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Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2007 open for participation now

June 18th, 2007
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Beauty pageant seeking entries

By FAZLEENA AZIZ
 
Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year: Gurdev Kaur at the jewellery fashion show.

Photos by ONG SOON HIN 

THE Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2007 kicked off its calling for entries with a jewellery fashion show titled Catwalk Culture at the 5th Global Indian Shopping Carnival 2007 (GISF) in Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur recently. 

The event's founder T. Pushparani said this was the first time that they did a jewellery-based show. 

“In the previous shows, we have always highlighted clothes but this time we wanted to do something different. All the jewellery that was worn by former title winners is from Hyderbad Pearls, Rai International and Syamsar Enterprise, who are exhibitors at this fair. 

“We also wanted to promote the pageant, which is well known for its charitable reach and social development programme.” 

She added that the pageant, which is under the Miss Malaysia India Care Association only deals with sustainable community development programme that are not less than three years. 

Miss Malaysia India 2003: Danutcha on the catwalk.

“We look at long-term community projects and we cover areas like health, education and social development among young girls and women,” she said. 

The show saw Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year Gurdev Kaur, Miss Malaysia Indian Global Petite Susheel Kaur, Miss Malaysia India 2003 Danutcha Chellaiah and first runner-up Miss Malaysia Indian 2004 Tiranjeet Kaur strutting down the ramp.  

Playing host to the show were also former beauty queens, Miss Malaysia India World 2001 Mohanapriya Sina Raja and Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2005 Dr Shalina Mohamad. 

The show’s sponsors were A Cut Above for hair, Skin Food for make-up and Arizali's for attire. 

Organiser Agenda Suria Communication director Jaggarao Simancha said GISF 2007 visitors had surpassed the 360,000 mark this year. 

“This year we have seen trade visitors from Australasia, Middle East and the Asean region. We have also seen the Malay and Chinese community coming to the fair. 

“The reason for the success this year lies in the variety of activities lined up and the number of exhibitors, which saw about 110 Malaysian exhibitors participating. Malaysia is well on its way to become a trading hub for Indian products in Asia,” he said.  

For those who are interested in joining the pageant, entries can be made at missmalaysiaindianglobal@gmail.com or call/fax 03-7981 0241.  

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Sivaji earns RM1.5 million within days, expected to reach RM15 million

June 18th, 2007
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Thursday takings: RM560k.
 
from Thurs to Sunday – RM1.5 Million
 
average of half a million a day..not bad. Syabas to all movie goers for setting this new record!
 
‘Sivaji’ likely to break box-office records
 
JOHOR BARU, Mon:
 

Riots are unlikely to stop Sivaji the Boss from being a big winner at the local box office.

Viewers had rioted at two cinemas after technical glitches interrupted the screening of the Tamil movie.

Pyramid Saimira Group owns the rights to the movie, starring Rajnikanth, in Malaysia and Coimbatore and Hyderabad in India. It expects to gross RM15 million in royalty payments in this country.

Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain (M) Sdn Bhd head of distribution Boban Balakrishnan said the company paid RM15 million for the rights.

This is the highest distribution fee for an Indian film after Chandramukhi ( RM1.5 million) in 2005.
 

"Most of the cinemas here are screening Sivaji the Boss four times a day. We have already collected RM1.5 million in returns.

"The feedback we are getting is that the movie has surpassed viewers’ expectations. So we are looking at collecting up to RM15 million in another five or six weeks’ time," said Boban, adding that the movie could well be the highest grossing Indian film of all time.

The movie, which broke box office records in India prior to its worldwide release, created high expectations among Malaysians.

So great was the hype that when technical glitches occurred in two cinemas in Klang and Ipoh, viewers rioted, vandalising cinema property. Police had to quell the disgruntled fans.

The movie is now screening in Japan, China, the US, the UK, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.

Boban said the cinemas were packed, while tickets in India have been sold out for a fortnight.

At RM60 million, Sivaji is the costliest Indian film to date. The previous record was held by Hindi movie Devdas (2002), which had cost RM50 million.

Rajnikanth, known to fans as "Superstar Rajnikanth", also became the highest-paid lead actor in India with a salary of RM16 million, beating other well-known names such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.

The film, which concerns the obstacles facing a youth on a crusade to provide free education and medicine to the poor, was directed by S. Shankar.

Besides Rajinikanth, it also stars Shriya, Vivek, Suman, Nayantara, Manivannan and Raghuvaran.

