By:
Settu
Shankar
Tuesday,
August
21,
2007
Actor
Kamal
Hassan,
at
a
function
held
on
Monday,
said
that
newcomers
to
Kollywood
should
stand
on
their
own
merit,
and
try
to
establish
their
own
style.
Simbu
sharply
reacted
at
this
remark
on
the
same
podium,
and
retorted
that
he
does
not
imitate
anybody.
Speaking
on
the
occasion
of
the
audio
launch
of
S.Ve.Shekher's
son
Ashwin
Shekher's
maiden
venture
Vegam,
Kamal
said,
"Actors
like
Rajnikanth
and
me
were
fortunate
to
have
a
mentor
like
K.
Balachander
in
the
early
days
of
our
career.
Unfortunately,
today's
young
heroes
do
not
have
such
opportunities.
They
can
learn
from
actors
like
us.
Instead
of
imitating
us,
they
can
try
evolving
a
style
unique
to
themselves".
He
recalled
his
long
association
with
Shekher,
and
expressed
hope
that
his
son
would
also
win
a
place
for
himself
in
the
filmdom.
Simbhu
also
participated
in
the
event,
but
contradicted
Kamal's
observation.
He
said:
"There
have
been
criticisms
about
my
style
in
my
movies.
However,
I
am
happy
for
the
fact
that
it
went
down
well
with
the
audience.
I
do
not
imitate
anybody.
It
is
something
spontaneous,
and
I'm
glad
that
I
was
able
to
reach
out
to
the
masses".
Starring
Ashwin
and
Archana
in
lead
roles,
Vegam
has
a
musical
score
by
the
noted
classical
musician
Rajesh
Vaidya.
Rama
Ramanarayanan,
President
of
Tamil
Film
Producers
Council,
S.
Ve.
Shekher,
Ashwin
Shekher,and
a
large
number
of
film
personalities
also
attended
the
function.
Meanwhile,
Simbu
is
firm
on
the
title
of
his
forthcoming
film
Kettavan,
and
he
has
categorically
announced
that
he
will
never
change
the
title
under
any
circumstances!
The
Tamil
film
producer's
council
recently
instructed
the
producers
of
the
films
Pollathavan,
Kettavan
and
Porukki
to
change
these
movie
titles
which
are
more
identifiable
with
the
anti-social
elements
and
should
come
with
more
decent
titles.
The
Council
warned
that
if
the
titles
are
not
going
to
be
changed,
they
wouldn't
approach
the
govt
for
any
concession
for
these
films.
The
producer
of
Pollathavan
convinced
the
Producer's
Association
that
this
title
had
already
been
used
for
a
Rajinikanth
film,
which
did
not
censure
anyone.
Shakthi
Chidambaram,
the
producer
cum
director
of
Porukki
has
explained
that
Porukki
means
one
who
weeds
out
the
bad
elements
from
the
society.
It
has
been
learnt
that
the
association
did
not
accept
this
explanation.
Finally,
Shakthi
Chidambaram
agreed
to
change
the
title
of
Porukki.
On
his
part,
Simbu
has
offered
the
explanation
that
Kettavan
means
one
who
has
been
spoilt
due
to
his
lust
for
a
woman,
and
so
the
title
did
not
censure
anyone
in
particular.
Hence,
the
film
will
retain
its
original
title.
The
president
of
the
producer's
council,
Rama
Narayanan
was
not
satisfied
with
the
explanation
of
Simbu.
But
Simbu
is
adamant
to
go
with
the
title
at
any
cost.