Kollywood Hotshots

Kicking it off with the AR Rahman ‘Rahmanishq’ Australian Tour @ Allphones Arena (ex Acer Arena), Sydney Olympic Park, NSW on Saturday 24 August, 2013 at 07:30 PM, a list of concerts await his loyal fans in India.

Spread across a one month long experience, the Oscar winning composer would tour Kolkata (Salt Lake Stadium, 1st), Visakhapatnam (Indira Priyadarshni Cricket Stadium, 12th), Jaipur (Bhawani Niketan Education Trust, 20th) and Ahmedabad (Sardar Patel Stadium, 27th) this October 2013 courtesy – Techfront and Rapport Global Events.

At his personal blog AR Rahman later wrote “the concert is a gesture of love to my fans in India.I want to closely interact with my fans while we celebrate my music at the tour. I would like to take this opportunity to give back to my fans what they gave me. We hope that this will mark a new beginning for many more such tours that will benchmark the music industry. Music is the language of the souls and what cannot be put into words can be expressed through music.”

The organizers promise this to be a one of kind experience and “a magical fusion of music and technology for a visual extravaganza combined with radical Fan Engagement.” As for AR Rahman, it his curiosity to go to cities that he usually doesn’t think of, with the usual favorites being Delhi and Mumbai. This time, like always, he wants it to be different!

James Vasanthan and Radha are neighbours living in adjacent plots at VGP Golden Seaview, Palavakkam. Reportedly the trouble started, when the musician had started the construction of his house couple of years back in an adjacent plot. But Radha, a Asthma patient had breathing problems because of the dust rising from the construction site, the neighbours talks ended in verbal attack from both sides. Radha filed a complaint  in May 2011 of verbal abuse and attacking her with a flower pot. However the case is pending in court.

Against this backdrop, now Radha has filed a fresh complaint against him for abusing her with offensive swear words on Saturday morning and urged the police men to take immediate action.

On her complaint, the Neelankarai police have charged James Vasanthan under three acts, including Women Harassment Act.

When contacted,  James Vasanthan denied all the allegations made against him. “It was Radha who abused me on Saturday morning, now I am amused how she  could go on to make to complaint against me . Though I have a good reputation in the society, I am being treated like a terrorist.Over 50 policemen arrived at my house to arrest me, they even manhandled me and my wife. I know the law will take its course. My conscience is clear. I trust in God above all.”, he said.