Friday, December 31, 2010

‘Siruthai’ and ‘Veppam’

Kollywood witnessed the audio launches of two much awaited films today. One is ‘Siruthai’, the Karthi-Tamannah starrer and the other is ‘Veppam’, a film produced by Gautam Vasudev Menon.

Vidyasagar has composed music for ‘Siruthai’, which is directed by Siva and produced by Studio Green. With the film’s trailer already rocking, its songs have created huge expectations.

Adding to it is the recent speech of Suriya at the trailer launch of the film. “Vidyasagar’s songs are my energizers. I would listen to his music while working hard at gym,” the top actor said.

Directed by Anjana, a former associate of Gautam, ‘Veppam’ marks the reentry of music composer Joshua Sridhar, who made waves with ‘Kadhal’, a production venture of director Shankar.

“The film is set in north Chennai,” sources say. Cinematography is by Om Prakash while lyrics are by Na Muthukumar. Editing is being taken care of by Anthony.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Shruthi Haasan’s fantasy treat for Pongal


Shruthi Haasan is all set to make her debut in Telugu film industry through the film ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu’. The film is directed by Prakash, son of veteran filmmaker Raghavendra Rao. This will be the first fantasy adventure of its kind in India as Walt Disney extends its feat with this film.

The film’s teasers have raised everyone’s expectations on the film as it boasts of such technical gold rush.

The film has Siddarth in lead role while Shruthi Haasan plays the role like an ancient princess and is touted to be an action adventure laced with romance, emotions and comedy.

Anushka And Vikram Play To Remake Hollywood Film I’m Sam


Last week director Vijay canned important scenes for his Deivamagan on Vikram and Anushka in Chennai. The basic thread of the film is taken from the Hollywood film I’m Sam and Vikram plays the role done by Sean Penn. In the film Vikram plays a person who has a low IQ who fights for the custody of his 7 year old daughter.
And helping him fight his case in the court is the high profile female lawyer played by Anushka. Nassar and Santhanam play important roles and has Amala Paul playing his wife in a cameo. Anushka who never talks anything about her co-stars is supposed to have clapped after a shot and is also raving about Vikram’s performance in the court scene. The film which has music by GV Prakash and is shot by Nirav Shah is produced by Mohan Natarajan.

Prabhu Deva & Nayantara Marriage in July


Ramlath withdrawing all the cases against her husband Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara yesterday. Now both Prabhu Deva and Nayan preparing their lavish wedding ceremony that may be proposed in July, just a month after the mutual divorce with Ramlath. Prabhu Deva - Nayan marriage in July

Mani Ratnam to sign Yuvan?


n the recent times we have reported that Mani Ratnam is soon going to direct a periodic film. And now sources reveal that the director is currently working on the script and will kick start the film very soon.

If Mani Ratnam is going to start a film means one can think big of the cast and crew. The details of the cast and crew are unknown but there is a query regarding the music director. Mani Ratnam’s first choice would always be Madras Mozart AR Rahman and they proved to be the best combo.

Now the director may find it difficult to get AR Rahman for his periodic film as he is busy with his international projects. It is heard that Yuvan Shankar Raja may score the music, as he expressed his time aspiration to work for a periodic film.

Arun Vijay says that he is going to take legal action against his sister Vanitha


When Arun Vijay was asked about the allegation of his sister Vanitha that he has gone underground, he said," I had been to America to participate in a family function. I also had been there to take part in sky diving competition.

I had booked the tickets two months in advance. I had been to America along with 11 family members. Vanitha has given false complaints and allegations about me at the time when I was not here.

I had come to Chennai 10 days before itself. I had given proper evidence to the police about me being not here and also gave them proof that the allegations made by Vanitha are false.

They are also conducting enquiry about this. I have not hidden myself anywhere. I am busy doing my job. I am also getting ready to take legal action against Vanitha who is making false allegation about me to the media and the police."

Anushka says no to Bollywood


The Tamil film Singam which had Surya and Anushka in the lead roles is to be remade in Hindi. Rohit Shetty is directing this film. Rohit had approached Anushka to do the role which she did in the Tamil version.

But she has turned down this offer. When asked the people closer to Anushka, one of the mentioned," Anushka is very busy in South Indian films.

