Simbu is a source of endless worry to papa T Rajendar. The little superstar never spends his night at home. He goes out god knows where and concern is writ large on the parents’ face. Papa and mama blame each other for spoiling their son. However, Simbu feels he has not been spoiled at all. He has come of age and has his own occupation. When advised, Simbu says: “Look pops, I’m your son. Will I go astray?” It’s a punch line that even an alliterative writer like T Rajendar can’t swallow.

Hear this story. The day before yesterday, that is the twenty sixth of January, around eleven of the clock night, Simbu was riding his bike along the Nandanam Signal road. Driving fast, he brushed someone walking along the road near Jyothi Gardens. The man issued some sharp comments that held Simbu back. They picked up a quarrel and Simbu started beating the man. Hearing the man’s cries, the local guys turned up. Not able to make Simbu in the dark, they beat him blue and black. Only a few minutes and a number of blows did they realize the guy was Simbu. They hailed an auto and sent the guy back home with some warning. Papa’s anger knew no bound when he heard the story from Simbu. He rushed to the spot angrily demanding the men who beat up his son. Not a soul came out. Daddy went back lest some media persons should pick him up in this mood. When reporters later met him and asked about what had happened T Rajendar coolly said: “Nothing, my son is sleeping.”