Ajith and Shalini shares Chithra’s grief

  

‘Sruthi’, Chithra’s residence in Virugambakkam, wore a grim look on Friday when the body of Nandana, the singer’s daughter who drowned in a swimming pool at a villa in Dubai Thursday, was brought there.

Hundreds of people from all walks of life, including top names in singing and acting arenas, came to pay their last respects to Chithra’s eight-year-old daughter and consoled Chithra, who wept uncontrollably.

Music composers Illayaraja, Koti and Ganesh, playback singers P Susila, S Janaki, S P Balasubramanyam, Mano, S P Shylaja and Sujatha, actors Sivakumar, Ajith, Shalini and many others from the film industry paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of the child.

The last rites were held at 4.30 pm at the Vadapalani AVM Funeral Ground. Nandana had fallen into the pool and though she was rushed to the hospital, she was declared dead. She was in Dubai with her mother, who was there to take part in an A R Rahman concert.

Ajith, Shalini in Evano Oruvan Function

 

The red carpet premiere of Evano Oruvan happened at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai yesterday (December 6). Top celebrities like Satyaraj, Y.G.Mahendran and his family, Hindi actress Poonam Dhillon, directors Vasanth, L.Vijay, singer Unni Menon, Lekha and Aishwarya Dhanush, Thenappan were present for the premiere, but the surprise and excitement of everyone was the presence of Ajith and Shalini at the premiere. A visibly pregnent Shalini who is in her ninth month was a delight to everyone. The couple is expecting the arrival of their first child in January.

Maddy and his wife Saritha who were the organisers of the event played the perfect hosts to the celebrities present, talking and looking after the comfort of everyone present. The movie, directed by Nishikant Kamat, has Madhavan, Sangeetha and Seeman in lead roles.

Ajith his taking a break to be with his wife Shalini when the baby comes and has hence postponed the shooting of his next movie Akbar with Raju Sundaram to post January. His much awaited movie Billa 2007 is expected to be released this month on December 14th.