As Illaya Thalapathy Vijay sauntered in with his son wearing a big smile, the crowds watched with warmth the dad-son duo walking in hand in hand.
Sanjay who is totally daddy's boy smiled for the cameras and was excited to be there. A galaxy of stars might have descended on M.A.C stadium but there were no starry airs or hype.
All the stars, including those considered rivals on the professional sphere were seen chatting away. Riteish and Genelia fresh from their wedding events came to Chennai to cheer on their Mumbai team.
The girls from the industry who had missed her wedding, wished Genelia and were seen talking in hushed whispers about the much-in-love couple. Genelia stuck by Riteish's side throughout and was seen chatting to him animatedly. He, every bit the doting hubby was seen looking after her. They left soon after the Mumbai match.
Radikaa and Sarath Kumar came in early and supervised all arrangements. Radikaa speaking exclusively to DC, said, "Chennai was not on a winning streak and has been on a low. It's good to see them bounce back after a loss. They will sure rock in the finals as well. I am very proud of my boys."
The team headed by Vishal, who Radikaa recently had sued put on a brave face and went all out. Vishal was seen strategising with his team and didn't seem to have any issues with Radikaa or Sarath Kumar.
Glam dolls like Namita, Lakshmi Rai, Soniya Aggarwal, Richa Gangopadhyay and Poonam Bajwa made many heads turn as they whistled and cheered on their team.
Amala Paul and Deeksha Seth hit it off like a house on fire and were seen bonding. Amala Paul seems to be a likeable girl who has a lot of friends in other actresses.
Deeksha found this to be the perfect networking ground. "It's a good time to meet actors here and get to know each other and I had a great time with people from the industry."
Priyamani is rarely seen in Chennai these days. But she was spotted at the CCL after a long time. After having lost oodles of weight, the attractive actress, said, "CCl is the main reason I am here in Chennai as I am not doing any Tamil film at the moment."
Priyamani had a brief conversation with cricketer Jonty Rhodes. She says, "Jonty Rhodes was the only reason for me to watch cricket during my school days. He is still my favourite player and he just laughed when he found out that I used to watch him since I was in school."
The actresses, who had initially planned to cheer on one team of their choice got so excited that there were cheering on their friends in other teams too.
Soniya Aggarwal whose film had released on Friday was seen catching up with cine folk for their views on the film. Her mother who was in town and for the release was seen enjoying the matches.
