Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Singayil Gurushetram – a Singapore Tamil Film
Singapore Tamil movie titled ‘Singayil Gurushetram’ is one of its kinds that will make the way in silver screens shortly. The film is conceptualized and directed by T.T. Dhavamani and is produced by Metro Films (P) LTD in collaboration with A Singapore Film Commission and Blue River Pictures.
Set in backdrops of Singapore, the film is touted to be a edge-seated thriller. The film has newcomers Vishnu, Sivakumar, Mathialagan, Rajesh Kannan and Gunalan in lead roles. The technical team is quite familiar as they have already worked in several Tamil films.
Jaggubhai fame Rafee has scored music with Praveen KL of ‘Chennai 600028’, ‘Kanthasamy’ and ‘Saroja’ handling editing works. Having handled cinematography for various international European movies, Lucas Jodogne has been signed for this movie.
The film’s music and trailer was released by lyric writer Vairamuthu and filmmaker Saran.
Manmadhan Ambu for Christmas
Buzzes are that Udhayanidhi Stalin has changed his decision of releasing ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ from December 10. With Suriya’s ‘Rattha Sarithiram’ scheduled to hit screens on this Friday (December 3), the other releases are likely to be postponed. The second and third week of December will have bunch of medium-n-small budget movies hitting screens. Udhayanidhi Stalin has now plans of releasing Kamal Haasan’s ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ on December 24 for the occasion of Christmas. Since it will be a long holiday till the New Year, the producers believe that it can attract the family audiences to theatres. Needless to mention, the film is a romantic comedy from the team of Kamal Haasan-K.S. Ravikumar, which indeed is an additional value for the film. Moreover, the travelogue kind of film always gives a holiday like-feel for the audiences. Such factors should obviously make a successful for the film.
Shruti Haasan with Chief Minister's Grandson!
Shruti Haasan has bagged another plum project.
She is all set to romance Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is the grandson of Tamil Nadu chief minister, Karunanidhi and who is the son of the deputy CM, Stalin.
Incidentally Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is also a producer initially approached Nayanthara for the role. However she rejected the movie for various reason.
After scouting for other heroines like Trisha, Tamanna etc, he decided to settle for Shruti Haasan.
And Udhayanidhi Stalin reportedly asked Kamal Haasan before asking Shruti Haasan and she readily agreed to do the movie which also marks the debut of Udhayanidhi Stalin as hero.
Vijay Takes on Dhanush
Kaavalan’s release may be shifted to Pongal. The producer is contemplating on the Pongal release because Dhanush’s Aadukalam is also slated to hit the screens on the same day. It would be an apt competition, feel the makers of Kaavalan.
Just a couple of days ago, a dispute regarding the distribution rights of Kaavalan were amicably resolved by the parties concerned. The audio of this film will be released during the first week of December.
So can we expect a clash between Vijay and Dhanush this Pongal? Fans are sure to have a good time feasting on these two movies for the festival!
Garland of Slippers for Actor Arya
Actor Arya, who was drawn into bad light by FEFSI president V C Guhanathan after the controversial speech he delivered in a recent awards function, has found new adversaries. This time, it is the Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK).
The Hindu Makkal Katchi(HMK) has objected to the actor’s derogatory speech against Tamil cinema and people. They protested against Arya by placing a Garland of Slippers on the portrait of him. They also shouted slogans against Arya.
Recently in an award function at Sharjah organized by a Malayalam channel, actor Arya claimed that acting in Tamil was much easy and did not require any kind of hard work. But acting in Kerala cinema industry, requires hard work and a home work from an actor.
The HMK activitists have demanded Arya to seek apology. They also threatened to ban Arya’s upcoming films if he fails to apologize.
Anna Durai, the General secratry of HMK said, “Arya should apologize for his ‘irresponsible’ and ‘baseless’ speech about Tamil films and actors. Arya who earns Crores of rupees from Tamil film industry has delievered such derogatory speech about Tamil industry. If he fails to apologize, we will extend our protestion to ban his upcoming Tamil films ”
Call it publicity or moral policing, HMK has been finding easy preys in Kollywood. HMK recently gave a boycott call against veteran film-maker Ramgopal Varma’s recent film Rathacharithram because the lead actors Vivek Oberoi and Surya toured Sri Lanka for the film shoot, defying the diktat of the South Indian Film Artists’ Association.
Earlier, HMK, along with few other fringe Hindu outfits, had campaigned against actress Kushboo’s remarks on premarital sex, and Mallika Sherawat and Shriya Saran for their indecent attire in public functions.
Anjali, Amala bag AR Murugadoss film
The times of two of the fastest growing actress today, Anjali and Amala Paul are getting only better every passing day. The two with the rare combination of beauty and talent is coming together in a AR Murugadoss produced film.
