May 03, 2021
Rajini Chandy, Usha Soman and Girija Venkatesan.
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When Bollywood veteran Waheeda Rehman appeared in Indians’ Instagram feeds snorkelling with her daughter in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands recently, the 83-year-old actor turned wildlife photographer was roundly applauded for defying stereotypes and refusing to let her age hold her back.
Usha Soman, the 81-year-old fitness guru and mother of Indian actor and model Milind Soman, has likewise been hailed as an inspiration for social media posts showing her skipping, doing push-ups and running marathons.
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Was called a sl t : 69-year-old actor Rajini Chandy s makeover for photoshoot gets mixed reactions from netizens Oru Muthassi Gadha actor Rajini Chandy sent the Internet into a meltdown with her beautiful photoshoot done by photographer Athira Joy. Instagram: @rajinichandyofficial
Updated: Jan 17, 2021, 10:37 AM IST
69-year-old Malayalam actor Rajini Chandy recently stunned everyone with her extreme makeover and beautiful photoshoot. The actor who made her acting debut at the age of 65 donned from denim dress to side-slit midi dress. The photoshoot was done by Athira Joy and has become a topic of discussion on the Internet. Many lauded Rajini for her powerful dressing and the way she carried it effortlessly.
Rajini Chandy: The 69-year-old Indian actress trolled for ‘too sexy’ photos
By Geeta Pandey
image copyrightAthira Joy
When Rajini Chandy posted pictures from her glamorous photoshoot on Facebook recently, she didn t anticipate they would go viral and attract vicious trolls.
The photos show the 69-year-old housewife-turned-actress, who s generally seen in colourful elegant saris, dressed in a jumpsuit, long dresses, a pair of distressed jeans, and a short denim dress. In some, she s wearing a crown of fresh white flowers picked from her garden.
Described as bold and beautiful by the local press in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where she lives, the photoshoot has raised the hackles of many in a conservative state where most women still dress modestly in saris or traditional long skirts.
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Malayalam cinema has it that its A-lister heroes enjoy a sizeable fan following irrespective of their age. Their on-screen chivalry is looked upon as valour. The big Ms, Mammootty and Mohanlal, for instance, make heads turn each time they step out in style.
That being the case, a gender role-reversal did not go down well with the Malayali psyche when Rajini Chandy, a 69-year-old female actor, presented herself in glamorous costumes, beating age and gender stereotypes.
Actress Rajini Chandy, 69, Trolled For Sexy Photoshoot Actress Rajini Chandy, 69, Trolled For Sexy Photoshoot Rajini Chandy s glamorous photoshoot has attracted vicious trolling on social media.
Rajini Chandy was trolled for a photoshoot which a section of the Internet deemed too sexy
Actress and former
Bigg Boss Malayalam contestant Rajini Chandy has addressed the criticism around her recent photoshoots, which a section of the Internet trolled for being too sexy . Ms Chandy, 69, took to Facebook last week to share pictures from her glamorous photoshoot which was conceptualised and shot by Kerala-based photographer Athira Joy, reports BBC.
The photographs show Rajini Chandy dressed in a knee-length denim dress, floral maxis and distressed jeans in a marked departure from the sarees she is usually spotted in. In a few of them, she wears a crown of white flowers. While many social media users showered the popular Malayalam actress with compliments, the photographs a