Author: M BHARAT KUMAR

The biggest surprise of all is that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao has thrown his hat in the ring all of a sudden. He has kickstarted an initiative to bring regional parties into one fold.

Who said comedians hesitate to play lead roles in Kollywood? Tamil cinema has seen a few, who go the extra mile to do the lead role after establishing themselves as a successful comedian. The likes of Vadivelu, Vivek, Santhanam till the recent Yogi Babu are standing examples.

Finally, four teams have made it to the qualifiers. And three among them are the usual suspects – Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians & Sunrisers Hyderabad. Call it a surprise, Delhi Capitals, led by Shreyas Iyer, comprising young players, is also in the list.

Close on the heels of a sex scandal in Pollachi that shocked everyone, it is now the news of as many as 159 students being detained by the police for allegedly using banned drugs during a rave party in the same town.

“Every actor’s dream is to play a police officer. I am happy that 100 happened so early in my career,” says actor Atharvaa.

Actor Santhanam played the comedian in several films of director R Kannan, including Jeyamkondan, Kanden Kadhalai, Vanthaan Vendraan and Settai. Now he is joining hands with Kannan again – but this time he plays the lead role.

Kajal Aggarwal, and Samyuktha Hegde play female leads. Hiphop Tamizha Adhi will compose the music and Richard M Nathan will crank the camera.

Thanks to an all-round effort by MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals on Wednesday night by 80 runs.

Actress Jyotika’s comedy entertainer, helmed by Kalyaan of Gulaebaghavali fame, has been titled Jackpot. The first look poster was out Tuesday.