Priya Mani Charges Big

Actress Priya Mani is a more confident actress after winning National Award. The actress has been very confident about the films she is signing. It is believed that she insists on reading the script of every film she wants to do, and says 'Ok' only when she is satisfied with her role.
There was a film script that was doing the rounds recently, which every heroine worth her salt was rejecting. The film was a Tamil one with Vijay as the hero. The director was frustrated with the rejections from heroines to do the film. The producers were aghast at the fact that, heroines were rejecting this film despite having a big star like Vijay as the hero.
When the script reached Priya Mani, she immediately realized the fault in the script. She suggested some changes which the director willingly took up. With those changes made, Priya Mani signed on the dotted line. The actress says she is confident that she can do justice to a difficult role, and only by taking calculated risks she can grow as an actress. Priya Mani is reportedly being paid Rs 60 lakhs for doing this film as per Kollywood sources.

Priya Mani Charges Big

Actress Priya Mani is a more confident actress after winning National Award. The actress has been very confident about the films she is signing. It is believed that she insists on reading the script of every film she wants to do, and says 'Ok' only when she is satisfied with her role.
There was a film script that was doing the rounds recently, which every heroine worth her salt was rejecting. The film was a Tamil one with Vijay as the hero. The director was frustrated with the rejections from heroines to do the film. The producers were aghast at the fact that, heroines were rejecting this film despite having a big star like Vijay as the hero.
When the script reached Priya Mani, she immediately realized the fault in the script. She suggested some changes which the director willingly took up. With those changes made, Priya Mani signed on the dotted line. The actress says she is confident that she can do justice to a difficult role, and only by taking calculated risks she can grow as an actress. Priya Mani is reportedly being paid Rs 60 lakhs for doing this film as per Kollywood sources.

Endhiran - Sun Pictures and HBO tie-up

Wow! This is really getting everyone awestruck. For the first time in the history of Tamil Film Industry, Hollywood’s leading production House HBO is teaming up for a film. ‘Endhiran’ produced by Sun Pictures will now stride as a joint-venture with HBO. It was all the dreams of Director Shankar who wanted to make his film at the Hollywood standard.
Both Sun Pictures and HBO are in finalizing the talks. Well, then ‘Endhiran’ would be witnessing a grand release in the West with English Subtitles.Hip Hip Hooray! It’s not just for Superstar’s fans, but the entire Tamil film industry…

Endhiran - Sun Pictures and HBO tie-up

Wow! This is really getting everyone awestruck. For the first time in the history of Tamil Film Industry, Hollywood’s leading production House HBO is teaming up for a film. ‘Endhiran’ produced by Sun Pictures will now stride as a joint-venture with HBO. It was all the dreams of Director Shankar who wanted to make his film at the Hollywood standard.
Both Sun Pictures and HBO are in finalizing the talks. Well, then ‘Endhiran’ would be witnessing a grand release in the West with English Subtitles.Hip Hip Hooray! It’s not just for Superstar’s fans, but the entire Tamil film industry…

Big Eight Varieties for Pongal

Well, there wouldn’t be any big releases for this New Year while for Pongal, it’s gonna be a big fiesta of around 8 films releasing. As of earlier, it was confirmed that Vijay’s Villu will hit the screens on the occasions of Pongal. The other films would be Bala’s magnum opus ‘Naan Kadavul’, Dhanush’s Padikadhavan, Bharath’s ‘Aarmugam’, Sundar C’s ‘Aiyndham Padai’, ‘Pasupathy’s ‘TN 07 AL 4777′ and Nadhiya starrer ‘Pattalam’. Apart from these films, Ravi Krishna’s ‘Kadhalna Summa Illa’ remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Gamyam’ too will get released on the same occasion.
Produced by Ayngaran, ‘Villu’ will be released with 200 prints all over Tamil. Well, this shored producers of other films much distressed due to non-availability of theatres…

Big Eight Varieties for Pongal

Well, there wouldn’t be any big releases for this New Year while for Pongal, it’s gonna be a big fiesta of around 8 films releasing. As of earlier, it was confirmed that Vijay’s Villu will hit the screens on the occasions of Pongal. The other films would be Bala’s magnum opus ‘Naan Kadavul’, Dhanush’s Padikadhavan, Bharath’s ‘Aarmugam’, Sundar C’s ‘Aiyndham Padai’, ‘Pasupathy’s ‘TN 07 AL 4777′ and Nadhiya starrer ‘Pattalam’. Apart from these films, Ravi Krishna’s ‘Kadhalna Summa Illa’ remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Gamyam’ too will get released on the same occasion.
Produced by Ayngaran, ‘Villu’ will be released with 200 prints all over Tamil. Well, this shored producers of other films much distressed due to non-availability of theatres…

Bala kick starts New Year in Style!

