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Starring: Rajini, Pasupathy, Nayanthara, Meena, Sona, Vadivelu, Vijayakumar

Direction: P Vasu

Music: G V Prakash

Production: K Balachander
Kuselan is 2 hours, 30 minutes long.

Rajinikanth appears twenty minutes after the movie begins.

And remains through the length of the film, though not in every single frame.

In all he appears for a total of 60 minutes.

And in 3 rocking songs.

Kuselan is a fun filled 2 hours, 10 minutes with about 20 minutes given over to emotional drama.
There are no real fight sequences, only the ones staged for this movie within a movie.

It has two parallel stories about two friends - one rich, one poor.

The highlight of Kuselan: 6 punch dialogue sequence filled with comedy that will delight not just fans of Thalaivar but everyone in the audience.

Rajini usually has one stand-out line in every movie -here he takes that old saying, “Matha Pitha Guru Dheivam” and turns it into a new saying about the importance of freindship: “Matha Pitha Guru Nanban Dheivam”. We can bet that this is going to be a catchy line that all of us will be repeating soon.

For many of us who have been wondering a lot about Rajini’s political ambitions and his sojourns into the Himalayas, he answers us all in Kuselan with such wit and tact that it will silence us from speculating anymore!

As in Chandramuki, where the Superstar gave equal screen presence to Prabhu, Vadivelu and Joythika, here, in Kuselan, he has given importance to other actors sharing the screen with him.
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The climax, with Pasupathy and Rajini, is sure to melt hearts!

Pasupathy is marvelous; perhaps his best performance to date.

Comedy by Vadivelu is top-notch, rivaling his performance in Chandramukhi.

Nayantara simply sizzles effortlessly, proving why she is the numero uno.

Arivind Krishna’s camera work is prefect, matching the mood of the movie .

This is a Thalaivar movie, and yet it is also something completely different!
Thalaivar’s style here as he plays himself reaches a new high.

You are in for a sumptuous Rajini treat.

RAJINI-Kuselan distribution rights sold for 64 crores

Superstar Rajinikanth starrer Kuselan has been sold for 64 crores to Pyramid Saimeera according to the latest buzz doing rounds in the Tamil industry. The competators for obtaining the distribution rights for Kuselan has been Pyramid Saimeera, Adlabs, and Ayngaran films and Pyramid Saimeera has emerged the victorious of the lot by obtaining the combined rights for Tamil and Telugu for a whopping 64 crores. Kuselan which is the remake of Malayalam superhit Katha Parayumbol has been remade in Tamil as Kuselan and Telugu as Kuseludu

Rajni starrer 'Kuselan' goes to Tokyo film festival

Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Tamil superstar Rajnikant starrer 'Kuselan' will be shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival, starting in October.

The film is scheduled to be released here July 31.

'After the superstar's huge popularity following the success of 'Muthu' in Japan, interest in his films is huge. Since Rajnikant is playing himself, the pre-release response is fantastic,' R. Venkatakrishnan, Chief Operating Officer Pyramid Saimira, told IANS.

Rajnikant's 1995 film 'Muthu' was dubbed in Japanese and released in Japan in 1998. It ran for 288 days in multiple screens.

It is not clear right now whether the actor will attend the festival, said sources close to the actor.

So far Japanese media companies and television stations have produced over 30 documentaries on Rajnikant.

'Kuselan' technicians get Rs.4.5 mn windfall, thanks to Rajnikanth

Chennai, July 1 (IANS) The 100-odd technicians of forthcoming Rajnikanth-starrer Tamil film 'Kuselan' got a windfall of Rs.4.5 million as its hero, producer and director pooled part of their fees and donated the amount to them during the movie's audio release here.

'In my endeavour to help the unsung heroes of the film industry -- the technicians, I have networked with producer Vijay Kumar and director P. Vasu to donate Rs.1.5 million from their overflow and fees, respectively, and added a similar amount from my emoluments,' superstar Rajnikanth announced Monday night.

His announcement was received with thunderous applause from the audience of technicians who were being recognised in such a fashion for the first time in the south Indian film industry.

According to the movie's publicists, 'Kuselan' is an effort on Rajnikanth's part to help his mentor and director K. Balachander.

'When producers said I had to do it sans a big advance on a shoestring budget, I agreed because I liked its story,' Rajnikanth said.

Balachander, who partly owns the film's rights, was overwhelmed by Rajnikant's efforts and said: 'Though I cannot claim to be as great as Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, I can say with pride that Rajni is my Vivekananda.'