The film’s score and soundtrack is by acclaimed composer, A.R. Rahman.

 
The Star: source
 
Rajini movie breaks record for opening day takings

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tamil movie, Sivaji – The Boss has raked in takings of RM560,000 on its opening day, setting a new record in the Tamil film industry in Malaysia. 

S. Vell Paari, the chairman of the movie distributor, Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain (M), said that the highest takings on Thursday night was due to the overwhelming demand.  

This broke the previous record high of RM300,000 for the film, Jeans starring Prasanth and Ashwarya Rai in 1997. 

He said that the movie, starring South Indian superstar Rajinikanth, opened in 40 theatres throughout the country on the opening day and 53 theatres from Saturday.  

Vell Paari said that the delay in getting the prints for the movie had resulted in the confusion in some theatres, which had to reschedule their screening times. 

He also said that a 26-year-old accountant was detained for attempting to download the film with his handphone in a theatre in the Klang Valley on Friday.  

He said that his company had also received information that a print of the film had been smuggled out of India and brought to Malaysia where attempts were being made to sell it to a company in Kepong.

 

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Samy is VIP of IPF assembly!

June 18th, 2007
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Samy to open IPF meet

By A. LETCHUMANAN
 

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian Progressive Front (IPF) president Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan shocked many when he announced that his long-time arch rival MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu would be the guest-of-honour at IPF's general assembly on July 1. 

Many were taken aback when they found out that Samy Vellu would be opening IPF's assembly as the two parties had been bitter rivals for so long. 

“Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was for it when I informed him of my intention,” Pandithan said in an interview. 

The 66-year-old frail-looking Pandithan said the time had come for the Indian-based parties to be united and work for the betterment of the community. 

“There is still lot of unsolved problems affecting the community. There is no point in quarrelling or finding faults with each other. It will not do any good,” he said. 

He started to reflect on his 20-year enmity with Samy Vellu after the latter visited him several times while he was at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital last year. 

Pandithan, who was then recuperating from an ailment at the hospital, said: “I had decided to forget the past and think of the future. He (Samy Vellu) has also magnanimously accepted my friendship without any condition.” 

Both leaders had been inseparable in the MIC but Pandithan, then a vice-president, was sacked after he brought a coffin to the MIC headquarters in 1981 to embark on a “fast to death” effort to prove that he was not guilty of the charges of inciting violence and unrest in the party.  

On the calls by a small group of dissidents that he was planning to dissolve the party, Pandithan, a former journalist, said the decision on the future of the party lies with the members.  

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Sivaji delay – fans go on rampage

June 16th, 2007
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Movie fans go on rampage
 

By M. KRISHNAMOORTHY

KUALA LUMPUR: Pandemonium reigned at more than 10 theatres on Thursday night when the premiere of the much-anticipated Tamil movie Sivaji – The Boss was either delayed or cancelled. 

The movie, starring South Indian superstar Rajinikanth and released simultaneously in India and Malaysia on Thursday, was supposed to start at 9pm but was delayed at some cinemas by about six hours and cancelled at others. 

Keeping watch: A policeman observing the crowd of disappointed movie fans at the State Cinema in Petaling Jaya on Thursday night.

Disappointed fans turned violent, causing damage at a number of cinemas. Police had to be called in at various venues to stop the outbreak of violence. 

In Penang, fans turned unruly at the delay and banged on ticket counters, some demanding a refund and others insisting that the movie be screened. Police were called in to control the situation and the movie was screened after a three-hour delay. 

In Klang's Sri Intan theatre, fans who had waited more than five hours for the movie to start, wrecked the cinema lobby, breaking ticket counters and set fire to part of the theatre. The fire was immediately put out by workers. 

In Rawang, fistfights broke out, and people threw bottles, breaking glass showcases, while in Ipoh, a cinema manager was beaten up by irate fans. He suffered head injuries which required stitches. 

Police arrested several people but released them later. 

Cinemagoer D. Karthik, who had bought five tickets, said he could not see the movie because it was delayed by five hours at the State Cinema in Petaling Jaya. 

“I had already waited in line for five hours two days ago to get the tickets and I did not want to wait more than three hours to see the movie. I don't understand why they advertised opening times for the movie if they cannot start on time,” he said. 

Moviegoers demanded refunds or compensation of about RM200 for each ticket they had bought at RM12. 

At the Coliseum Cinema here, manager Sofie Baba said tickets counters were opened after 4pm, although people had started queuing from as early as noon. Those waiting turned violent when tickets to the 800-seat theatre were sold out within an hour. 

