Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts - PEP TALK

Nicole kept Naomi going

         Nicole kidman convinced Naomi Watts not to give up acting. The actresses became friends growing up in Australia and both moved to Hollywood to pusue their careers. But while Nicloe became a huge celebrity, Naomi found the path to stardom harder. At one point, she considered a career change, until she was given a pep talk by her friend.

            Naomi said, "I'd been slogging away in Hollywood for five years, getting nowhere. At castings. I was constantly told I wasn't talented enough, I wasn't right, I wasn't beautiful enough, I was nowhere near sexy enough, I thought about quitting acting and took other jobs. Nicle actually gave me hope. She'd tell me that it would only take one film, one casting and everything would change." 

        Eventually Naomi, 41, got her break in the dark thriller Mulhooand Drive in 2001, and has since, become known for taking offbeat roles, appearing in The Ring and 21 Grams as well as box office smashes, including King Kong.

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CM WITH THE Ilaignan team at the launch

UNIQUE HONOUR

         Director Suresh Krissna is an excited man these days. And the reason for his excitement is his 50th film, Ilaignan, in which he is working with the Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi!

          Explaining how the project came his way, the director said, "Pa Vijay had met the CM to discuss a project they had in mind. It was a big project and the Chief minister told Pa Vijay that he would require a senior director to handle it. So, Pa Vijay called me and asked me if he could recommend my name to the CM. I replied that I would be honoured to direct this film and that I couldn't expect a bigger project than this. I told him that I would be overjoyed if I could be even a small part of the CM's illustrious career. I then went and met the CM and after that, have been interacting with him consistently over the past few months."

          Visibly delighted about the CM inaugurating the film, he said, "It was the proudest moment of my life when he rolled the camera by saying 'action' ". The film, a period one, will feature Pa Vijay, Ramya Nambeesan, Khushbu and Manivannan, among otthers. 

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Anuja Iyer - PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT!

Hail Thamizh!

          Beauty and brains rarely go together, but when they do, the combination is lethal. Anuja Iyer of Unnaipol Oruvan fame has time and again proved to be quite a head turner after making a mark on the silver screen with some commendable perfomances, and now, she's putting her hand to the pen.

             As a celebrity columnist for a popular website that focusses on the happenings in tinseltown. the actress hosts a fortnightly column and writes about her personal experiences in the field. "As actors, we constantly express, emote, laugh, cry, share and also make the audience a part of out lives. And I thought, why stop with just expressing myself on-screen, where one portrays emotions according to the director's vision of a character? What about my very own thoughts?"

         Thus began her journey of expressing herself in words. In her firstpiece, she toes a popular line -- giving Tamil its rightful due. "When I hear people pronouncing "Thamizh' as 'Tamil' (TAM-il), I immediately ask them to roll their tongue and stick it on the upper jaw to bring out the 'zha' in 'Thamizh', " writes Anuja.

         But Tamil is nhot the only subject that excites Anuja. Anything from interesting happenings on the sets to trends in the industry inspires her. Even as she works her grey cells, Anuja is busy with her next project, Kaadhal to Kalyaanam, directed by Milind Rau.

   With enough on her plate, looks like Anuja is quite the busy bee.

       

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