Anjali has become more confident after the recent film 'Magizhchi' which has established her as an actress with a good mix of performance and glamour. Amala Paul on the other hand is teaming up with super stars like Vikram after her superb performance in 'Mynaa'.
The film which will unite the two most promising stars is the one to be produced by AR Murugadoss in association with a Hollywood studio. A former associate of him, Saravanan will be directing the film.
And on the male front the film has two of them. Jai will pair opposite Anjali and the other hero is being finalised. The proposed movie will get on the floors in December.
Vidya Balan in ‘Subramaniapuram’ remake
‘Subramaniapuram’ is now confirmed for its remake in Hindi. Sasi Kumar has directed this unusual film which created a sensation in Kollywood.
The film moved into the hands of young director in Bollywood Anurag Kashyap who earlier gave hits like Dev D, Gulaal, No Smoking, and Black Friday.
Anurag recently graced the audio launch of Sasikumar ‘Easan’ and showered all praises on director Sasikumar and Bala. By moving a bit forward he said if Sasikumar is ready to direct a film in Hindi he will be penning the script for him.
The film based on village violence is a real life incident. Anurag is directing and also penning script for this film. The star cast is yet to be finalized except the heroine. The director has opted for Vidya Balan as she looks homely.
Genelia’s ‘million dollar’ smile’
Bollywood beauty and South Indian actress Genelia D’Souza when ever caught in the midst of her fans will be busy signing autographs and having photos with her fans. But the scenario is totally changed now as her fans are just asking her for a ‘million dollar’ smile.
Recently the bubbly beauty was spotted shooting for Vijay’s ‘Velayudham’ in Pollachi. As the shoot got cancelled due to the continuous rainfall Genelia has packed from the spot and moved to Coimbatore airport.
In the airport she was crowded by her fans who were trying for atleast a photo but some of her fans asked for a trademark smile and actress was very happy and overwhelmed by the love showered by her fans.
Genelia shared this through her social networking site twitter.
Jennifer Aniston And Robert Pattinson Rumors
Jennifer Aniston has now dismissed all the rumors that she was interested in filming intimate scenes with Robert from a remake of the movie “The Graduate”. ”The Graduate” had Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft as the lead pair. a source from Aniston’s side has added that there is no truth in the rumors.
Reports were doing the rounds that Jennifer was looking forward to
Abbas Does Match Fixing
Abbas is at it again. The actor, who hosted a star cricket match in Dubai five years ago, is now busy making arrangements for a new match, which will be held on December 2 at a popular cricket stadium in Dubai.
It will be a Twenty-20 cricket match between Kollywood and Tollywood, in which top young actors from both the south Indian film industries will wield the bat and ball.
Says a happy Abbas, “The match will be played in the IPL format and some leading cricketers will also be present. If it clicks, we have plans to conduct similar matches in Chennai and Hyderabad too.”
Abbas will captain the Kollywood cricket team which is expected to have Madhavan, ‘Jayam’ Ravi, Arya, Jeeva, Bharath, Santhanu, Jai, Vikranth, Nanda and Atharva. The Tollywood team led by Tarun will have Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Allari Naresh and Ayyappa among others.
Is Saranya safe?
Reacting to a complaint by her mother that she was missing from home, young actress Saranya of ‘Peranmai’ fame has said she has been staying with her friend following ‘misunderstanding’ with her mother.
On Monday, Manjula, a resident of Ganga Nagar First Main Road in Kodambakkam, lodged a complaint with the Chennai city Police Commissioner that her daughter Saranya had gone missing.
Manjula alleged in her complaint that Saranya, 22, had left home on the pretext of acting in a movie but had not returned. Though Manjula had been unwell for the last few weeks, Saranya never turned up to help her, she alleged.
Denying the allegations, the up and coming actress said, “there is no truth in my mother’s claim. I am very much in Chennai, busy acting in a film titled ‘Mazhaikaalam’. I left home since I had some problems with my mother.”
2011 Pongal Releases Movies List
….Aadukalam,Engeyum Kaadhal,Siruthai,ko,Easan……
Aadukalam is an upcoming Tamil film directed by Vetrimaran, that stars Dhanush and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles. The film is currently in its production stage and confirmed to release in Pongal 2011.
Engeyum Kaadhal written and directed by Prabhu Deva. It stars Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani, in her first Tamil film, in the lead. Featuring music by Harris Jayaraj, it is produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram and is currently in its post-production stage. This Movie expected to release in pongal 2011.
