions of die-hard fans, both in
urban
and rural constituencies, are often roped in by political parties to canvas for
votes in the heavily contested elections.
Kushboo, who acted in more than 100 movies, along popular stars like
Rajnikanth and Kamal Hasan, and a member of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(DMK), has become the latest offender.
She was booked on Sunday for stirring traffic chaos in Theni district where
she was busy wooing voters. Police seized eight vehicles belonging to her
entourage.
Likewise, actor-politician Vijaykanth, nicknamed 'Captain', was also booked
for violating India's Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct -- when he and
his supporters trespassed at the nomination centre last Thursday.
Among the three, Vijaykanth, founder of the Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK)
is the only person contesting in the assembly polls, in Rishivandiyam,
Villupuram district.
Pro-DMK Vadivelu, one of the most successful comedians in the Tamil cinema,
was not free from controversies, either.
He made a fiery "denigrating speech" against Vijaykanth -- forcing the local
police to take stern action against him.
"One who steers a ship in water should be called 'captain', and not the one
who always lies in water (liquor)," Vadivelu was quoted as having said in a
public rally last week.