Despite the lifelessness in the scene, customary with the year end drawing closer, director Bala is providing enough fodder to the media. His much anticipated Naan Kadavul is releasing in early 2009 and Kollywood is gearing up for the movie's screening. As a precursor, the movie's audio and trailer are planned to be released tomorrow, the
New Year's Day at 9.00 am at the Satyam Theater Complex.
The eminent list of Guest of Honor includes K. Balachander, Bharathiraja, Mani Ratnam, Ilayaraja, Vaalee, Balu Mahendra, Mahendran, Rama Narayanan and Pyramid Swaminathan. The movie's audio, scored by Maestro Ilayaraja and the Bollywood musician Uttam Singh, will be released in the event by Vikram and received by Suriya.

Bala kick starts New Year in Style!

Despite the lifelessness in the scene, customary with the year end drawing closer, director Bala is providing enough fodder to the media. His much anticipated Naan Kadavul is releasing in early 2009 and Kollywood is gearing up for the movie's screening. As a precursor, the movie's audio and trailer are planned to be released tomorrow, the
New Year's Day at 9.00 am at the Satyam Theater Complex.
The eminent list of Guest of Honor includes K. Balachander, Bharathiraja, Mani Ratnam, Ilayaraja, Vaalee, Balu Mahendra, Mahendran, Rama Narayanan and Pyramid Swaminathan. The movie's audio, scored by Maestro Ilayaraja and the Bollywood musician Uttam Singh, will be released in the event by Vikram and received by Suriya.

Actress Asin is aiming for another success

Most of the producers and directors look towards for a festival day to release their movie. Now actress Asin is all set to arrive with her next Bollywood project.
The title of the movie is London Dreams and it is set to release for Independence Day of next year. Actress Asin is already famous with the success of her Bollywood movie Ghajini and now she is ready for the second round.

Actress Asin is aiming for another success

Most of the producers and directors look towards for a festival day to release their movie. Now actress Asin is all set to arrive with her next Bollywood project.
The title of the movie is London Dreams and it is set to release for Independence Day of next year. Actress Asin is already famous with the success of her Bollywood movie Ghajini and now she is ready for the second round.

Kumari Pennin Ullathile Movie Photo Gallery - More

shooting of the film Kumari Penin Ulathilae is over and the film is likely to hit the screens in a couple of weeks. Sippy debuts with a film Kumari Pennin Ullathile which has child artiste-turned-hero Chandru in the lead. She is the latest addition in the bandwagon of Malayalam actresses who have forayed into Kollywood. Chandru had acted in films including Varnajalam, M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, Vanjagan.
The title Kumari Pennin Ullathile is actually the first line of a song in one of late legend MGR’s movies. Malayalam actor-turned-director Kishore says, “I am a fan of MGR. Kumari Pennin Ullathile is my favourite song. Also it goes with the theme of the movie.” Kishore also plays the main villain of Kumari and Meera Vasudevan is cast opposite him. The story of Kumari Pennin Ullathile movie revolves around two twelfth standard students. The story is a romantic thriller and Amudhabharathy is composing the music.

Kumari Pennin Ullathile Movie Photo Gallery - More

shooting of the film Kumari Penin Ulathilae is over and the film is likely to hit the screens in a couple of weeks. Sippy debuts with a film Kumari Pennin Ullathile which has child artiste-turned-hero Chandru in the lead. She is the latest addition in the bandwagon of Malayalam actresses who have forayed into Kollywood. Chandru had acted in films including Varnajalam, M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, Vanjagan.
The title Kumari Pennin Ullathile is actually the first line of a song in one of late legend MGR’s movies. Malayalam actor-turned-director Kishore says, “I am a fan of MGR. Kumari Pennin Ullathile is my favourite song. Also it goes with the theme of the movie.” Kishore also plays the main villain of Kumari and Meera Vasudevan is cast opposite him. The story of Kumari Pennin Ullathile movie revolves around two twelfth standard students. The story is a romantic thriller and Amudhabharathy is composing the music.

Who is the sexiest actor in Tamil cinema?