Remake of Malayalam hit 'Katha Parayumbol' starring Mammooty, 'Kuselan' is said to have been made at a cost of Rs.600 million, according to industry sources. The storyline is about a film star helping an old acquaintance. It also stars actresses Nayanthara and Meena.

Director Vasu told reporters that though the movie depicts Rajnikanth in 20 different get-ups, including as an Egyptian Pharaoh, it is not an effort to belittle Kamal Haasan whose 'Dasavatharam' featured him in 10 roles.

'The two films are totally different in nature,' Vasu said.

Asked the secret of his young looks in the promos, Rajnikanth modestly said: 'I take the necessary dietary precautions, avoid excessive salt, sugar, milk and think positive.'

The Tamil and Telugu versions of the film are expected to release later this month with over 450 prints in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, said a spokesman of its distributors Pyramid Saimira.

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Chennai gets India's first heart implant training centre

CHENNAI: India has got its first training centre for doctors to learn how to place implants in the heart.


Medtronic, a US-based medical technology service provider, opened its first therapy and procedure training centre (TPTC) in South Asia, in Chennai on Saturday.

A recent report in the premier medical journal The Lancet has said that by 2010, 60 percent of the world's heart patients will be in India. The majority of these patients will suffer from cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure and coronary artery diseases.

Implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, de-fibrillators, cardiac therapy devices and coronary stents play a major role in the treatment of these life-threatening conditions.

The process of implanting these cardiac devices is complex and requires highly specialised and technically skilled practitioners.

Launched in 2004, Medtronic has a TPTC mobile unit that travels all over the US, training doctors. It has, so far, trained over 8,500 physicians, nurses and other health professionals via its mobile training unit.

It also has 18 virtual training labs throughout the world, including in the US, central America, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, half a dozen European countries, China, Japan and Australia.

The Chennai centre, the first in India, is aimed at increasing the number of heart specialists who will know how implant life saving devices in heart patients.

The centre's state-of-the-art classroom and programmer lab will provide training to cardiologists on the programming and follow-up management of these devices. Besides hands-on training, there will also be simulator-equipped class rooms at the centre.

"The therapy and procedure training centre in Chennai is an example of effective training and education used by the company worldwide," Joon Hurh, Medtronic's regional vice president, said on the occasion.

"As more people around the world are in need of implanted medical devices like pacemakers, ICD's and other cardiac devices, so too is the growing need for well-trained clinicians to care for these patients," said Milind Shah, managing director, Medtronic India.

"India has a small number of electro-physiologists (just about 50) who implant high-end devices like CRTs and ICDs to manage heart failures and reduce mortality due to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)."

"Medtronic is committed to increasing this number in India so that physicians are able to deliver these therapies effectively to more and more patients who need them," Shah said.

The use of simulators is quickly becoming a standard approach to Medtronic training programmes.

Introduced in 2003, Medtronic's virtual labs with state-of-the-art simulator technology provide a safe way for physicians to develop the skills and confidence to implant devices, and for other health professionals to better understand the implantation process, "with life-like implant scenario", the company said.

The simulators are designed to provide a safe environment in which to learn new techniques while avoiding complications and minimising costs.

சென்னை economy

The city was initially a major port and with the advent of the East India Company, it grew in size after the construction of Fort St George. The city has important branches of many Indian companies. As the capital of the state, Chennai has many government employees. The city also has its own stock exchange, the Madras Stock Exchange.

Chennai's service sector was traditionally dominated by finance and banking as several multinational banks had their in Chennai. Since the late 1990s, software development and business process outsourcing have provided a steady source of employment for city residents.

The IT Corridor in the southeast of the city houses several technology parks. The largest of these is Tidel Park, built by TIDCO, a government initiative. The city is also an important centre for other service industries like advertising and healthcare. Chennai is the base for over forty percent of India's automotive industry. Most of the automotive OEMs in India are based in Chennai, mainly in the Ambattur-Padi industrial zone. Several automotive-related companies such as: TVS, Ashok Leyland, Royal Enfield, Hyundai, Ford, Mitsubishi, TI Cycles and MRF have manufacturing plants in and around Chennai. The Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi produces military vehicles, including India's main battle tank

Spencer's Retail Limited @T.NAGAR

Spencer's Retail Limited, re-launched its store at T Nagar in the city and the new-look store was inaugurated by AVM Saravanam and M. Murali, Managing Director of Sri Krishna Sweets.

