Stop smoking Vijay says Ramdoss ..
After taking on Tamil superstar Rajnikanth for his on-screen smoking, Union Health Minister, Anbumani Ramadoss advised popular Kollywood hero, Vijay, to stop showing smoking scenes in his films.“Vijay is a young actor, and a large number of youth are following him. I advise him to stop showing smoking scenes in his films. I am requesting this not only as a Union Minister, but also as a Tamil and a doctor,” he said.
There is a misconception in the film industry that films would run successfully only if it had smoking screens, he added.Ramadoss said he had written to Rajnikanth a few years ago, requesting him not to smoke before the camera as it could have a bad influence on his masssive fan following.
His two latest films “Chandramukhi” and “Sivaji - The Boss” did not have any smoking scenes and they turned out to be huge successes, setting a record in the history of Tamil film industry, he said.