Eradicate Child Labor : Vijay

IndiaGlitz [Thursday, June 24, 2004]

Vijay called for eradication of child labor. In the morning he was greeted by his mother Shoba at the Kalayana mandap named after her. The actor drove in with his wife Sangeetha. S A Chandrashekhar , Vijay's father too greeted him. Later speaking to the media he felt that the children whose parents are not educated are the cause for child labour. He cited the observation of President Abdul Kalam that a country will not be a developed nation without attaining complete literacy. Later in the evening he attended a function for his fans. Cake was distributed to all. Vijay sang two numbers from Ghilli. Then he gave helping aids to the handicapped and mentally challenged persons and undertook to bear the entire education expenses of a top ranker in the plus two exams.

Vijay causes stampede

IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, June 23, 2004]

It was no ‘mela’ but a matinee idol that created a stampede in the temple town of Madurai the other day. Several members of the Vijay Fans' Association received bruises, lost their chappals and got their dresses torn as the police resorted to a lathi charge to control the mob that had gathered to witness the shooting of the film 'Madura' in front of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai Tuesday. Police said the film producers did not inform them about the shooting of a scene in which Vijay, who acts as a police officer, holds discussion about a law-and-order problem (yes!) with a junior official near the temple. As the scene needed a crowd, members of the association had gathered at the venue. According to the police, suddenly the crowd swelled. There was a stampede which called for police action. According to the association office-bearers, the film producers had sentimental attachment to Madurai since several successful films including 'Gilli' were shot here.

Platinum Disc for Vidyasagar

IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, June 15, 2004]

Music director Vidyasagar is on a roll. His tunes in Ghilli have climbed the top of the charts. The busy music composer shares an excellent rapport with producer A M Rathnam. Vidyasagar's scintillating music for Rathnam's movies - Run starring Madhavan, Dhool starring Vikram and the recent Ghilli with Vijay in the lead have been a major contributor for the success of these movies. As a move to honor the music director, Rathnam organized a mega function in Chennai on Sunday during which Vidyasagar was presented a platinum disc.Rathnam hailed Vidyasagar as a hardworking person who had the ability to come up with good tunes anytime. Among those who took part in the function were actors Vijay, Prakash Raj, actress Trisha, director Dharani and Five Star Audio proprietor Kalyanam.