Siruthai directed by Siva. A remake of the Telugu blockbuster Vikramarkudu, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, it stars Karthi, performing dual roles, and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead. The film, produced by Studio Green’s K. Gnanavelraja and featuring music by Vidyasagar, is currently in its filming stage and scheduled for a January 2011 release
Ko directed by K. V. Anand starring Jeeva, Ajmal Ameer, newcomer Karthika Nair and Piaa Bajpai in lead roles. The film is currently in its production stage. This Movie expected to release in pongal 2011 or later January.
Easan is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language drama film written, directed and produced by M. Sasikumar, directing his second film after the blockbuster, Subramaniapuram. It stars Samudrakani, Vaibhav, producer A. L. Alagappan and Abhinaya in lead roles alongside several newcomers. Eesan is expected to release in January 2011.
Divya’s Istanbul birthday
Divya Spanda is feeling so special for she was showered with wishes and presents on her birthday on Monday. That too in Istanbul, where she is on vacation.
“Quite an eventful birthday. I fell sick and was lying in bed when my friends surprised me. Got some beautiful presents from unexpected people,” said the ‘Varanam Aayiram’ actress.
“Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, I am so emotional right now. Spent the whole morning reading replying to messages, emails and calls. Wow! To be loved so much, life feels so fulfilled,” she added.
“I’m so grateful to God. I don’t need anything in this life than the love and affection showered on me,” the beautiful actress, who is waiting for the release of ‘Kadhal 2 Kalyanam’, further said.
‘Subramaniapuram’ all set for Hindi remake
The Sasikumar directed offbeat film ‘Subramaniapuram’ is all set to be remade in Hindi by Anurag Kashyap.
Anurag Kashyap is an acclaimed young director in Bollywood whose acclaimed films include path breakers like Black Friday, No Smoking, Dev D and Gulaal. He is also a winning screenwriter who has done scripting for films like RGV’s ‘Sathya’, Shankar’s Nayak: The Real Hero and Mani Ratnam’s ‘Yuva’.
The Hindi director who was here for the audio launch of ‘Easan’ recently showered rich laurels on directors like Bala and Sasikumar. He even said if Sasikumar decides to direct a film in Hindi it will be him who would do the script.
Such an admirer of Sasikumar is writing and directing ‘Subramaniapuram’ in Hindi. Sasikumar is happy that his film is in the right hands of Kashyap. The village violence which was true to life is one of the all time favourites for many.
Anurag Kashyap still hasn’t decided on the cast except for the heroine. The homely Vidhya Balan is his choice for the role played by Swathi.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Silent Movies by Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj has carved a niche for him as a quality producer also apart from being one of the finest actors of today. All the movies produced by him under the banner Duet Movies like Azhagiya Theeye, Mozhi, Abhiyum Naanum, Inidhu Inidhu are acclaimed winners in terms of neatness and quality.
Now Prakash Raj has launched another banner called ‘Silent Movies – A Prakash Raj production’ for his future endeavors. Prakash Raj has shared the new name and logo with his online community friends and well wishers.
Does this new beginning have anything to with his newly married life? Any way we wish Prakash Raj give the same high quality movies as he did in the past.
Kamal’s daughter Akshara loves a Srilankan?
Akshara is one of the daughter of Kamal Haasan. Shruti Hasan is her sister. Akshara was born to Kamal and Sarika.
Akshara and Sarika are now staying in Mumbai. The latest news says that Akshara fell in love with a Sri Lankan guy Jaison Jayaseelan. The sources further said that, both of them were good friends more than a year. Everyone knows that. But, recently the friendship has turned in to love.
Further the resources says that there were some photos of them being together released on a website. Here is one of those photos we found on net.
Kamal Haasan is a very talented artist who goes beyond the limits. Now his daughter is trying to go beyond the traditional limits and getting ready to marry a foreigner, even though the language is same, he is a foreigner to her. It will be welcomed by everyone hopefully by Kamal too…
Vijay statue in Kerala
If you had thought Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay has fans who are mad after him only in Tamil Nadu please note that Kerala is giving a tough fight. Vijay has regular devoted fan clubs even in Kerala and they behave much siilar to TN fan clubs, making a Vijay film release the festival of the season.
Recently when ‘Kavalan’ shooting was going on near Ottapalam in Kerala, Vijay fans in the state pleasantly stunned everyone by erecting a robotic statue of the actor there. The statue was life like and electronically moved to the beats of Vijay songs perfectly.
Vijay who knew of his fan base in Kerala but never thought they would be so affectionate was overwhelmed to see the love his Kerala fans bestowed upon him.
SHANKAR'S APPROVAL FOR 3 IDIOTS!
Shankar has silently been working on the 3 Idiots remake and is having all the pre-production work done before commencing the shooting. He will begin canning this remake in December in Delhi, it may be noted.