She has good market in Telugu and Tamil film industry. Since she is busy in many films, call sheet problems may arise. So she has friendly told Rohit that it was not possible for her to act in the Hindi version."

Yuvan Shankar Raja wants to compose music for Hollywood films


Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja has recently mentioned that he has a desire to compose music for Hollywood films and he is making efforts to reach that destination.

While speaking about this to the media, he said," I am joining with Selvaraghavan once again. I am composing music for a film titled Irandam Ulagam directed by him. Dhanush and Andrea are in the lead roles. I have given hit songs along with Selvaraghavan.

Now I am happy that I am joining with him once again. This year, the music which I have composed for the songs in the films Paiyya, Naan Mahan Alla and Boss Engira Bhaskaran have topped the charts.

Though I like all the songs composed by me, the song Iragai Pola from the film Naan Mahan Alla is my favourite. Many are asking me that how long I am going to be alone. I am planning to get married next year."

Vijay’s Kaavalan gets only 70 theatres


Kaavalan which has Vijay and Asin in the lead roles is to be released for Pongal. But only 70 theatres are available for the screening of this film and that also, these theatres are ordinary ones.

Kaavalan is a film which has Vijay and Asin in the lead roles and is directed by Siddique. Right from beginning this film has been facing lots of obstacles and problems. Now this film was supposed to be released on 17th of this month.

But since there was dearth in the theatres, this release was postponed to Pongal. But now also this film is not getting theatres. The reason for this is the theatre owners. The Theatre Owners are claiming compensation from Vijay since some of his recent films did not do well at the box office. But Vijay said that he is not responsible and so there is no question of compensation. Now the theatre owners are refusing to screen Vijay’s films.

In between Shakthi Chidambaram intervened in this matter and acquired the rights and has planned to release in 400 theatres in Tamil Nadu. But so far he was able to get only 70 theatres and that also these theatres are ordinary. Because of this Kaavalan is still in trouble at a time when Siruthai and Ilaignyan have got most of the theatres.

Karthi to wed in 2011?


One question that looms large on Karthi is about his wedding. This hot and happening hero of Kollywood had refuted all rumors about his relationship with his co-star Tamannah and said that his family is looking for a suitable match for him.

When questioned about this during a recent interview, the actor once again reiterated that a hunt is on to find him a bride but his parents are yet to zero in on one. However, Karthi added that his marriage will take place soon. Can we expect the star to enter into wedlock in 2011?

Ilayathalapathi`s project title changed to ‘Kobam’


We are aware that Vijay has been roped in for Seeman`s upcoming project ‘Pagalvan’ produced by Dhanu. Now the latest news is that ‘Pagalvan’ has been changed to ‘KObam’

Seeman was imprisioned under the National Security Act and Seeman seems to be more energetic and functioning more effectively after the release.

Title ‘Kobam’ seems to be apt for Vijay who is in anger as his movie ‘Kaavalan’ is not getting screened in theatres. Now added to this producer Dhanu is trying to evade this project but Seeman and vijay are stubborn that this proejcet should not be adandoned even if Dhanu doesnt not produce this film.

Vijay`s upcoming flick ‘Kaavalan’ is set free from all the contrevesies and is hitting screens with lot of expectations.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Vinay to start ‘Thillu Mullu’


The latest entrant to the long list of actors who are of late cashing in on the popular of titles of Rajnikanth starrers is Vinay. The actor is gearing up to start a movie titled ‘Thillu Mullu’.

Directed by Madhesh of ‘Madurey’ and ‘Arasangam’ fame, the film is however said to be no remake of the Superstar’s comedy caper of the same title. “The script will be fresh,” sources claim.

Confirming that he is part of the project Vinay, who made his debut with Jeeva’s ‘Unnale Unnale’, says, “But the director has asked me not to reveal anything about the film. He will be in a better position to answer your question.”

The ‘Jayamkondan’ and ‘Modhi Vilayadu’ actor, who is equally popular in Tollywood too, says, “Though I am acting in Telugu and Malayalam movies, I am happy to act in Tamil projects.”

ANR Award for K Balachander


Telugu icon Akkineni Nageswara Rao has announced the ANR International Film Award for the year to veteran director K Balchander.

