delays later, one cannot be surprised that
there was a lot of news about director Ameer
and the young actor having broken up. As
the old saying goes, 'proximity breeds contempt'
and their association stretched for over
18 months without an interval. News of the
divide further strengthened when Karthi
reportedly turned down Ameer's offer for
Yogi, something that Ameer later took up
himself. The reason cited for this is that
Karthi did not want to get typecast in ruffian
roles, but there are other theories as well.
Coming back to Karthi's jinx, what started
with Paruthiveeran seems to have followed
him into Selvaraghavan's Aayirathil Oruvan.
The film has safely gone beyond the 500
day mark and has not shown many promising
signs of getting into theaters, the only
news being that Karthi has been officially
released from all commitments having completed
his portions. This means that Karthi has
not been seen on the big screen for 2 months
short of 2 years as of now and such a break
can prove costly even to a prodigiously
talented actor as Karthi.
People with good memories might remember
the news of Karthi having signed up with
Lingusaamy. Now, because of all the delays
that Selvaraghavan and Aayirathil Oruvan
brought about, this project got buried by
time. But, now that Karthi is free it is
being revived and for once, it seems that
there are not many troubles to contend and
if any don't crop up in the near future,
it should get neatly wrapped up within a
time frame that is considered normal in
the industry.
Then, fresh news is that Karthi has given
a nod to Bala's next project. Since when
did Bala move on to his next project, you
might wonder. It is justified bearing in
mind the fact that Naan Kadavul seems to
be still suspended in mid air with Arya's
career precariously positioned. Well, Zee
TV is believed to have paid both the actor
and the director an amount each as advance
and one can believe that they will not do
such a thing without seeing sufficient reason.
The question here is, Karthi has developed
a jinxed reputation while Bala has been
walking around with this tag for a few years
now. Will this combination work well?
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