The casting for this film was a topic of discussion as it has three heroes and Shankar finally managed to rope in Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth. Music director Harris Jayaraj, who is composing for this film, has worked on three songs and all the three are reportedly approved by Shankar. Some more songs are to be added and the musician and director are working towards getting it right.
Hansika slams reports on her relationship with Prabhu Deva
These days the media has slightly gone overbaord. It is okay is some rumors pop up if two well known celebrities spend some quality time with each other.
Around three weeks back, Hansika declared that Prabhu Deva is her brother and in fact he even calls her as ‘sister’.
But recently some reports popped up saying that Nayanthara is angry with Prabhu Deva since he is now in love with Hansika!
Common. Such news media needs some break.
Today Hansika slammed these reports while talking to a news media. “How can the people link a brother with his sisters” she wondered! “They need to be sent to psycho wards” she added.
She also talked on this issue on Twitter. “There some people are spreading rumours about me n prabhu sir! Why cannt thy get ryte that he is an elder brother to me ! N I’m lil sister to him! Who ever is spreading all dis , is clearly out off work n cooking up all this shit , playing with our image ! This is goin no where !
“The reason I tweeted this , was because now its gone a bit beyond . Enough . Ignore is d word 
‘Maravan’ in the making
A forthcoming film of Dhanush, which will bring together the actor with his director brother Selvaraghavan after a long break (‘Pudhupettai’ was their last venture), is taking shape without any buzz.
Titled ‘Maravan’, the movie has Andrea Jeremiah, who is one of the heroines of Selvaraghavan’s earlier venture ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’, as the female lead. “It is an action-based love story,” say sources.
Remember Selva started a film titled ‘Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam’ some time back with the same Dhanush and Andrea in the lead. However, the film had to be dropped for reasons unknown.
Confirming that Selva is busy with ‘Maravan’, Andrea says, “But I am not supposed to talk anything about the film. We have just returned from the shoot and we worked hard really.”
Chikku Bukku Movie Release Date Dec 3
Chikku Bukku releasing on December 3rd. Chikku Bukku Tamil movie starring Arya and Shriya Saran, the long awaited movie is finally releasing in December.
Arya’s third films in this year after the successful hits to his credit Madrasapattinam and Boss Engira Baskaran and is expected to be his hatrick.
Chikku Bukku, a feel good breezy romantic journey in the train also called by the director Manigandan a travelogue, has for the first time Arya Shriya Saran sharing screen space as the leads.
Chikku Bukku also has Preetika Rao, (Bollywood actress Amrita Rao’s sister), playing the second lead. Reports are that the role was first offered toV9dya Balan, after her decline to the offer the role fell in to the hands of Preetika Rao, who is also column writer for a Bollywood Magazine. Also Genelia D’Souza was considered for the role and then finally Shriya Saran was taken on board for tehmovie.
Rumours are that the movie is based on the popular French/ Hollywood movie Before Sunset and Before Sunrise, which is about two strangers who meet on the train and share a great story together!
The movie’s music is scored by the duo Leslie Lewis and Hariharan, who had also earlier scored for Saran’s movie Modhi Vilayadu, which had Vinay in the lead. The film’s cinematography is by R.B. Gurudev.
Manikandan, who was the man behind Dhaam Dhoom, which had Jeyam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut, and Lakshmi Rai, had plunged in to this project Chikku Bukku.
'A' Certificate for Rattha Charithram
Finally Ram Gopal Varma and Suriya have a good news to share on. Their upcoming film ‘Rattha Charithram’ has been passed with ‘A’ Certificate. The film has been continuously sent to censor board for revision as some cuts were demanded in visuals.
Feeling that deleting those visual will turn the film into a meaningless show, RGV didn’t give up his advocacies. Finally, the film gets ‘A’ certificate with just few cuts. The Tamil version will release along with the second parts of Telugu and Hindi on December 3.
The producers are planning to for a bigger promotional phase as Ram Gopal Varma and Suriya will visit the theatres in Madurai and Coimbatore on the day of release.
India's First Dolby Digital 3d Projection in Chennai
Devi Cineplex has been one of the rarest theatre groups excelling with technical aspects in India. It boasts of having the first 70mm screen in Chennai. Now, it is all set to endow the audiences with an excellent 3D fiesta.
The Dolby Digital 3D Projection of Devi Bala was inaugurated by Mrs. Archana, daughter of Producer Kalpathy Agoram of AGS Entertainments and producer Udhayanidhi Stalin.
The token of appreciation was extended to the executive members of Devi Cineplex – Mr. K.N. Varadarajan, Mr. P. Srinivas, Mr. G. Srikanth, Mr. KNK. Venkateswaran, Mr. Praveen Kumar Mohanram, Mr. S Padmashankar for their earnest efforts of reinventing the technology.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Kamal to Act in Ad Films to Help HIV Children
Commercial endorsements for consumer products were always a bitter pill for Kamal. Even though most his contemporaries would plunge into the first chance of making money through commercial endorsements the actor par excellence has always stayed away from those deeds.