The award will be presented on January 11 to the great director by Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy at Shilpakalavedika in Hyderabad.

K. Balchander is a legend not only in Tamil but also in Andhra Pradesh. The honoured legend is the one who introduced Kamal Haasan to Telugu audience with ‘Marocharithra’.

Many of his introductions are now very big names in Tollywood, including Jayaprada, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha. K Balachander has also directed several TV serials Telugu.

Nagarjuna and ANR met the Chief Minister a few days ago at the Secretariat and formally invited him for the award ceremony.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Arya’s next with Gautham


Arya is right now busy with the last schedule of Bala’s Avan Ivan. The film is moving on a faster pace so to complete at the earliest.

Buzz is that Arya’s next movie is going to be with Gautham Menon. Sources reveal that Arya had a script discussion with Gautham and he is very much impressed with Gautham’s script. Arya without any second thought has accepted to do the film.

The story line of the film is known to be a thriller and this is going to be the first thriller film for Arya. The director is soon going to wrap up his present project Nadunisi Naigal and will step into this untitled film with Arya.

The details of the other cast and crew will be finalized shortly.

Ajith`s ‘Billa 2′ story leaked


After Rajinikanth it is none other than ‘Ajith’ who got the opportunity to play the role of ‘Billa’ in the latest version.

Now, Billa 2 has been announced and once again it`s none otehr than ‘Ajith’ who is lucky to play the title role again.

It was revealed that the early life of David Billa and how he turns into an anti-social will form the crux of Billa 2. Director Vishnuvardhan is trying to shoot ‘Ajith’ in a new stylish look which would be more intersting.

Kaavalan Tv Rights Sold To Sun


Vijay"s forthcoming release Kaavlan"s tv rights sold to Sun TV for a whopping price. Earlier it was rumored thats Jaya TV fetched the rights.

The Rs.30 cr. Prabhu Deva - Ramlath Deal


Here is the divorce settlement details of Ramlath and Prabhu Deva: As per the deal worked Prabhu will give his sea side villa at Injambakkam on ECR, a bungalow in upmarket Anna Nagar, three flats and a property in Hyderabad, and two cars. He would also pay one time alimony of Rs 10 Lakhs to Latha. The buzz is that the market price for all the real estates put together will be anywhere in the region of Rs 25 to 30 Crore.

Tamannah waits for Gautham and Shankar


Tamannah has had a lucky year with Paiyya turning out to be a blockbuster and the actress is waiting for Siruthai to hit the marquee to continue her success run. With hits and some good offers pouring in, Tamannah must be thanking her stars. But the lady still has some unfulfilled desires as far as her career is concerned.

She says that working with ace directors like Gautham Menon, Shankar and Sasi Kumar is her dream and is waiting for a call from one of these directors. Let’s hope Tamannah's desire is fulfilled soon.

Vijay’s next is “Kobam”


Ilayathalapathy Vijay is present concentrating on his next project Velayudham, which is a remake of a Telugu film Azad. His forthcoming film Kaavalan is set free from all the controversies and is hitting the screens with lots of expectations.

They were many speculations regarding Vijay’s next film after Velayudham. It is heard that he will be doing a film with Director Seeman and the film is titled as “Kobam”. Initially the film is titled as ‘Pagalavan’, but the director made an immediate change in the title recently.

However there is no official confirmation about the cast and crew of this film

Prabhu and Nayan getting married


Here comes the breaking and the most awaited news. The long time battle of Prabhu Deva and his wife Ramlath is coming to end. The couple has decided to get divorced on mutual consent.

Ramlath has fought at her best to get Prabhu in her life, but things turned out to be different. Ramlath accepted for the divorcee and both of them reached the family court in the High court complex in Chennai today around 3.30pm and filed the divorcee petition on mutual consent. As both of them are sure in ending up the marriage the divorcee is expected to come at the earliest.

Now, the way has been cleared for Prabhu and Nayantara’s marriage.

Neetu Chandra’s marriage proposals


Neetu Chandra was in Dubai recently to participate in an event organized to commemorate director Priyadarshan’s work in the film industry for the past 30 years. The actress was a part of the cultural event which also had several other stars participating in it. Soon after her stage show, Neetu, who got down from the dais, was flooded with marriage proposals from some of the eligible bachelors present there.

