'Acting happened by chance'-Ragini

SHE seems down-to-earth, dignified and very much in love with what she's doing. Happy to be acting in yet another Sundar C film ( after her debut 'Sandai'), Ragini is going to be seen soon in Thee.

So how did she come into showbiz? “Acting happened just by chance,” says Ragini, who happens to be related to none other than Khushboo. “My akka is Khushboo’s anni,” she explains. “When I used to come down from Malaysia and visit her, she would ask me if was interested in acting. I was already interested in dancing.

So I decided to take the opportunity to act when it came after I completed my education,” smiles the trained Bharatnatyam dancer.

The savvy gal has done her undergraduate studies in the US and ran an event management company in Malaysia before her jump into tinseltown.

And she seems to be getting enough opportunity to showcase her talent in Kollywood quite early in her career. She played a modern girl in Sandai and is a housewife with two kids in the forthcoming Thee. So how difficult has her journey been in tinselville so far? “I was lucky to have these opportunities to learn so much from Sundar C.

He is so easy to work with,” she gushes, all praise for him. “He is very simple and down to earth with anyone he meets. Despite being so senior he would sit with us under the trees and have lunch. He is untouched by the ‘caravan culture’. I have learnt so much.”

Thee is a film with a message for society and other costar is the sizzling Namitha. Is Ragini flooded with more offers after her successful Sandai? “Aadi kept projects on hold but now I will be looking at more of them soon,” concludes the gal. With all the family support thrown in, Kollywood should be a cakewalk for the talented young lady. ....

Sundar C goes nude in a double role film

SHREE Movie Makers is ready with their next venture, Thee, a movie produced and directed by G Kichcha, starring Sundar C, Namitha and Ragini.

Speaking to the press about this movie, the cast and crew revealed some interesting facts about the film which are sure to bring in the audiences, according to them.

To begin with, the opening scene includes a nude shot of the hero in a crowded part of the city. “This scene will be a big plus for the film,” feels director Kichcha.

“The scene is necessary because the film is about a man who comes with nothing to the city. In two months however, he makes it big as a politician. The scene reveals the extent of how fast he has grown with literally nothing, not even clothes to his credit”, adds Sundar.

Ragini, plays his homemaker wife, with two kids, while Namitha plays a politician with a cinematic background. The surprise element is the dual role played by Sundar.

“I am quite excited since I get to play the roles of a cop and a politician, each with a different get up,” he said with a grin. Shrikant Deva has done the music with a gaana paatu thrown in, sung by his father. Thalaivasal Vijay plays a cop as well.

Sundar stresses that he is here to do commercial cinema and is not an actor in a serious mode. However, this film has a message for viewers.

Realising ones responsibilities and without just blaming cops and the system, seems to be the underlying message.

Did Sundar interfere in the direction department on the sets? “Not at all,” avers the director. “But I do give suggestions since cinema is all about team work. However if something is really going against the grain, then I will put my foot down,” adds Sundar who is confident this movie will do well at the box office, since it’s a remake of the Telugu hit, Operation Duryodhana.

Thee is a movie for the masses, with plenty of fights and action, comedy, songs and romance. Will it prove to be yet another hit for this filmi Midas? Only time will tell. ....