But now we hear that Kamal Haasan has broken his resolution and will start accepting commercial deals for some big money. But hey guys don’t jump into conclusions. The great actor is going to do that for good causes.
Sources say Kamal will represent commercial product advertisements in future and make money only to donate all of them to AIDS control society. A great man thinks only great.
Sona Hopes for the Best
Sona Heiden is happy about the response her maiden production venture ‘Kanimozhi’ evoked in the box office on Friday, that is, the first day of its release. “I am hopeful about the forthcoming days too,” she says.
“The film created a lot of expectations right from the day one it went on floors. And it has now witnessed a very good opening. I feel great since this is my first film as a producer,” says the actress.
Directed by Sripathy Rangasami, a former associate of Venkat Prabhu, the movie has Jai, Vijay Vasanth and Shazahn Padamsee in lead roles.
“It is a beautiful love story told in a beautiful way,” Sona says. Adding more, she says, “I am thankful to T Siva of Amma Creations (the other producer) and each and every member of the cast and crew. It’s my dream to become a producer and it is a reality today.”
Vijay, Dhanush, Aarya on-screen for a particular ‘Special Song’
Leading actors Vijay, Dhanush, Aarya and four other artistes would be seen on-screen for a particular ‘special song’ in cinematographer-turned-director K.V Anand’s upcoming film ‘Ko’, which stars Jiiva & Karthika in the lead and has been in the making for quite some time now. The film’s shooting had been held in many European countries including Norway.
Vijay-Dhanush-Aarya
Anand, whose last film ‘Ayan’ starring Suriya & Tamannaah broke many box-office records, is planning to film a song for the film in which leading actors and actresses of the Tamil film industry might be seen. Sources close to the burly filmmaker say that he has been in touch with the stars he intends to rope in for a song in the film.
In Bollywood movies, songs featuring multiple stars isn’t a rarity. In superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Naseeb’ which released in the mid-eighties, legends like Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and Shammi Kapoor featured in a song sequence. The same was the case with contemporary actress Deepika Padukone’s debut film ‘Om Shanti Om’ which released a couple of years back and had a song featuring the 70-plus Dharmendra, Hrithik Roshan, Govinda, Priyanka Chopra and Kajol Devgn.
Efforts were made in the past in Kollywood to bring together leading stars for a single song but in vain. The song that Anand has in mind is likely to feature Suriya, Vijay, Aarya, ‘Jeyam’ Ravi, Bharath, Dhanush and Jiiva, the hero of the film. Talks are reportedly going on between Anand and the concerned heroes and some heroines in Tamannaah, Shriya Saran
Is Prabhu Deva in love with Hansika Motwani?
Prabhu Deva began his career as choreographer and later on became an actor. Then he became an actor. Since he did not get offers, he became a director. So he had the formula of changing things in his profession. Now he is following the same formula in his personal life also.
He loved and married Ramalath and had three children through her. All of a sudden, he changed his mind and announced that he is going to marry Nayanthara. Before this heat could die, there is a shocking news that made Kollywood shudder.
The news is that romance has blossomed between Hansika Motwani and him. Prabhu Deva is directing the film Engeyum Kadhal which has Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. Because of this there is a big clash between Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva.
It seems that Nayanthara has bombarded Prabhu Deva in a star hotel. Let’s wait and see that who Prabhu Deva is going to marry.
Amala paul to cast in ‘Vettai’
Sensational beauty of Kollywood who rose to fame with her casting in Sindhu Samaveli, is sure to reach the top list very soon with her latest blockbuster hit ‘Mynaa’
She not only bagged the offer of sharing the screen space with Chiyaan Vikram but also grabbed the new offer of casting in Lingusamy`s flick ‘Vettai’ opposite Arya. It was zeroed on Tamanna for this role earlier and now Amala Paul has been lucky enough to be grab this new offer. She will be casted with big stars like Madhavan, Anushka Shetty and Sameera Reddy in her future endeavours.
‘Vettai’ is directed by N.Lingusamy and is produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri of Cloud Nine Movies
Well, Good going Amala Paul.
KAAVALAN RELEASE FINALIZED!
The interim stay order on the release of Kaavalan was quashed by the High Court following an amicable solution reached by the parties concerned.
Shakthi Chidambaram, who has purchased the entire rights of Kaavalan, and producer Romesh Babu resolved the matter with distributor Saravanan. A solution was arrived between the three with Shakthi Chidambaram and Romesh Babu agreeing to handover the color lab rights to Saravanan.
