When stars descend at Chepauk

IndiaGlitz
[Wednesday, April 23, 2008]

The M A Chidambaram Stadium had a surprise visitor on Tuesday. 'Ilaya Thalapathy' Vijay, the brand ambassador for Chennai Super Kings Team, made it to the stadium to cheer the local team.

After exchanging plesantries with Dhoni, Vijay addressed the media. Speaking on the occasion, he said, 'Dhoni is a super human being. I admire his cricketing skills. I was moved when he said that he had seen my films and songs on television.'

Vijay assured that he would be on the stadium on 23, 26 April and 2 May to watch the proceedings live and express his support for Chennai Super Kings. 'My participation in the rest of the matches is based on my movie commitments'. Nayantara, the other star ambassador is expected to join Vijay at M A Chidambaram Stadium on 23 April.

Meanwhile, the IPL matches in Chennai will witness special music concerts by renowned singers and musicians besides cheer girls dancing all the way. A host of VIPs including Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and who's who of Tamil film industry are expected to watch the match on Wednesday.

Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sreeram, Karthik among others are expected to perform before the IPL matches at Chepauk.