When asked about allegations that the majority of the tickets had been sold to scalpers, he said an individual could buy a maximum of six tickets only, and that the management was not aware of any such activity. 

S. Vel Paari, CEO of the movie's distributor Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain, apologised for the delay and cancellation of the movie in some theatres. 

“Rain and delay in getting the digital password from India for security reasons to beat piracy were the primary reasons for the delay and cancellations. Because of the rain, our delivery was affected and as a result, there was a delay in the screening of the movie,” he said. 

He added that the Chennai-based movie producer, AVM, had supplied only 42 prints instead of the scheduled 53. 

“The remaining 11 prints of the movie had to be downloaded through the Internet,” he said.  

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Riot at Cinema – Sivaji Halted

June 16th, 2007
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Looks like we are really becoming the black spot of the country. Rioting at cinemas now makes front page of NST. Signs of deprived and abandoned underclass? 
 
Anyway, its all smiles for Pyramid Saimira and its boss. Full house guaranteed for weeks to come.
 
 
 
 
‘SIVAJI’ MOVIE FANS RUN RIOT AT CINEMAS: Glitches incur wrath of fans

By : V. Shankar Ganesh and Suganthi Suparmaniam

 
Sri Intan theatre manager N. Kalatharan showing the damage which occurred when patrons went on a smashing spree in Klang yesterday. — NST picture by Cherani
Sri Intan theatre manager N. Kalatharan showing the damage which occurred when patrons went on a smashing spree in Klang yesterday. — NST picture by Cherani

KUALA LUMPUR, Sat:

Dissatisfied patrons rioted at several theatres when the screening of the much-waited Tamil movie Sivaji ran into technical glitches on Thursday night.

Police had to be summoned to the Sri Intan theatre in Klang, which was the worst- affected, and the Sri Kinta theatre in Ipoh, to control the crowds.

The Sri Intan theatre has suspended shows to carry out repair works. Damage has been estimated at RM70,000.

Sivaji (The Boss) stars Rajinikanth, one of India’s top actors and reputedly the highest-paid Indian actor.

In Klang, some patrons vented their anger by smashing glass displays and lights and speakers at the Sri Intan theatre. Others tore the screen and curtains, broke the chairs and damaged the wood panelling of the theatre.
Theatre manager N. Kalatharan, 48, said the movie was scheduled for screening at 9pm but due to technical problems, it only started at 10.30pm. He said tickets for both the 9pm and midnight shows had been fully booked.

Mid-way through the movie, at 11.30pm, the movie came to an abrupt stop due to more "technical problems".

After unsuccessful efforts to resolve the problem, the management announced that the show had to be cancelled and offered to refund the ticket money.

The crowd became restless and many refused to accept the offer. Kalatharan said some demanded thrice the ticket price, while others wanted the management to pay fuel and toll costs.

"This dragged on for more than 30 minutes and by then, the midnight-show crowd had also gathered outside."

He said with some 1,600 people there, things got out of hand and some of the patrons went on a smashing spree.

About 40 policemen arrived but had problems initially in calming the noisy crowd.

Deputy district police chief Superintendent Chong Kok Sin told the crowd to either accept the refund, lodge a police report or sue the management.

Kalatharan said the technical problem arose because the movie was screened using digital system for the first time.

In Ipoh, angry patrons broke chairs, burnt curtains and posters when the 9pm screening was delayed at the Sri Kinta theatre.

A patron, K. Novinthen, said they were told by the theatre manager at 9.30pm that due to the digital format system of the movie, it could only be screened simultaneously nationwide.

"By 11.30pm, they still hadn’t started screening. A lot of people became angry and started breaking chairs and throwing bottles towards the screen," he said, claiming that the theatre manager was also beaten up.

The movie was finally screened at 12.15am.

The Coliseum theatre in Kuala Lumpur was also not spared.

Theatre owner Dr Chua Seong Siew said the crowd was huge and there was a long queue waiting to buy tickets.

"People grew impatient and started pushing, resulting in a broken glass panel at the counter. We only got the movie at 4.30pm and started selling the tickets at 4.45pm."

S. Nandakumar, 29, said he went to the PJ State theatre to watch the midnight show.

"There were a lot of people waiting outside. The 9pm show had been cancelled and refunds were being given out."

The owner of the movie rights for Malaysia, Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain (M) Sdn Bhd chairman Vell Pari, could not be contacted.

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