2019 was a busy year for the Silverscreen photo desk. This year saw some of the biggest stars from across industries come down to Chennai to promote their work and we got to freeze some kodak moments. Here’s our pick of the most candid pictures of stars, and the stories behind them. Beyond the promotions and the business of cinema, the many posed pictures, and the perfect profile shots, it is these candids that allow us to peek at the person behind the star. We stand by, looking for moments like this where people go off the script at press meets. These make for a great day out for everyone involved. Including the photo journalists.
During the promotions of Dear Comrade, suddenly the lights went off. Only the mic was working, as Vijay Deverakonda was speaking. Rashmika went up and switched her mobile phone’s torch on so Devarkonda could continue speaking
The maestro climbs the stairs, at a press meet ahead of the ‘Ilaiyaraaja 75’ concert
Sathyaraj and Sivakarthikeyan shared this candid moment at the press meet for Kanaa, while cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan shared some entertaining anecdotes
This young man is Adah Sharma’s fan. He is working in Chennai and saw a post that she is coming to Chennai and came with a sketch he drew of hers. He could neither speak nor hear
During the promotions of Adithya Varma, Dhruv turned to Vikram and said, ‘Enna Pa Nee?’ (What is this dad?)
At the press interaction ahead of Asuran release, we clicked this photo at the exact moment Kalaipuli S. Thanu called Dhanush Ilaya Superstar
Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhas share a light moment on stage while promoting Saaho
Vijay Deverakonda at the ‘Dear Comrade’ Music Festival. As excited fans began fighting among themselves to come forward and videograph Deverakonda, he stopped performing. And calmed them all down
Rashmika Mandana tries her hands on the keys, at the ‘Dear Comrade’ Music Festival
Tamannah’s appreciative, warm nod for Ram Charan as he was being praised for producing Sye Raa as a gift for his father Chiranjeevi
Vijay Sethupathi with his camera. He took some professional shots himself, as Govind Vasanth performed, celebrating 100 days of ’96’
A fan of Deepika Padukone’s who got a photo op with her for purchasing a Tissot watch presented her this sketch. The actor was bowled over
Salman Khan, Prabhu Deva and ‘Kiccha’ Sudeep, shake a leg on stage while promoting Dabangg 3 in Tamil, in Chennai
Editor Ruben at a press meet for ‘Hero’ said in his speech that Sivakarthikeyan came for the edit, taking special interest in the movie and gave some inputs. After his speech he went up to Sivakarthikeyan and asked how his speech was. Sivakarthikeyan: “Senja varaikum podhum” (What you’ve done so far is enough.)
The many moods of Kalyani Priyadarshan at the ‘Hero’ press interaction
At the press interaction for Maaligai. Andrea was in splits as comedian Ali explained how Karthik Jayaraman walked and talked in sets… and how every 15 minutes he’d be seen exercising
Kajal Aggarwal was her happy self at a bridal exhibition
Oviyaa makes time for a selfie with fans
Priya Anand at an International Women’s Day event listens in as a woman tells her story. The lady with visual impairment spoke of her husband helping her finish a PhD in Tamil Literature
When a fan praised her and asked for a picture, Trisha welcomed her with warmth to the stage and took pictures with her at an event in Chennai
