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18 Movie Reviews 31 Jiiva
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06 Celebrity Tweets 14 Movie Previews 40 Yuvan join in Billa team
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16 Top Ten Movies
74 Stars Talk About World Cup Cricket
91 Simran is a mom again
101 Spot the 6 Differences
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Editor note April 2011 Dear Reader, At cinemamatters, our heart goes out to all the victims of tsunami and earthquake in Japan. May peace be restored in their lives as soon as possible and we wish them soon recovery. “ Acting is reacting “ which is a very powerful note to be taken. If you notice each artist eventually reacted to the co-artist or the situation and that itself is acting. Any new comer must take this to heart and do homework by reacting to each and every dialogue no matter who delivers it. That’s the major difference between newbies and big stars like MGR, Sivaji, Rajni, Kamal etc.... The body language counts too. It’s important to participate in a scene, even by just moving a cup from one place to the other while delivering a dialogue will make the scene more realistic. Great stars like Mamooty take note of the entire scene and will also learn each and every characters move involved in the scene. This helps him to act and react to the counters given to him. They are all big stars only because they do homework. Acting is not easy and acting is an art and acting is harder than it looks,and actors need appreciation. So if you happen to watch a movie, please look at the hard work that goes into the making of it. Cheers to the actor fraternity. Keep doing what you do and thank you for entertaining us. Enjoy Reading, Sainthavi Editor. Thank you for all your Effort !
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Premgi Amaren (born February 3, 1979 as Ganesh kumar Gangai Amaren) is a Tamil playback singer, film composer, songwriter and actor. Son of veteran film composer and
singer Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his
comical performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Chennai 600028, Saroja and Goa.Premgi is
the son of veteran director & musician Gangai Amaran and the younger brother of film director and actor Venkat Prabhu. Film composer Ilaiyaraaja is his uncle while Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja and Bhavatharini are his cousins. Vasuki Bhaskar, costume designer is also one of his cousins.Primarily interested in composing music, Premgi started his career as an assistant to film music composer and his cousin Yuvan Shankar Raja, turning a playback singer, singing mostly the rap portions in Yuvan Shankar Raja’s compositions, before working with other music composers as well. In 2006, however, he made his acting debut in Silambarasan’s Vallavan as the heroine’s friend, following which he starred in his brother, Venkat Prabhu’s directorial debut Chennai 600028 (2007), in which he played the role of Seenu. The movie went on to become the year’s biggest summer blockbuster, establishing Premgi as a comedy actor.
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Premgi Amaren - Actor, Music Director, Singer/ Rapper CM : Would you like to moonlight as an actor or a Music Director? Premgi : I wanna be a music director, acting came to me by mistake ;-) I know I can’t act for sure, but still I am happy to see people enjoy to see me on screen CM : Are you more of melody guy or hip hop kind of guy? Premgi : I am more into hip hop music, I never listen to slow songs, my all time fav music artist is the king of pop MJ. CM : Both your dad and brother are directors. Any idea of Directing? If yes who would you like to Cast in your movie as the lead? Will it be Venkat Prabhu? Premgi : yes yes sure I wanna direct films too, but not now, may later, but I wanna make animation films, like toy story and finding nemo. So no heros, and no actors!
