The cream of Kollywood today left for Rameshwaram to participate in the protest against the atrocities being inflicted on Tamils. The group of more than 2000 people of the film industry headed by Bharathiraja, president of the Director’s association boarded the specially chartered Rameshwaram express from the Chennai Egmore station
Kollywood
at 4:15 p.m. today. The train was flagged of by veteran director K.Balachander who said that this was the expression of solidarity to the suffering Tamils by people of the film industry. Most of the 2000 people who are part of this demonstration are either directors or technicians. Some of the prominent names who were spotted at the Egmore station today includes Ramanarayanan, Bhagyaraj, Editor Mohan, Cheran, Manobala, producer Dhanu, R.K. Chandran, Pandiarajan, Santhanabharathi among others.
The train is expected to reach Rameshwaram at around 6:30 a.m on Sunday morning. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the accommodation of all the participants in the protest, with around 450 rooms being booked. A small meeting will be held at around 10 a.m. after which a protest march will be taken through the town which will end at a 100 acre ground in Tillakkadu at around 2 p.m. The total expenditure of the protest has been estimated to be close to 15 lakhs. Bharathiraja said that this was one of the occasions when people in the film industry were setting aside all their differences and standing united for a common cause.
The event will however lack the presence of the big screen stars. Vadivelu is the only prominent actor who will be taking part in the protest. The artistes are expected to take part in a separate protest for the same cause on the 1st of November that will be held in the Nadigar Sangam office premises.
Kollywood
at 4:15 p.m. today. The train was flagged of by veteran director K.Balachander who said that this was the expression of solidarity to the suffering Tamils by people of the film industry. Most of the 2000 people who are part of this demonstration are either directors or technicians. Some of the prominent names who were spotted at the Egmore station today includes Ramanarayanan, Bhagyaraj, Editor Mohan, Cheran, Manobala, producer Dhanu, R.K. Chandran, Pandiarajan, Santhanabharathi among others.
The train is expected to reach Rameshwaram at around 6:30 a.m on Sunday morning. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the accommodation of all the participants in the protest, with around 450 rooms being booked. A small meeting will be held at around 10 a.m. after which a protest march will be taken through the town which will end at a 100 acre ground in Tillakkadu at around 2 p.m. The total expenditure of the protest has been estimated to be close to 15 lakhs. Bharathiraja said that this was one of the occasions when people in the film industry were setting aside all their differences and standing united for a common cause.
The event will however lack the presence of the big screen stars. Vadivelu is the only prominent actor who will be taking part in the protest. The artistes are expected to take part in a separate protest for the same cause on the 1st of November that will be held in the Nadigar Sangam office premises.
