Chennai: The unprecedented rains in Chennai have left the city marooned and helpless. The rich and privileged have not been spared either. Kamal Haasan, who lives on the posh Eldams Road, is relatively sheltered and safe from the deluge. But many of his friends and relatives have been greatly affected. Speaking exclusively from his residence in Chennai Kamalji says, “To describe the situation as calamitous would be an understatement. If this can happen in Chennai, can you imagine the plight of the rest of Tamil Nadu?” The angry and upset superstar added, “It’s a nightmare for the poor and middle class. The rich should feel guilty. I am not so rich and yet I feel guilty when I look outside my window and see how people in my city are suffering.” He also lashed out at the powers-that-be for neglecting their civic duties. “The entire system has collapsed. It will take Chennai months to get back to normal even when the rains stop. Where is all of the taxpayer’s money going? I don’t take black money. I pay my taxes. What is being done for me and my people with my hard-earned money?”

Haasan feels it is time to question the basic tenet of civil existence. The star question, “I have no God. And I definitely won’t accept the authority and decisions of the self-appointed Gods, the politicians. The ruling party, whoever they are, don’t mind spending Rs.4000 crores for corporate projects. We are 120 crore people in the country. Why not distribute all the 4000 crore rupees among us? That would make all Indians tri-crorepatis.” The actor, who is known to stand up for causes is extremely disillusioned by the collapse of the state administration in Tamil Nadu. Kamal ended the conversation saying, “I am truly sad and sick. I feel guilty for my being in a comfortable home. I earn very little compared to the governments. But now when our state is in distress they are asking for donations to do what we appointed the government to do. Of course I will pay because I am constrained to respect the government’s authority. The reason I pay is not to be perceived as one the rich who suck on people, because I am not. I love my people truly. All this drama of rich and poor is a farce, though. The politicians give a damn about social equality as long as they remain in power.”

Hebah Patel was quite appreciated for her performance in the film Kumari 21F, opposite Raj Tharun. Despite it being her second Telugu film, Hebah surprised everyone with her mature acting. And now, the actress is going to romance Raj once again in an upcoming film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. Anil Sunkara is producing this film while Manchu Vishnu and Raj are playing the lead actors.

The actress signed on the dotted line on Wednesday and the shoot will commence shortly. This film is a remake of a Punjabi film that the producer liked and later, bought the rights. “Both the director and producer were impressed with Hebah’s performance in Kumari 21F and roped her in for their film,” says a source. Currently, Nageswara is working on Aatadukundam Ra with Sushanth and Sarada with Vishnu.

The  Chennai floods have got the whole city paralysed and Chennaites have been helping each other in these troubled times. However, here’s the legendary actor Kamal Haasan who is thoroughly unhappy about the whole city being marooned by the flood waters.

Speaking to a national newspaper, Kamal fumed saying, “I am sad and sick. I feel guilty for being in a comfortable home. I earn very little compared to the governments. But now, when Tamil Nadu is in distress, they are asking for donations to do what we appointed the government to do so.”

Kamal lashed out further at the government questioning, “where is all of the taxpayers’ money going to? I pay my taxes. What is being done for me and my people with my hard-earned money?”

Well, Kamal really seems to be displeased with the authorities. But going by his past tussles with the Jayalalithaa government, one can’t stop but worrying about him getting into further problems with Amma.

Here’s a hardcore follower of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa showing his loyalty towards ‘Amma’ by putting up a huge banner that showcases Amma lifting the drowning baby (Chennai) out of the flood waters just as Ramya Krishna saved the infant Baahubali in Baahubali.

Jayalalithaa aka Amma is a highly revered personality in Tamil Nadu and her diehard fans go to any extent to prove their loyalty towards her. This mindless sycophancy is also drawing a lot of criticism, while Chennai is completely immersed in the flood waters due to poor governance by Jayalalithaa.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s Kannada directorial debut “Killing Veerappan”, on the killing of the forest brigand, will hit the screens on December 11. Varma also said that problems regarding the movie had been “amicably settled” with Mutthulakshmi, the widow of Veerappan. “Problems with Mutthulakshmi regarding ‘Killing Veerapan’ have been amicably settled. Film is releasing on 11th December,” Varma tweeted.

A multilingual project, “Killing Veerappan” will also be made in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. Actor Shivarajkumar will play the central role of the officer who kills Veerappan. Sandeep, an aspiring youth from National School of Drama, was selected to play the role of the sandalwood smuggler. The crime thriller also features actresses Yanga Shetty and Parul Yadav.

Today it happens to be birthday of former heroine and Pawan Kalyan’s ex-wife Renu Desai. On this occasion, Pawan fans haven’t started trending any twitter hashtag for her, but surely they are pouring heaps of wishes.

Of most of the wishes that Renu has received, she shared the ‘cute letter’ written by her son Akira Nandan Konidela, which is really cute than anything we say. It’s a poetic expressions as Akira wrote, “I would become dust in God’s pocket until you claimed to become yours”.

That explains the kind of bonding Akira has with mother Renu. After getting separated from Pawan Kalyan, Renu is living in Pune along with son Akira and daughter Adya.

Often these kids visit Pawan at his shooting spots and also takes part in events related to Mega family. As Akira expresses, “you’re the best mom in millennia”, we wish Renu a happy birthday.