Though the actress says that she was overwhelmed by the love and affection showered upon her, she politely refused the offers with a statement that she is more inclined towards her film career.

Harris says no to Bollywood


Almost all his albums in Tamil are hits. And music composer Harris Jayaraj, who is riding high on a success wave ever since he made his debut in ‘Minnalae’ a decade ago, is happy with it.

Denying any plan to work for a Hindi film, Harris says, “To be frank, I don’t have the time because I have to honour my commitments here. Also, this is my base and I am not ready to go anywhere.”

He adds: “I am not keen on entering Bollywood and seeking acknowledgment from people there. I am happy with what I am and thanks to the Almighty, I am able to deliver good music here.”

Eagerly expecting the release of two films which have music by him, Harris says, “Both Engeyum Kadhal and ‘Ko’ have beautiful songs. Working with Prabhudeva (for ‘Engeyum Kadhal’) and K V Anand (‘Ko’) was a wonderful experience.”

Monday, December 27, 2010

No one touched my hips, says Sneha

Sneha is finally out to clear the reports on her hips' controversy. The actress has said that no one has touched her hips and the issue has been simply blown out of proportion.

Buzz up!
The actress said, “All these rumours started doing rounds, when I was in Erode to attend a function. There was a huge crowd and people were keen to take a photograph with me. At that time, a crazy fan was trying very hard to get himself photographed. So, I just told him to take it easy and that advice has been picked wrongly by the media”.

Marriages and divorces in Kollywood 2010

January 21st : Actress Navya Nair gets married to Santhosh Menon.
January 27th: Comedian Kanga Karuppu weds Sangeetha
January 31st: Art director Sanjay Kiran gets married to Thilaka
March 12th: The family Court grants divorce to director Selvaraghavan and actress Sonia Agarwal.
March 16th: Actress Rajashree gets married to Bujankara
March 27th: Actress Sreedevika gets married to Rohith Ramachandran
April 8th: Actress Ramba gets married to Canada based business man Indiran.
April 25th : Actress Sindhu Menon gets married to Prabhu
July 26th : Actress Meera Vasudevan divorces her husband Vishal
August 24th: Actor Prakash Raj gets married to Bollywood choreographer Pony Varma.
September 3rd: Rajnikanth’s daughter and producer Soundarya Rajnikanth gets married to Aswin Kumar.
September 24th: Actor Bala weds Amirtha
December 2nd: Actor Vishnu gets married to Rajni
October 22nd: Kavya Madhavan files a divorce suit
December 10th: The family Court grants divorce to Aravind Sami and Gayathri.

Vivek to have six packs

Vivek is getting ready with his six packs for a film which has Vishal in the lead role and is to be directed by Prabhu Deva. Bollywood actors are always careful about their physique.
Actors including Salman Khan and Amir Khan have six packs physique. Surya had six packs for the film Vaaranam Aayiram and similarly Vishal had six packs for the film Sathyam.
Following the footsteps of these heroes, the comedy actor Vivek is also gearing up with his six packs. While speaking about this, Vivek said,” I am donning the role of a gym master in the film which has Vishal in the lead role.
This film is being directed by Prabhu Deva. So Prabhu Deva asked me to be ready with six packs. Because of this I increased my weight and I am exercising regularly to get the six packs. It is really very difficult.”

Manmadhan Ambu USA Box office report

Manmadhan Ambu has made an impression on the North American audiences as the movie is running to packed houses. The Christmas weekend is also a contributing factor for pulling in more crowds to the theatres. With yet another long weekend in the offing due to the New Year, this success run is expected to continue.

Kamal Haasan has a long fan base in the US and his ventures with director KS Ravi Kumar is more than welcome among the movie buffs here. Further, the film has Trisha and Madhavan who enjoy immense popularity in the US.

The movie’s response in Tamil Nadu is excellent as well. Those who come out after watching Manmadhan Ambu could not stop appreciating Kamal’s sense of humor and the subtle comedy.

Director KS Ravi Kumar and Kamal Haasan have joined together to give several hits like Dasavatharam, Panchathanthiram and Thenali and all of them have done well at the box office. We wish their partnership continues.

