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| Craze
in Kollywood for ex-heroines |
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They
may want to live in peace—the
ex-heroines with their husbands and
children—but our producers and
directors want them back in Kollywood.
Believe it or not, there is a new
craze for ex-heroines in mother roles.
All these began with Nadia who played
mother to Jeyam Ravi in Kumaran, s/o
Mahalakshmi. “It’s a great
publicity by itself, the ex-heroines
coming back on screen,” says
a well-known producer who wants to
remain anonymous. |
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Trade
observers agree that if you bring
a former diva on screen, people talk
about it. The publicity generated
is equal to that of signing up of
a top star such as Rajini, Ajith,
Vijay, or Vikram.
So we have Kodambakkam making efforts
to rope in Radha, yes, of ‘Mudhal
Mariyaadhai’ fame, and Jayasri
of ‘Thendralae Ennai Thodu’
fame. The roles that are offered to
these ladies are those of elder sisters,
aunts or mothers. |
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If
the money is big, most of them don’t
mind doing the roles. However, former
heroines who still look young, for
example Nadia, Rathi Agnihotri, Bhanupriya’s
sister Nishanthi and Seetha, do a
lot of thinking before they sign up.
And they lay their condition too!
They will not act mothers to Ajith,
Vijay, Prashanth or Maddy. Actresses
like Kushboo and Devayani have remained
undecided. It depends on the pay cheque. |
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As
already said, the producers show a
keen interest because bringing in
such heroines back in mothers’
roles generate publicity. The moviegoers
are keen. They want to know how the
former divas look now. The older movie
buffs go nostalgic when these heroines
make their re-entry.
However, for the ardent moviegoers
it is an anticlimax to see their once
dream girls ravaged by time. Radha,
Ambika and Roja are bloated beyond
imagination. In fact, Ambika looks
like a grandma, not a ma. |
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