IN 1992, when 18-year-old Vijay debuted as a lead actor in the Tamil movie 'Naalaiya Theerpu (Tomorrow's Verdict)' directed by his father S A Chandrasekhar and produced by his mother Shoba Chandrasekhar, the response from the reviewers and a section of the public was not what the family expected. Many reviews not only panned the movie, but personally attacked Vijay for his looks and wrote him off.
Over three decades later, the teenager would transform into one of the most bankable superstars of Tamil cinema. He would take a plunge into politics with the first political rally of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, that saw the biggest gathering of a largely organic crowd in recent memory.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Alangu to release in December
On Monday, makers of the action drama Alangu, starring Gunanidhi, Chemban Vinod, and Kaali Venkat in the main roles, announced its release date.
MISS YOU gets new release date
MAKERS of the rom-com film, Miss You, starring Siddharth and Ashika Ranganath, have announced that it would hit theatres worldwide on December 13, alongside Soodhu Kavvum 2.
'MAKING AN OTT FILM IS MORE CHALLENGING'
IN Rahul Dholakia's upcoming Prime Video film Agni, Divyenndu plays a corrupt cop who is always at loggerheads with his firefighter brother-in-law, played by Pratik Gandhi.
Wednesday season 2 wraps filming
After a long delay, Wednesday Season 2 has officially wrapped filming.
Get your pens and notebooks out for this videogame
Solving the Sunday morning cryptic crossword getting a little too easy for you? Of course it is. That's a puzzle for newbies. You are more intense than that. You crave something with a little more complexity, don't you? You want the kind of puzzle that changes its rules every day, and maybe they don't even tell you that they've changed up the rules. You want to wake up every morning to pin up the answers on a giant conspiracy board trying to make sense of it all.
Sisterhood of SHADOWS
Actors Aoife Hinds and Faoileann Cunningham speak about playing the young acolytes of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood in Dune: Prophecy, and more
Expressions through soaring kites
NITA Ratnam whose connection to dance stems from her mother's unfulfilled dream to dance, believes that dance \"called\" her, an art form that she feels both personal and deeply rooted in her family history.
ARTICULATING CADENCES AND NOTES
Vishakha Hari's book, Sangita Soujanya, reveals the soul of Carnatic music, celebrating art's universal appeal, rich traditions, and power to connect hearts beyond boundaries
WHAT'S IN YOUR WEDDING WARDROBE?
Wedding needn't always be synonymous with extensive and expensive shopping. Your wardrobe oufits can also be artfully orchestrated to a stunning wear. CE delves into the latest trends in wedding fashion
TAKING FOOD POISONING LIGHTLY CAN LEAD TO LIVER FAILURE
THREE tribal women of Mandipanka village in Odisha's Kandhamal district recently died after they consumed a gruel made of mango kernel.
