It can only happen in Tamil cinema where superstars have inflated egos and are more interested in their on-screen image and are not bothered about the story. When Bhagyaraj planned Chokkathangam, after a four-year sabbatical he wanted Napoleon to do the crucial role of Vijaykanth's brother-in-law in the film. But our Captain got cold feet as there is a scene in the film where the brother-in-law character is shown catching him by the scruff of the neck.
Read on...When films flop, even the big stars turn superstitious it seems. They say, Mohanlal, who had been facing a bad patch, was planning to shoot his 'make-or-break' film Thandavam in Tenkasi. But his astrologer and his friends are supposed to have told him that it was an unlucky place for him. He then shifted the shooting locale to Pollachi... but the film bombed. Now, for his next 'do-or-die' film Mr Brahmachari, the superstar is believed to have fixed on Tenkasi again.
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