Latest edition of the People magazine, India has announced the Sexiest Men Alive List. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been named the Sexiest Men Alive in India while Hugh Jackmann has been named as the Sexiest Men Alive in the world. People has also listed few Tamil actors in the list - Suriya and Vikram. While the family man Suriya was
acknowledged for his rippling muscles he acquired after hard slog for Vaaranam Aayiram, Vikram was accredited with his masculine charm. Telugu actor Nagarjuna also found place in the list.

Suriya is ‘Aadhavan’ now

Actor Suriya will start his next movie shortly. Suriya's next with KS Ravikumar has been titled ‘Aadhavan’. The movie features Nayantara opposite Suriya and is set to get rolling in early 2009.
Suirya, who is currently working on ‘Ayan’ with Tamannaah will do 'Aadhavan' before proceeding to do Myskkin's 'Mugamudi'. Nayantara, who is currently doing a Malayalam film 'Body Guard', will do this movie next.
Meanwhile, the movie's director KS Ravikumar is currently working on the Sarath Kumar-Shriya starrer ‘Jaggubhai’ and the three are expected to finish their respective movies before starting work on 'Aadhavan'.
Mysskin's ‘Mugamudi’ would be produced by Sun Pictures is expected to produce the film.

Who is the sexiest actor in Tamil cinema?

Latest edition of the People magazine, India has announced the Sexiest Men Alive List. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been named the Sexiest Men Alive in India while Hugh Jackmann has been named as the Sexiest Men Alive in the world. People has also listed few Tamil actors in the list - Suriya and Vikram. While the family man Suriya was
acknowledged for his rippling muscles he acquired after hard slog for Vaaranam Aayiram, Vikram was accredited with his masculine charm. Telugu actor Nagarjuna also found place in the list.

Suriya is ‘Aadhavan’ now

Actor Suriya will start his next movie shortly. Suriya's next with KS Ravikumar has been titled ‘Aadhavan’. The movie features Nayantara opposite Suriya and is set to get rolling in early 2009.
Suirya, who is currently working on ‘Ayan’ with Tamannaah will do 'Aadhavan' before proceeding to do Myskkin's 'Mugamudi'. Nayantara, who is currently doing a Malayalam film 'Body Guard', will do this movie next.
Meanwhile, the movie's director KS Ravikumar is currently working on the Sarath Kumar-Shriya starrer ‘Jaggubhai’ and the three are expected to finish their respective movies before starting work on 'Aadhavan'.
Mysskin's ‘Mugamudi’ would be produced by Sun Pictures is expected to produce the film.

One more from Nayantara''s stable

Good news for Nayantara fans. Close on the heels of Nayanthara starrer Telugu hit 'Dubai Seenu' being dubbed and released in Tamil as 'Dubai Rani', one more Nayantara starrer from Telugu is ready to speak in Tamil now.
'Yogi', a blockbuster hit in Andhra Pradesh starring Prabhas, Nayanthara and Kotta Srinivasa Rao will be dubbed and released in Tamil as 'Murattu Thambi'. Directed by V V Vinayak, the movie is produced by C H Suresh.
An action-packed entertainer, the movie has Nayantara at her scintillating best. She plays a women scribe in the film. Mumaith Khan and Sharad Saxena are also in the cast to add up the pep.

One more from Nayantara''s stable

Good news for Nayantara fans. Close on the heels of Nayanthara starrer Telugu hit 'Dubai Seenu' being dubbed and released in Tamil as 'Dubai Rani', one more Nayantara starrer from Telugu is ready to speak in Tamil now.
'Yogi', a blockbuster hit in Andhra Pradesh starring Prabhas, Nayanthara and Kotta Srinivasa Rao will be dubbed and released in Tamil as 'Murattu Thambi'. Directed by V V Vinayak, the movie is produced by C H Suresh.
An action-packed entertainer, the movie has Nayantara at her scintillating best. She plays a women scribe in the film. Mumaith Khan and Sharad Saxena are also in the cast to add up the pep.

