Chennai, September 12, 2005
eBay India, India's leading online marketplace, today announced special auctions of Chandramukhi memorabilia in association with Sivaji Productions & Galatta.com.
Chandramukhi, the Tamil box office hit, is a Rajnikant starrer and superstar Rajnikant costumes and props are up for grabs along with costumes worn by actresses Jothika & Nayanthara.25 different items are up for auction including a unique experience of breakfast with the late Sivaji Ganesh's family. Every costume or prop comes signed with a certificate of authenticity from the producers. This record-breaking movie, soon slated to cross 200 days, is another milestone in Superstar Rajinikanth's career.
The successful bidders will have the opportunity of collecting the articles in person from the Chandramukhi stars themselves, at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the film.
All the proceeds from the Chandramukhi auction will go to the Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust, which has earmarked the funds for the AWWA (Army Wives Welfare Association) and to the Rotary Educational Charity for adopting a Government school.
eBay India has been associated with many successful Bollywood movie memorabilia auctions for many years now. This is the first time, eBay is hosting the auctions for a Tamil movie and could be the beginning of many regional movie memorabilia being auctioned on eBay.
Galatta.com has created the website for the film Chandramukhi (www.chandramukhithefilm.com) and also for the late legend Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan and are managing the auction for the producers.
This auction could well be another important chapter in the legend's history and a milestone in the Tamil movie industry.
Some of the articles that would be available for eBay users worldwide to bid on would include:
- Super Star Rajinikanth's Blue Kurtha in the Devuda Devuda song
- Jothika's Chandramukhi Saree
- The pretty peach saree worn by Nayanthara in Konja Neram song
- Superstar's Raja costume ornaments set
among many more...
To get a headstart on the auctions, just log onto www.ebay.in
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