Simbu clears the air

Simbu has come out with his version on reports that director Lingusamy has sacked him.

Following media reports that director Lingusamy has sacked Silambarasan aka Simbu from his forthcoming venture,Simbu has come out with his version and clarified his stance on the whole issue.

According to Silambarasan,he was signed up by director Lingusamys Tirupathi Brothers to do a film with director Bhoopathi Pandian. But later the scenario changed and the film was taken up by Dhayanidhi Azhagiris Cloud Nine with Lingusamy directing it.

Says Simbu,Technically I have not signed any film with Cloud Nine nor have I allotted any dates to them. Dhayanidhi Azhagiri is my close friend and we share a great rapport. Lingusamy has not been able to narrate the script to me till date nor tell me the exact dates that he wants. I waited for over 100 days in vain for his complete script and then decided to do Vaanam,a quickie .

Simbu said that he had informed Durai about it,before he left to South Africa for football finals and he promised the actor that the shoot would start from September 1. He further adds that he was shell -shocked to read reports in the media that Lingusamy has sacked him.

How can he expect me to wait for more than 100 days without a proper script or dates of shoot? I had told him that I will be free from September 1,after 15 days shoot of Poda Podi in London which has already been fixed. But he jumped the gun and announced that I have been replaced by another actor! This is totally unprofessional and not done. he rants.

Incidentally,with Vinnai Thandi Varuvaaya,actor Silambarasans career has taken a leap and he has been getting involved in matters of humanitarian concern too. Of late,Simbu,has been getting requests from many social service institutions to back them in their noble ventures. Simbu too has decided to support their cause and he will soon make an official announcement in this regard.

Meanwhile,while applying for the UK visa for the shoot of his forthcoming film Vaanam,Simbu was asked to write his name with the initials expanded. And reportedly,one of the officials who knew Tamil well saw the actors full name Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendran and suggested that he should change his name to STR,which sounds like MGR and NTR.

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Though Simbu understands that he should not compare himself to the likes of MGR and NTR,he did accept this suggestion and is however happy with the new name. He wants his fans and peers to call him that way in future.