Following this, the judge held that the interim stay on the Vijay-Asin starrer Kaavalan is being vacated and the film can be released as planned.
If I Rise – AR Rahman's Ticket to Oscars?
A.R. Rahman’s ‘127 Hours’ mainly comprises of background tracks based on guitars. Unlike previous album ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, A.R. Rahman has crooned just one song for ‘127 Hours’. The song titled ‘If I Rise’ hasn’t started making high waves in India as it would begin only after nominations for Oscar are announced.
However, the song is already winning international recognition for A.R. Rahman’s stunning music. A.R. Rahman has joined hands with world renowned singer Dido and chorus of children. The inspirational lyrics are one of the biggest assets for this song, which will grab everyone’s attention.
Dido and A.R. Rahman – If I Rise Lyrics
Dido:
In your life, your mad
In your car, your sad
O’ your taller now I’ve found
Hold your fire course
O’ your fallen out
Go and sow your courses
A R R:
If I rise, they are on my drive
If I believe, it’s more than it is
More than it is
Dido:
If I rise, one more chance
All our dreams, more than this
O’ your taller now I’ve found
Hold your fire course
O’ your fallen out
Go and sow your courses
A R R:
If I rise, they are on my drive
If I believe, it’s more than it is
It’s more than it is
Child Chorus:
If I thought I wanted more
Get the life more
Just one more call
Though I’ve never lost
Believe I don’t care
Never again
A R R & Dido:
If I rise, they are on my drive
If I believe, it’s more than it is
It’s more than it is
Child Chorus:
If I thought I wanted more
Get the life more
Just one more call
Dido:
If I believe, there’s more than this
Anymore than this
First Half 'Friends', Second ‘Sandaikozhi’
Filmmaker Ammu Ramesh’s debut directorial ‘Thambikkottai’ is complete now and the producers are planning to release their film by December. The film has an interesting concept in the backdrops as the story revolves around characters striving to raise a bridge between two towns that results into unexpected problems.
Taking a long break from Tamil Cinema, Narain makes his comeback in Kollywood with ‘Thambikkottai’ with Poonam Bajwa as his ladylove. Meena plays the role of Narain’s sister while Prabhu in an important character. Sangeetha will repeat her vamp role and Santhanam takes care of comedy portions.
Says Narain: ‘So far, my Tamil films have been based on exceptional themes and commercial quotients were literally lesser. For the first time, I have signed a commercial entertainer that will engage the universal audiences.’
On his turn, director Ammu Ramesh adds that the film will be a mixture of ‘Friends’ in the first half rip-roaring hilarious moments followed by action-packed sequences in second half.
Vikram's 'Deiva Magan’ on Full Roll
Chiyaan Vikram doesn’t afford to take longer breaks between his projects now. Having dropped three projects on the row with ‘Yaavarum Nalam’ Vikram Kumar, Boopathy Pandian and Selvaraghavan each, he has finally started shooting for Vijay’s ‘Deiva Magan’… Reported to be inspired from Hollywood movie – I’m Sam; Vikram plays the role of a mentally challenged person. To look apt for the childish behavior, Vikram seems to have shaved his moustache. Anushka plays the role of lawyer in favor of him. The only difference between the Hollywood version and this one is that Vijay wants to change the daughter’s characterization and project it as father-son relationship. Amala Paul aka Anaka of ‘Mynaa’ fame plays the role of Vikram’s deceased wife. Produced by Mohan Natarajan, major portions of the film will be shot in Ooty with few songs in huge sets of studios.
Srikanth paid Rs.25 lakhs for both the versions
Shankar`s mega budget flick which has been planned to shoot in Telugu & Tamil versions had already announced the star cast. Vijay for the role of Aamir Khan in Tamil version and Mahesh Babu in the Telugu version.
Other two characters have been zeroed on Srikanth and Jeeva but prince Mahesh Babu expressed his unwillingness to cast Jeeva and Srikanth in Telugu version and expressed his desire to cast any Telugu actor in other two roles.
Gemin Film Circuit says that the actor Srikanth was paid Rs.25 lakhs for both the versions and actor Srikanth has approached Gemini Film Circuit in person and demanded he be given the role.
He also said that he need not be paid any month for both the versions. Gemini Film Circuit has paid the actor a sum of Rs.25 lakhs for the two remake versions of ’3 Idiots’
Gemini Film Circuit & Shankar has been generous in casting the actor and paying him eventhough the actor himself gave the leeway of not paying him.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Nandhalala Movie Review
Mysskin’s long awaited ‘Nandhalala’ is scheduled to hit screens on November 26 we bring you the exclusive review of this film.