Ghajini and Mumbai terror attacks’ effects on Sadha

Quite perplexing, isn’t? What has Aamir’s Ghajini and Mumbai terror got to do with Actress Sadha. Well, of course there is more relevance as couple of her Hindi flicks got delayed on its releases. At the moment, she has completed shooting for Hindi movies ‘Khalbali – Fun Unlimited’ and ‘Click’. These films were supposed to hit screens somewhere in December. But unfortunately, Mumbai terror attacks on Nov 26 and Ghajini’s worldwide grand release gets her films hitting screens delayed.
Why hasn’t she got any offers in Tamil? ‘Of course, I had many offers’ prompts Sadha who continues, “Busy with my Hindi projects, I had no options other than refusing the best opportunities”. Also she has started shooting for her other Hindi movie ‘So Kicchadi’ that has no clues about who’s there on title cards.

Ghajini and Mumbai terror attacks’ effects on Sadha

Quite perplexing, isn’t? What has Aamir’s Ghajini and Mumbai terror got to do with Actress Sadha. Well, of course there is more relevance as couple of her Hindi flicks got delayed on its releases. At the moment, she has completed shooting for Hindi movies ‘Khalbali – Fun Unlimited’ and ‘Click’. These films were supposed to hit screens somewhere in December. But unfortunately, Mumbai terror attacks on Nov 26 and Ghajini’s worldwide grand release gets her films hitting screens delayed.
Why hasn’t she got any offers in Tamil? ‘Of course, I had many offers’ prompts Sadha who continues, “Busy with my Hindi projects, I had no options other than refusing the best opportunities”. Also she has started shooting for her other Hindi movie ‘So Kicchadi’ that has no clues about who’s there on title cards.

‘Dream about and make it’ - Anushka

Making her debut in Tamil Cinema with ‘Rendu’, Anushka rippled hearts of young lads with her mesmerizing gorgeous looks. Perhaps, with Tollywood happening to sing appraisals for heroines with gorgeous physiques, Anushka turned to be a busy bee right there. And now, she has geared up to make it big here in Kollywood. At the moment, she has signed for couple of films ‘Vettaikaaran’ with Vijay and ‘Chiruthai’ with Karthi.

‘Dream about and make it’ - Anushka

Making her debut in Tamil Cinema with ‘Rendu’, Anushka rippled hearts of young lads with her mesmerizing gorgeous looks. Perhaps, with Tollywood happening to sing appraisals for heroines with gorgeous physiques, Anushka turned to be a busy bee right there. And now, she has geared up to make it big here in Kollywood. At the moment, she has signed for couple of films ‘Vettaikaaran’ with Vijay and ‘Chiruthai’ with Karthi.

A year of lessons for Kollywood

On the face of it, Kollywood seems to have been a booming industry in 2008.
A record 114 Tamil films were released in 2008 (with Panchamritam being the last to be released on December 25), the highest ever in a decade.
Of these, 19 films proved to be profitable for their producers, a success percentage of 16 percent, based on the box-office collections and the costs of the films.
There was one blockbuster (Subramaniapuram), three super hits (Dasavatharam, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Kathalil Vizhunthen ) and six hits (Saroja, Santosh Subramaniyam, Dhaam Dhoom, Vaaranam Aayiram, Anjaathe and Thenavattu). Apart from these, nine other films made marginal profits.
The Tamil film industry went through a metamorphosis in 2008. An industry known for big budget mass movies with superstars and budgets of over Rs 15 crore saw many of them bombing.
Only two of the seven big-budget films, which were made with a sum of over Rs 15 crore each, managed to fetch their producers the money they had invested.
Says Tiruppur Subramaniam, the veteran distributor and financier, “The box-office results for 2008 clearly indicate that big budget films come under the high risk category, while small movies with good content in the Rs 2.5 to Rs 5 crore are comparatively safe bets.”
‘Small is beautiful’ seems to have been the key. Debutant director and producer Sasikumar’s Subramaniapuram made on a shoe-string budget of Rs 2.25 crore in 100 days made approximately Rs 10 crore from theatricals and television rights. As noted Malayalam director Lal Jose, now making a Tamil film, points out, “If the movie’s content is good, with innovative ideas and catchy music, people will come to theatres irrespective of the star cast.” Other small-budget films like Anjaathe, Saroja and Kathalil Vizhuenthen too made big money.
K Munikannaiah, vice-president of movie scheduling and distributor relations at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, said, “Today, audiences prefer realistic films within the commercial framework. Any new film with good content becomes a hit.” Munikannaiah points out that the common man wants his regular quota of entertainment. “This industry is recession proof, good films will always run irrespective of competition or external developments,” he adds.
Corporates too made some quality films like Raman Thediya Seethai, Poo and Poi Solla Porom. Another emerging trend is that music plays an even bigger role in the promotion of a film. Claims actor Silambarassan, “ My Silambattam is a hit. One of the main reasons is Yuvan’s music and the hit number-Where is the party tonight… .” Similarly, the song Kangal Irandal… from Subramaniapuram enabled the film to reach across to the masses.”
The predominantly youth audiences of Tamil cinema in the 15 to 30 age group call the shots. As leading director Selvaraghavan says, “My core audiences are the youth and in my films, I try to cater to their tastes more than any other segment of the audience.”
Today, once Kollywood’s biggest audiences –women—are outnumbered by youth.
This has resulted in a lot of glamour and glitz on screen, and heroines who are willing to do glamour roles are more in demand than the girl-next-door type.
To sum it up, this year the industry has realised that content is king and that films should be made on a budget and on time, if they are to be liked by the viewers. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A year of lessons for Kollywood

