TN Assembly polls | Shorn of spotlight, Rohini campaigns for CPI(M)

People’s anger over price increase will go against the parties in power in T.N. and at the Centre, says actor

In the Dravidian heartland, where politics and cinema are intertwined, it is common to find filmstars campaigning for the Dravidian parties or even the BJP and the Congress. However, rarely does one come across a well-known actor, director and dubbing artiste of south Indian cinema work on the ground like a foot soldier of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Rohini Molleti, a familiar star, does not carry any vanity ubiquitous in the film world; she presents herself as a home-maker next door and easily mingles with the crowd.