Why is chinmayi absent?

See Chin Up Chinmayi dated 7/6/2009


There is some thing very inspiring and cool about the program Airtel super singer 2008, in Vijay TV. Just like the earlier versions, be it for Juniors or seniors or this one, the show has all grandeur , talent and excellent presentation. 

This year the talent is very high. Almost all singers are very good and that is very inspiring. The judges also , who ever it be , have been very cordial and professional. The hostess chinmayi , a very good and accomplished singer herself has anchored all the shows of Airtel super singer with such ease and perfection so far, that at times we felt it is her who is the fulcrum of the show. But for the present kuthu round she is not the anchor- it is the son and daughter in law of Malaysia vasudevan who are at center. 

What is so good about Chinmayi is she knows the subject very well herself and is very present in the show. She treats everyone alike, jokes, comments, retorts, encourages and is also very impartial in her dealings. She is loud at times and subtle at times, very quick and very professional. The present host and hostess yugendran and malini are not bad at all and also are very popular in anchoring. But something is amiss. There is something more natural in chinmayi's ways comparatively. 

So is this a temporary arrangement or is chinmayi out for now is not answered by either side openly. However chinmayi's web page has some clues. It seems there was some controversy brewing over one of the participants - Raagini, who was awesome yesterday with her kuthu pattu. It seems many suspected she was Chinmayi's student [ or was it her mother's- she was her mother's student long time back and is so not an issue now] and that is why she was receiving special attention- not being evicted out in spite of being in danger thrice. Chinmayi had refuted these as petty in her blog and if she is absent immediately after her this post then it surely raises eyebrows.  May be it is not because of this but then she would have written about that also in her blog, is it not? . When some one had written a comment in her blog feeling sorry for her absense, her reply is 'no one is indispensible'. In yet another entertainment site, some one claims he had a video which he will post in you tube which shows chinmayi having a cat fight with judge sreenivas and so she was removed by security and that's why she is eliminated. He also claims that it will be shown by Vijay TV in coming weeks.  However Chinmayi refutes it in her blog saying- " some are news makers and some make up 'news' ". 

There has been a mixed welcome to Yugendran and Maalani. some say they are too attention seeking and also feel Maalini's pronunciation is not up to mark. There are also a few who say Chinmayi had a bloated ego and hence her exit suits them. All these are comments in various blogs. Whatever it is looks like Vijay TV has successfuly enacted a Simbu part 2 and hope it gives them similar result. 

Raagini, looks good and was good in the kuthu round. Participants like Ravi, Prasant, Renu etc are the most popular among the thirteen who are now left eyeing for the prestigious title. Ranjini, Ajith, devashri, Vijay, rohit, deepshikha, Raaagini, Ravi and  Prashant have given their kuthu performances. Four more will render their performance today and then one is to be eliminated. 

Well, What ever happens is for the good, surely for a talent like Chinmayi.