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And now, Koteeswari

AFTER CROREPATI-patni, welcome to Tamil Nadu's own variant- Koteeswari.

Make no mistake. This does not come from the Radaan stable or Sarat Kumar who dishes out Koteeswaran unfailingly every weekend on Sun TV. On the other hand, actress Kushboo, who a while ago hinted that her foray into television would be a strong answer to those dominating the scene, is now out to keep her promise.

It is show time for Kushboo now, as she takes on Koteeswaran with `Koteeswari'. However,this time, she is not the producer, `merely an actress appearing in the new game show'. The show, as per latest buzz, is being directed by one Praveen Kumar, while the anchor person is Kushboo. According to the actress, she agreed to conduct the show even before the elections and offers this excuse when asked if it was a political move.

The all women show will be making its appearance on Jaya TV soon, though the actual launch date is yet to be fixed. Shooting on the sequences has not commenced either, with anchor person off to Singapore for the next 10 days. However, there are promises that the team will get to work in right earnest when Kushboo returns from her holiday in Singapore.

Meanwhile, Radaan TV, the producers of Koteeswaran scotch rumours that the team has been asked to clear out from their sets at the Film City. Sources say that shooting is going on as per schedule, `` We have a lease with Film City for six months with an optional clause of renewing it after this period. When we don't have shoots, we pay waiting charges too. It makes tremendous business sense to retain us''.

By Ramya Kannan

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