On the face of it, Kollywood seems to have been a booming industry in 2008.
A record 114 Tamil films were released in 2008 (with Panchamritam being the last to be released on December 25), the highest ever in a decade.
Of these, 19 films proved to be profitable for their producers, a success percentage of 16 percent, based on the box-office collections and the costs of the films.
There was one blockbuster (Subramaniapuram), three super hits (Dasavatharam, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Kathalil Vizhunthen ) and six hits (Saroja, Santosh Subramaniyam, Dhaam Dhoom, Vaaranam Aayiram, Anjaathe and Thenavattu). Apart from these, nine other films made marginal profits.
The Tamil film industry went through a metamorphosis in 2008. An industry known for big budget mass movies with superstars and budgets of over Rs 15 crore saw many of them bombing.
Only two of the seven big-budget films, which were made with a sum of over Rs 15 crore each, managed to fetch their producers the money they had invested.
Says Tiruppur Subramaniam, the veteran distributor and financier, “The box-office results for 2008 clearly indicate that big budget films come under the high risk category, while small movies with good content in the Rs 2.5 to Rs 5 crore are comparatively safe bets.”
‘Small is beautiful’ seems to have been the key. Debutant director and producer Sasikumar’s Subramaniapuram made on a shoe-string budget of Rs 2.25 crore in 100 days made approximately Rs 10 crore from theatricals and television rights. As noted Malayalam director Lal Jose, now making a Tamil film, points out, “If the movie’s content is good, with innovative ideas and catchy music, people will come to theatres irrespective of the star cast.” Other small-budget films like Anjaathe, Saroja and Kathalil Vizhuenthen too made big money.
K Munikannaiah, vice-president of movie scheduling and distributor relations at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, said, “Today, audiences prefer realistic films within the commercial framework. Any new film with good content becomes a hit.” Munikannaiah points out that the common man wants his regular quota of entertainment. “This industry is recession proof, good films will always run irrespective of competition or external developments,” he adds.
Corporates too made some quality films like Raman Thediya Seethai, Poo and Poi Solla Porom. Another emerging trend is that music plays an even bigger role in the promotion of a film. Claims actor Silambarassan, “ My Silambattam is a hit. One of the main reasons is Yuvan’s music and the hit number-Where is the party tonight… .” Similarly, the song Kangal Irandal… from Subramaniapuram enabled the film to reach across to the masses.”
The predominantly youth audiences of Tamil cinema in the 15 to 30 age group call the shots. As leading director Selvaraghavan says, “My core audiences are the youth and in my films, I try to cater to their tastes more than any other segment of the audience.”
Today, once Kollywood’s biggest audiences –women—are outnumbered by youth.
This has resulted in a lot of glamour and glitz on screen, and heroines who are willing to do glamour roles are more in demand than the girl-next-door type.
To sum it up, this year the industry has realised that content is king and that films should be made on a budget and on time, if they are to be liked by the viewers. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Kumari Pennin Ullathile Movie Photo Gallery

Sippy debuts with a film Kumari Pennin Ullathile which has child artiste-turned-hero Chandru in the lead. She is the latest addition in the bandwagon of Malayalam actresses who have forayed into Kollywood.
The title Kumari Pennin Ullathile is actually the first line of a song in one of late legend MGR’s movies. Malayalam actor-turned-director Kishore says, “I am a fan of MGR. Kumari Pennin Ullathile is my favourite song. Also it goes with the theme of the movie.” Kishore also plays the main villain of Kumari and Meera Vasudevan is cast opposite him. The story is a romantic thriller and Amudhabharathy is composing the music.