First things first, ‘Nandhalala’ is an exact aper of famous Japanese movie ‘Kikujiro’ (1999) directed by Takeshi Mitano. Mysskin has however exerted his influence through the delineation of new characterizations and screenplay. The film’s synopsis has nothing special to mark on with as it’s a road adventure.
It’s an adventure drama as two protagonists meeting various characters on mission of finding their dear mothers. Bhaskar Mani (Mysskin) a half-minded man escapes from the hospital for mentally challenged patients. At a point he comes across a small boy (Ashwath Ram) waiting at bus stop. Situations bring them together as they get on the pursuit of their mothers. The young boy has his mother’s photo and the duo travels to the place of finding her first. On their journey, they encounter some interesting moments and different characters that help them reach their destination. There are certain heart-touching sequences with a physically challenged person, a sex-worker (Snigtha), roadside travelers, a small girl and many others.
As mentioned earlier, Mysskin has neatly lifted the main plot of ‘Kikujiro’ and has embellished the screenplay with his creative conceptualization. The characterizations are one of the highlighting keys of ‘Nandhalala’ as even the minor roles have much prominence to do with the script. Most of the film goes with the visual significance, which may variably disinterest the frontbenchers. Mysskin seems to have adapted K. Balachandar’s techniques of visual relevance.
Snigtha’s performance level is extraordinary, but it’s Mysskin who steals the show with his overpowering acts. He seems to have taken more efforts into playing this role well.
Ashwath Ram is sure to fetch more laurels. Rohini doesn’t get a proper scope and many may not recognize for her different looks.
There are some interesting sequences like Mysskin trying to save Snigtha from the strangers who try to harm her. The ultimate twist in tale goes with the true colors of young boy’s mother revealed during the climax. Though this meaning is unclear during the post-intermission sequence, it is much depicted without any dialogues during climax portion. Mysskin should have ended the film with the same shot as the prolonged sequences are too amateurish.
The handicapped character’s portions are gripping and it’s one of the best sequences. Mysskin doesn’t directly point towards the concept of ‘Love’ between the characters, but conveys them through their natures. A Love portrayed in different way.
Mahesh Muthusamy can be regarded as one of the heroes as his cinematography has more significance. His ability to place shots at unique angles is the major plus. Well for the ordinary audiences, such creative abilities may not be accredited. Ilayaraja’s musical score is biggest assets of the film. Though the background score is quite bleaker in few portions, he enhances the emotions through his music during last 30minutes.
On the whole, ‘Nandhalala’ has more chances of performing well at box office if promoted well. With so many big tickets awaited in the forthcoming Fridays, the results can be predicted only after opening weekend. The film should have a good reception amongst ‘B’ centres.
What works: Performance by Mysskin, Ashwath, cinematography, Ilayaraja, first half…
What doesn’t work: Overdosed visual significance, prolonging shots, and sluggish moments in second half, dragging climax
Verdict: Mysskin’s yet another trademark
Banner: Ayngaran International
Production: Karunakaran, Arun Pandian
Direction: Mysskin
Star-casts: Mysskin, Snigdha Akolkar, Ashwath Ram
Music: Ilayaraja
Cinematography: Mahesh Muthusamy
2010 Tamil Top 10 Movies
List Based on Box Office Collections & Critics Rating
1 Enthiran
Enthiran is a Science fiction film co-written and directed by S. Shankar. The film features Rajinikanth in dual roles, as a professor and an android robot. Aishwarya Rai and Danny Denzongpa play other lead roles while Santhanam, Karunas, Kalabhavan Mani, Devadarshini, and Cochin Haneefa play supporting roles.
The film's story revolves around a scientist's struggle to control his creation, an android robot whose programme was upgraded to give it the ability to comprehend and generate human emotions. The plan backfires as the robot falls in love with the scientist's fiancée and is further manipulated to bring destruction to the world when it lands in the hands of a rivaling scientist. How the robot is stopped from further destruction forms the rest of the plot.
After nearly a decade of pre-production work, the film was shot over two years beginning in 2008. Produced by Kalanidhi Maran and Hansraj Saxena, it became India's most expensive film. Upon release, it also made the largest worldwide opening for an Indian film. The film's background score and soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, which released as an album on 31 July 2010.
The film released worldwide on 1 October 2010, along with its dubbed versions: Robot in Hindi and Robo in Telugu. Upon release, it enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success across the globe, collecting an unprecedented 62 crore in the opening weekend, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film and the second highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
2 Thamizh Padam
Thamizh Padam is a Tamil-language spoof film written and directed by debutant C. S. Amudhan. The film stars Shiva and Disha Pandey in the lead roles. The film's plot parodies contemporary commercial films in Tamil cinema, mocking the stereotypical scenes.
