Rajini's favorite comedian?

Comedian Karunas will feature in director Shankar's film for the first time! Yes, he has been offered a role in Endhiran. Earlier Shankar offered him Vivek's role in Sivaji but Karuna's could not take it up due to call sheet issues. Eventually the role was bagged by Vivek. However, this time around everything

seems to have worked out well and Karunas has been signed up. It may be recalled that Karunas has already starred with Rajini in Baba.

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Karthik: Rahman's blue-eyed-boy

He is one of the most popular of AR Rahaman's discoveries and this playback singer, who has just bagged the Filmfare award recently sang for Rajinikanth in Baba.

Karthik of late has become the blue-eyed-boy of every composer. He says AR Rahman has his own style to push him to do better each time.

"If there is a particular tune and I sing it a couple of times, he will say you are 80 per cent there, go again. Now 95 per cent. He'll ask me to add more feeling to the song, " Karthik said about Rahman.

Karthik who is trained in both Carnatic and Hindustani classical music, sings in six languages, and writes his lyrics in Hindi.


Courtesy: ndtvmusic.com