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When
a die-hard fan goes to a long-awaited
film of his hero, the last thing he
expects is the director trying to
up the ante with their matinee idol.
In the case of ‘Tirupathi’,
a much hyped Ajith film, not only
the director has given the fans a
royal lemon but has also displeased
them by appropriating a few scene-stealing
moments for himself, with an ‘entry’
scene here and a few ‘punch’
dialogues there. No wonder the fuming
fans are demanding the ‘thala’
of the offending director. Also, Perarasu’s
stock as the director has taken such
a beating that the debacle of ‘Tirupathi’
has made even Vijay to do a re-think
on working with him. |
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What
has Perarasu got to say on this? “The
news that fans of Ajith are angry with me
is not at all correct,” says the director.
“Ajith knew what I was doing and in
fact, we watched the preview together. Ajith
never commented or opposed any of my scenes
in the movie.”
Any regrets on the cameo he played in the
film? “I did that role because, as
a director, I was concerned about the piracy
of CDs and I wanted to bring that out. In
future, people may expect the same from
me as I am planning to stick to the same
formula of action movies.”
Will ‘Ilaya Thalapathi’ Vijay
work with him? Perarasu, at his diplomatic
best, answers with a smile, “Whether
Vijay will work with me or not will be known
soon!” Appadi podu! |