The T Nagar store, which has been in existence since 1996 has been completely refurbished to reflect the new brand statement of Spencer's - Taste the World - which embodies the best that the world has to offer in terms of food, fashion accessories, home and entertainment. This is further reflected in the international store ambience comprising modern day store fixtures, curving signages to provide visual relief, in-store navigational aids and out-of-the-box in-store communication elements ensuring the best overall shopping experience for the Spencer's consumers.

Speaking at the launch, G. Murali, Vice President, Spencer's, said "The T Nagar store has been enjoying the patronage of our consumers for the past so many years. In fact, this has been one of the best performing stores nationally. With the new international store ambience, wider range and assortment across categories for both domestic and international brands, we are confident of delivering differentiated offerings and experience for our consumers and hence garner further customer loyalty in the years to come."

Apart from the international look and feel, the store now offers a wider range and assortment of merchandize across food and non-food categories, including a broad choice in imported food brands.

The Specialty bays display a select range of international cuisine ingredients (Italian, Chinese, Thai and Mexican) and also cater to the local tastes of the Bengalis and the Gujaratis. A range of organic foods, specialty breads, vegetarian and non-vegetarian take-aways add to the enhanced offerings at the store.

Run 4 a cause...

The GiveLife Chennai Marathon campaign was effectively launched in the city more than 1000 athletes from Chennai making a flag run in the Marina.

Several Olympians from Tamil Nadu lead the launch run. They include Hockey player Mohammad Riyaz, Basketball player Sunitha Suren and Volleyball player Nataraj.

Today's launch also marks the beginning of an awareness campaign and mini marathon runs in the districts. Encouraging the rural youth to participate in the run remains a key focus of the campaign. Mini runs will take place in Nagarcoil, Trinelveli, Virudunagar, Trichy, Pondichery and Coimbatore.

India's celebrated city runs are Mumbai and Delhi runs. Between 40 - 50 thousand people ran these runs in the last occasions. GiveLife Chennai Marathon aims to inspire around 100000 people to join the City Run, becoming the biggest City Run of India. The launch of the campaign opens the Marathon process effectively from Monday. Registration can be done online at www.givelife-chennaimarathon.com or at designated locations.

The total prize money involved in the GiveLife Chennai Marathon is a fabulous Rs. 65 lacs. This quantum is marginally lesser than the Mumbai and Delhi marathons and certainly, the highest so far for any run conducted in South India. The first prize for the professional Marathon in both Men & Women category separately is Rs. 10 lacs.

"JOIN THE HUMAN RACE" is the campaign base line. World over long distance runs are better known actually for reasons other than running.

It is GiveLife Chennai Marathon, wanting to be India's biggest and South India�s richest run. But more importantly the run itself will be a message. A message reflecting true essence of human spirit and existence :

For more information, the public can call Goodwill Communications office 24994344, 24980201, 24990201. Registration fee is Rs.100.

TV row in Tamilnadu takes new turn

The war between the DMK and Maran brothers seems to be taking some intriguing turns, as Murasoli, the mouthpiece of the ruling party, on Thursday carried a big rejoinder to the ‘gossipy’ allegations made on Arasu Cable TV Corporation by Dinakaran, a daily owned by the Marans.

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On the front page itself, Murasoli published a feature titled ‘Peter Mamavum, Meter Mamiyum’ on the lines of ‘Peter Mama’, a chatty grapevine column in Dinakaran, in which the charges were made on Wednesday. Without mentioning any names directly, the Maran’s daily alleged that a top official of a recently launched channel (going by the hints dropped, it should be Sarath Reddy of Kalaignar TV) pressurised the authorities of Arasu Cable TV Corporation to buy equipment from a particular company, for which a huge amount of money was transferred to his bank account. It also alleged that another honcho of the television channel was also involved in it. To this, Murasoli has replied that no such transaction was made and all purchases were carried out after going through proper tender notifications and procedures. ‘Will any company pay Rs 12 crore as commission for a sale worth Rs 16 crore?’ it questioned. The DMK’s organ also came down heavily on Maran brothers with a couple of strongly worded sentences. Also, sources say that there may be a new but quiet camaraderie emerging between former foes, AIADMK leader, J Jayalalithaa, and brothers Kalanidhi and Dayanidhi Maran. While Karunanidhi’s family’s members are busy in a cable war with the Marans, Jayalalithaa has quietly found her way into the newsrooms of Sun TV channel and Dinakaran. Jayalalithaa’s smiling visage routinely pops up on the Sun TV news these days and news editors of Dinakaran have stopped trashing her daily missives against the DMK government. Her anti-Karunanidhi statements are not only given prominent coverage but are always accompanied by her photographs. The Sun News channel, too, telecasts her photograph and carefully lists the main points in her statements, mostly targetting the DMK government. It has to be noted that Jayalalithaa’s name barely found mention in the newspaper or the channel, except when she came under Karunanidhi’s attack at the peak of Dayanidhi Maran’s brief, high profile political career. These days, her scathing criticism against the DMK regime is an almost daily item on Sun and Dinakaran.

