Mamta Mohandas Shares Shocking Experience On Rajinikanth's Kathanayakudu Sets, 'My Role Got Chopped Off...'

Multi-starrers proved to be successful at the box office many a time, especially in the south-Indian film industries. Several actors and stars from neighboring south-Indian states have come together for films since time immemorial. But it is definitely not the case with heroines who don't want to share the screen with contemporaries, especially if an actress enjoys star status.

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Singer-cum-actress Mamta Mohandas revealed one such incident when she was sidelined by the entire crew just because the female lead of the film refused to share the screen with her, allegedly.

In an interview with a Telugu YouTube channel, Mamta shared an incident she had faced while shooting with Superstar Rajinikanth for the film Kathanayakudu (2008).

In her words: "I came to that film shoot from Dubai while I was in the middle of some other film shoot. I was specifically called to do a song with Rajini sir. There's a film shoot in the film and I am the director. During the shoot, I dance with Rajini sir.

I came just for this song, left five days there since this is a big film. All others adjusted.

"When I reached the location, there was an inordinate shooting delay. For four-five days we did some shooting and my part wasn't there in the movie.
And I later heard that the lead heroine complained that she wasn't informed about the role of another heroine and so, she refused to come for the shoot. I was told this, not sure if this is true. It's what I heard. But I know there was a shooting delay and I was given a bad attitude," she said.

Didn't feel threatened

"I didn't feel threatened by anybody else. Just because I respect Rajini sir I went for the shoot. I know when they placed the camera I am not there in the frame. So ultimately my part in the song didn't happen. My time was wasted. When the movie came out only a back shot of me was there and all I could see was the cap I wore. And of course, I wasn't disappointed. The time is different, today's heroines will make noise about it. But then I just kept quiet. I got a call from Rajini sir a week later, he called just to say thank you. He did his part and that was the only thing under his control.
The whole team was good but they couldn't tell me what went wrong trying to protect somebody else," Mamta said.

Nayanatara played the female lead in the movie opposite Rajinikanth, which was released in both Telugu and Tamil languages.