Rahman does it for underprivileged

Launched in support of the cause of education for less privileged children

For the second year in a row, the A.R.Rahman Foundation in collaboration with World Light (Audio Media Education Subsidiary) has come out with their official calendar. Supporting the cause of education for less privileged children, the Foundation has set up educational institutions and provides world class, state-of-the-art infrastructure and education to underprivileged children who do not have the means to access and fund their education. This will equip them with knowledge and skill sets to pursue specialized higher studies that will provide them career opportunities to build a secure future for themselves and their families, Foundation states.

“At the Foundation, we know that there is no better investment than that in the education of children.” says Oscar Winner A R Rahman. The Foundation is providing free music education to 30 students from corporation schools in Chennai (India) in Rahman's world-class K M Music Conservatory and aims at increasing this number.

One of A.R.Rahman's quotes in the calendar is in Tamil and translates to evince his deep belief in the Almighty- “EACH and EVERY glory belongs to GOD.”

The calendar features pictures of singers and musicians from a broad cross section of the Indian music industry. From Chinmayi's classic portrayal of a traditional singer to Benny Dayal's heart-felt crooning, the musicians have struck a common chord that echoes through the calendar-- a quiet yet powerful energy that is the trademark of A.R.Rahman himself. One factually interesting aspect of the calendar is that of the ten musicians featured in it, eight of them found their way into the industry through A.R.Rahman.

Capturing the musicians as they reflect their profound passion for their chosen craft is photographer Selvakumar, the CEO of Audio Media Education and a specialist in visual art. “A moment of giving is much greater than a moment of receiving. I am honoured to be associated with the A R Rahman Foundation. I believe each one of us should come forward and support this initiative,” he says.



Notes to the editor: ABOUT AR RAHMAN FOUNDATION:

AR Rahman Foundation strives towards making poverty history. On the path to achieving this vision, the foundation has set up educational institutions and is providing world class, state-of-the-art infrastructure and education to underprivileged children who do not have the means to access & fund their education. This equips them with the knowledge and skill sets required to pursue specialized higher studies that will provide them with career opportunities to build a secure future for themselves and their families.

CALENDAR CREDITS:

Photography: T.Selvakumar, Creative Team: A.R.Rahman, T.Selvakumar and Sarangarajan Design: Pollen Web Creatives. Makeup: Venkat, Ramana, Harsha Babu. Vidya Jagtap (Mumbai); Styling and Costumes: Drashta Sarvaiya, Vivek Karunakaran, Geetha Solaraj & Navaneetha Selvakumar; Printing: NPT Offset Press Pvt. Ltd. Artist Management: Noel James, Swamy Durai, Vijay Iyer & Nazeef Mohammed Photography Studio: Worldlight, Chennai & Sri Balaji Studios (Mumbai) Equipment: Hasselblad H3D II 31 Medium Format Digital SLR, Broncolor Power Packs and Heads.

For more details log on to www.worldlight.in  and  www.arrahman.com

Kaavalan in Jaya’s court?

Jaya TV is reportedly considering buying the satellite rights of Kaavalan. The talks are still in the nascent stages and the outcome will be known shortly, says our sources. Kaavalan’s release has been marred by several uncertainties and finally the movie’s release date has been scheduled for January 14th, 2011.
The tinsel town is abuzz with news that Vijay may campaign for Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK and his father’s meeting with the leader has also raised the speculation.
And now the news about Jaya TV planning to buy the satellite rights of Kaavalam is only indicating the close proximity that Vijay enjoys with the AIADMK.

Shriya Redrets for the series of Failures

Shriya admitted that she made few mistakes while choosing the scripts in all languages. She also regretted over that. According to her, her focus on Tamil cinema is continues and she could experiment with her image which excited her.

Latest news on Billa 2...

Billa 2 has been announced and once again Ajith will get to play the title role. There are a lot of rumors going on about the storyline which is raising the expectation levels. The latest we hear on Billa 2 is that director Vishnuvardhan is planning something that will look like a prequel to the earlier version.
When enquired about this, it was revealed that the early life of David Billa and how he turns into an anti-social will form the crux of Billa 2.
The director is also exploring the possibilities of a new get-up for Ajith in this film. He wants the star to look very distinct and stylish, our source adds.
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