PitStop @ ECR Restaurant Review

A long drive and a break to fill your tummy! That's exactly why this restaurant could have been started. Pitstop, a restaurant in the East coast road has it all ambience, different eatery variety, and of course its ECR status. East coast road is that stretch which offers food of any origin to its patrons by having umpteen restaurants of different cuisine offerings.

Pitspot has to be remembered for three basic reasons: the self service method, its fruit juice and chocolate fountain section and of course the d�cor with an onyx chess board and a tall clock. Visiting Pitspot during the mid afternoon times (not for lunch though) will prove to be a worth while experience. The unique selling point of the restaurant is flat screen television which now if fixed on to telecast only the IPL Matches.

This place belongs to the category of restaurants which promotes spending quality time with friends and relatives than offering great food. Some small time snacks like French fries and onion rings can be ordered and that can easily qualify as starters for the snacking agenda. Apart from burgers one can opt for the variety of chicken combination which is on the card. One must definitely try out a dip of cake in the chocolate fountain they have. Pitstop also offers good juice varieties. If not for the taste but for the way it is made, cleanliness has to bee appreciated.

The highlight of the restaurant is the see through kitchen and juice making areas. The restaurant authorities have maintained a spic and span area on and off the kitchen area. The service is laudable. The person at the billing counter was even courteous enough to suggest few items.

But as usual like in other restaurants, the delivery of order takes a long time; ask them the reason; you will receive the same 'it's getting ready sir' reply. Food can not be the reason for you to visits this place as the food is below average but the ambience wins all the accolades. Typical by road restaurant which promises to provide memorable time for visitors!

PitStop
No 1, Before Toll Plaza Panaiyur,
East Coast Road,
Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600119
+(91)-(44)-24531999

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City's Street Names - Past and Present

Cities all over the world have had their roots, in some way or the other, associated with the names of their busiest roads and Chennai is no different! Try these names- First Line Beach Road, Mowbrays Road, Edward Elliott's Road, - remember them? These are the old names of what are now Dr. Rajaji Salai, TTK Road, and Radhakrishnan Salai. The post-independence Indian governments made it their business to replace the street names from the British era with Indian names and nobody is complaining!

However, it can't be denied either that there are certain names that have proved quite difficult in getting replaced- they simply refuse to go away, even though the change has officially occurred. The most renowned example would be that of Mount Road which technically is Anna Salai now. Even though the name in name took place decades ago, many Chennaiites still swear by the original name, 'Mount Road'. "I think I'll never get over calling Mount road Mount road, because that was how it was introduced to me and first impressions are hard to get over!", said Mrs.Sugantha, who has lived in the city all her life.

Lattice Bridge Road in Adyar (LB Road) is now Kalki Krishnamoorthy Road,while the famous Chamiers Road is Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Salai- both failures as far as name change is concerned. But topping this list would be Nungambakkam High Road which was rechristened to Uthamar Gandhi Salai, a name that never made any impact at all. Bharthi, an engineering student from the city had this to say when asked about Nungambakkam High Road's 'official' name: "I don't think I've ever heard anyone call Nungambakkam High Road with its official name! If I asked an auto driver to take me to that road, he would probably get confused and ask me which area I wanted to go to!"

If you thought the city's residents were touchy about forgetting the old names of their roads then think once more! When the Tamilnadu government decided to abolish caste names from all road names, some famous ones like, Dr.Renga(chari?) Road, Beemanna (Mudali) Garden, Vellayan (Chettiar) Road and many more, became curiously mutilated. Of course, there were exceptions to this too, in the name of a road in T.Nagar called Dr.Nair Road- making that 'Dr. Road' would have been very confusing. Also, this abolition of caste names was not implemented in North Chennai where you can still find roads being called Linghu Chetty Street, Thambu Chetty Street, Errabulu Chetty Street and so on.

And so, we can finally say it is not an exaggeration when Chennai is called, the city of a splendid mix between the old and the new, for its people definitely don't forget their 'past' easily!