Kasthuri - new tactics to grab offers!

Yes. I agree. You will stare at me strangely if I ask you to recall 1992 Miss Madras title holder Kasthuri. But if I say Chinnavar film’s ‘Anthiyile Vaanam Thanthanathom Podum’ song fame ‘Kasthuri’ probably you can. Is it not? She acted in handful of good films in Tamil and a couple of films in Malayalam and Telugu too. Kasthuri was a regular participant in the Chennai quizzing circuit. She was also one of the South India Finalists in the BBC's Mastermind India. She got married and settled abroad for a while, she is back to acting now.

Kasthuri’s latest appearance was in ‘Malai Malai’ opposite Prabhu. Audience could guess her age (35 yrs) on seeing her matured face on the silver screen. She has got her own tactics for grabbing opportunities in her re-entry attempt. She appears in ultra modern glamour dresses in movie premieres and cinema-centric public functions to show that she still looks young. You would have watched her photographs in Pazhassiraja premiere and Paiya audio release. Through her relentless efforts, she could get only a couple of films and that too not lead roles. She is presently acting in supporting roles in Nootrukku Nooru and Kadhal 2 Kalyanam. It seems she is going to perform an item song with Ajmal for the film Kadhirvel. She feels the fruits are not enough for the efforts taken by her. So, she is thinking of sliding to small screen soon.

Married women are treated as obsolete in the film industry. With all her shape and size sagging a lot, who will be interested in seeing her who has nothing new or tempting to offer? Except Radhika Sarathkumar, yesteryear heroines Simran, Kushboo, Ramya Krishnan are still trying their luck in small screen. My sincere suggestion to Kasthuri is to spend some time to understand the following saying of U.S. Car Manufacturer Henry Ford about success “The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what it is one's destiny to do, and then do it”