The film was distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies, and it was released on 29 January 2010 and received negative reviews for mocking popular films and actors without controversy. In the climax, it is revealed that Paravai Muniamma is the villain called D, which would be shocking surprise to the viewers.
This Movie is the First Blockbuster Hit in 2010 Year.
3 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaayaa is a Romantic drama film directed and written by Gautham Menon. It features Silambarasan Rajendar and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles. The film, produced by four producers and distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin, features a successful music soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa and editing by Anthony Gonsalves.
The film's story was also simultaneously shot and released by Menon in the Telugu language as Ye Maaya Chesave with a different cast.
Reception
The film took a grand opening, grossing 64,66,062 rupees in its first three days in Chennai. The performances from Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan have garnered largely positive reviews. The film grossed Rs. 5.75 Crores at the Chennai (in and around Chennai city) box office by its 12th weekend. According to Rediff.com, the film grossed Rs. 30 crores overall
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman. After a world premiere at London on 19th December 2009, the audio was relaunched in Chennai on the January 12, 2010. The album consists of 7 tracks overall. A. R. Rahman re-recorded the background music in London. The music and background score were very much appreciated.
4 Angaadi Theru
Angaadi Theru is a Drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan of Veyil fame, starring debutant Mahesh and Anjali in the lead roles. The film, the title of which referring to the Ranganathan Street in Chennai where the story plays, also features actress Sneha appearing in a cameo role as herself and music jointly composed by Vijay Antony and G. V. Prakash Kumar.
An Ayngaran International production, the film was launched on 11 February 2008 and released on 26 March 2010 to critical acclaim and it was a block buster hit. The movie was the closest competitor for the Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but it lost to Peepli Live.
5 Boss Engira Bhaskaran
Boss Engira Bhaskaran is a Romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). Starring Arya, Nayantara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produced by K. S. Sreenivasan and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Sakthi Saravanan.
The film revolves around a young happy-go-lucky unemployed man, Bhaskaran, who "lives" for other people, always going on errands, while neglecting his own life and career, until he meets a young girl, who brings about a change in his life. The film released on 10 September 2010 to highly positive reviews and also became commercially very successful.
6 Singam
Singam is a Action film directed by Hari, starring Surya Sivakumar and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja in association with Reliance Big Pictures, and distributed by Sun Pictures, released on 28 May 2010. Upon release, the film was dubbed into Telugu and released as Yamudu.
The film was successful and grossed 90 crore at the box office worldwide.
7 Madrasapattinam
Madrasapattinam is a Historical drama film, written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Arya and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, while Nassar and Cochin Hanifa play other prominent roles.The film released on July 9, 2010 with positive reviews.
The film opened and stayed at No.1 in Chennai box office charts for 3 weeks.
8 Kalavani
Kalavani is a Romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer A. Sargunam. It stars Vimal of Pasanga fame in the lead role along with debutante Oviya, Saranya Ponvannan, Ganja Karuppu and Ilavarasu, who enact pivotal roles. The film, made on a shoe-string budget, released on 25 June 2010 to very positive reviews and becoming a surprise sleeper hit. Following the film's success, director Gautham Menon's Photon Kathaas has acquired the film's rights to remake it other languages.
9 Mynaa
Mynaa Romantic drama film directed and written by Prabu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram, stars Vidharth and Amala Paul in the lead roles. Featuring an acclaimed soundtrack by D. Imman, the film, which garnered much anticipation prior to release, released on 5 November 2010, coinciding with the Diwali festival, receiving critical acclaim
10 Paiyaa
Paiyaa is a Romantic action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy. It stars Karthik Sivakumar and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, with Milind Soman, Sonia Deepti and Jegan essaying supporting roles. The film revolves around a journey of a young couple: a jobless carefree guy, is asked by a young IT employee, incidentally the girl he is in love with, to escort her from Bangalore to Mumbai.
The film released on 2 April 2010 to positive reviews and emerged a high commercial success. A Telugu dubbing version of the film titled Awara released on 21 May in Andhra Pradesh to positive response, too.
Soundtrack
Music for Paiyaa was scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, joining Linguswamy once again after Sandakozhi (2005). The album originally features 5 songs with vocals by singers like Karthik, Benny Dayal, Haricharan and composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself. Three songs were reportedly composed and recorded in Singapore. The lyrics were provided by Na. Muthukumar.
The album received highly positive reviews and responses from critics and audiences alike and the songs were considered to have played an important role for the film's enormous success.
Data Source: en.wikipedia.org
Next Big Releases of this 2010 year: Kanimozhi, Nandalala, Chikku Bukku, Aadukalam, Manmadhan Ambu, Kaavalan. Dec 31 Will get exact list of Top 10 Movies
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