CM : What is your favorite hang out place in chennai? Premgi :I am a party animal, I party every wed fri and sat night in chennai, I always go to pasha at the park hotel, my fav spot in chennai. CM : Which restaurant would you consider your favorite ? Premgi : local road side kaiyendi bhavan is my fav food spot in chennai, I love the beef fry there , but my all time fav dish is dosa with chilli powder and sugar at home CM : Marriage ! how soon is the big day? This question is for all your female fans :) Premgi : ha ha ha I donno when I am gonna get married, but my parents have been searching for the past 6 years ;-) it’s too hard to get a girl for a guy who works in film industry. CM : Hero or comedian, which hat fits you best? Premgi : I don’t wanna be a side comedy guy in a film, I want to be a hero in a comedy film ;-) CM : Who is your favorite musician in Tamil? I know it’s a difficult question, coming from a legendary music family but you have to one :) Premgi : my uncle illayaraja is my all time fav music director and composer for me, he is the best, ever lasting ever green music. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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CM : Do you think stardom has affected your privacy? Do have time to spend with your friends and family? Premgi : no no not at all, I am actually enjoying the stardom now ;-) I am happy to see people come take my autograph and take pictures with me when I am in a public place. CM : Who is you favorite Actor, actress, director and best friend? Premgi : My fav actor is always the one and only super star rajinikanth. Mmmm actress I guess I like all of them ;-) no one in particular, because all are pretty and beautiful ;-) Director is my brother venkat prabhu and director Shankar. Close friends got loads and lots. Got a big huge gang of friends. But got only guy friends not girl friends ;-) CM : A Few words of Wisdom for our Readers... Premgi : What’ s Wisdom? Ha Ha I’m 12th std Fail !!! :)
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Mappillai – Preview The ‘mappillai’ of Superstar Rajinikanth, Dhanush, is ready for his next release, Mappillai. Interestingly, this film directed by Suraj is a remake of his dad-in-law’s yesteryear blockbuster of the same title. ‘Gear up for Maappillai next. Completely opposite genre to my recent release,’ wrote the actor on his page on a microblogging website recently. According to him, it is a racy entertainer stuffed with commercial ingredients. Produced by Sun Pictures, Mappillai has Hansika Motwani as heroine and Manisha Koirala playing the mother-in-law role played by Sri Vidya in the original version. ‘It is a high voltage entertainer where necessary changes have been made to the script,’ the director says. He adds: ‘I had little apprehension
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choosing the project since the original was a huge hit, that too with Rajini sir in the lead. But I am happy now as the movie has been shaped up well.’Manisha, who is making her comeback in Tamil after a decade (her last film in Kollywood was Baba), says, ‘It is a strong character and I agreed to do it immediately. Dhanush is a nice person.’
Engeyum Kadhal – Preview The long wait is finally over for film-buffs. Actor-director Prabhu Deva’s romantic entertainer Engeyum Kadhal, starring Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles, is all set to grace theatres.Music composed by Harris Jayaraj is already topping the charts. The film is produced by AGS Entertainment is a romantic musical shot completely in France and other beautiful parts of the world.Prabhu Deva is confident that the movie would appease Tamil masses. It has everything a youngster would love to come and watch on screen. The songs by Harris Jeyaraj are already a huge hit, he says.Both Jayam Ravi and Hansika have given their best. Working with them was a huge delight. They understood well what I expected and performed accordingly, the director further addsExpressing optimism on his part, Jayam Ravi says,’Engeyum Kadhal is a musical entertainer. The highlight is captivating music and good handling of the story by Prabhu deva. I enjoyed being part of the project.’ WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Vaanam – Preview
After a break, STR aka Simbu aka Silambarasan is back on track. The multifaceted actor’s Vaanam, which is touted to be the first biggest multistarrer of Kollywood, is ready to hit the screens.Produced by VTV Productions and Magic Box Pictures (to be released by Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies), Vaanam has Bharath, Anushka, Prakashraj, Sonia Agarwal and Vega among others in lead roles, besides Simbu.Directed by Krish, who wielded the megaphone for the Telugu original titled Vedam, the audio album of Vaanam has already struck an instant appeal. For the songs are composed by none other than Yuvanshankar Raja, whose earlier ventures with STR ended up in chartbusters.Director of the film Krish says it is a story that revolves around Pancha Bootham - revolving around the five elements. ‘Simbu is the sky, Bharath air, Anushka water, Prakash Raj fire and Saranya the earth. Vaanam is all about how these five elements come together,’ he says.On his part, producer VTV Ganesh says, ‘the movie, directed by Krish, has come out fantastic. The whole unit worked tirelessly and the result is there to be seen. My special thanks to Simbu for his co-operation.’
Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai – Preview Suseenthiran, who hogged the limelight by directing films like Vennilla Kabbadi Kuzhu and Nan Mahan Alla, has wrapped up the shoot of his forthcoming film Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai. As the title suggests the script is woven around horse.The movie is set in a village called Mallayapuram near Theni. The villagers believe that they would get copious rain after the annual Thiruvizha in which the God is taken around on a huge wooden vehicle. However, they are in for a rude shock when they find the wooden horse goes missing.At the same time, one youth Azhagarsami, who earns his livelihood by loading weight in his horse in Aagamalai village in Periyakulam, gets ready for his marriage. But he too gets a rude shock when his horse goes missing. His marriage plans gets halted.The rest is all but whether the villagers found the wooden horse or not and Azhagarsami’s travails to get his horse back and get married. Suseenthiran has ensured that the movie has humour, emotions and all in it. It would be entertaining all the way, Sussenthiran vouches.Appukutty and Saranya Mohan of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu fame. Music is by maestro Ilayaraja. ‘It was my dream desire to work with the Isaignani and it got fulfilled now,’ says Suseenthiran. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Bhavani IPS STARRING : Sneha, Kota Srinivasa Rao,Vivek BANNER : Shri Movie Makers DIRECTOR : G. Kicha MUSIC : Dhina GENRE :Action
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Singam Puli STARRING : Jiiva, Divya Spandana, Honey Rose BANNER :Silverline Film Factory DIRECTOR : Sai Ramani MUSIC : Mani Sharma LANGUAGE : Tamil RATING :
SINGAM PULI MOVIE REVIEW For those who like masala movies, debutant director Sai Ramani’s Singam Puli (starring Jiiva in a dual role) would be the right destination. It is about twin brothers who are fighting against each other. Instead of flexing their muslces, the brothers use their brain to outwit the other. Sai Ramani seems to have been inspired heavily by the likes of Vaali and Azhagiya Thamizh Magan. With Jiiva at the helm of affairs. the strategy works to some extent. But post-intreval the pace stutters and it goes too much predictable, losing the element of suspense. The movie is set in a middle-class family consisting of parents (Kuyili and Ponvannan) and their twin sons -- Shiva (Jiiva), who works in a fish-market and Ashok (Jiiva, again), who is an advocate. Shiva is a honest and straightforward individual, while Ashok is an embodiment of evil hidden inside an innocent face. Both have romantic interests; Shweta (Divya Spandana) is Shiva’s sweetheart, while a lustful Ashok’s charms every woman he meets into his bed. The brothers lock horns after Ashok lures a girl with false pretences, with disastrous consequences. Jiiva has done his part well. he is there giving his best in every frame. Divya Spandhana sans glamour uses the opportunity well. Santhanam is entertaining in parts. But could have cut down on his double entendre. Ponvannan, Kuyili and Paandu among others form part of the cast. Mani Sharma disappoints with his loud musical score. Produced by S Parthi and S S Vasan, Singam Puli is lengthy, predictable and needs an urgent trimming. Online Movie Review - http://www.cinemamatters.com/details.php?mid=48 Online Movie Gallery - http://www.cinemamatters.com/galleryimage.php?id=714&artist_id=122
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Bhavani STARRING : Sneha, KotaSrinivasa Rao, Vivek
BANNER :Shri Movie Makers DIRECTOR : G. Kicha MUSIC :Dhina LANGUAGE : Tamil RATING :
G. Kicha BHAVANI MOVIE REVIEW Known for playing the girl-next-door roles, Sneha opts to go the Vijayashanthi way in Bhavani. She plays a gritty policewoman, who fights all odds in the society. Produced and directed by Kiccha, the movie is inspired by yesteryear hit vyjayanthi ips which had several enjoyable moments. However, Kiccha seems to have missed out on knitting them together to make it an interesting affair and hence the movie proceeds in a predictable manner.
Bhavani (Sneha), a young officer from Andhra Pradesh takes charge as Assistant Commissioner of Police in Thirunelveli district. The onus is on her to end the illegal activities of one Sivalingam (Kota Srinivasa Rao), a baddie and an aspiring politician.
Bhavani comes across Surya (Sampath Kumar), who raise his voice against Sivalingam and has a bad past. An enraged Sivalingam ensures that Bhavani loses her job. Here, the cat and mouse game begins.
Sneha has given her best. She appears agile and fits the role. It is Sneha all through. Kota Srinivasa Rao shouts at the top of his voice while Sampath Kumar, Ilavarasu and Delhi Ganesh chip in with their best.
Dhina’s music is loud. Boopathy’s camera captures action sequences well. Though Bhavani is no patch to Vyjayanthi IPS, it has some interesting moments but at the end a sense of deja vu lingers.
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Muthuku Muthaga STARRING : Natraj, Ilavarasu, Vikranth, Oviya, Monica, Saranya Ponvannan BANNER :Pandiyanadu Theatres DIRECTOR : Rasu Madhuravan MUSIC : Kavi Periya Thambi LANGUAGE : Tamil RATING :
MUTHUKKU MUTHAGA MOVIE REVIEW Matha, Pitha, Guru, Dheivam goes a popular saying. Perhaps inspired a bit too much by this, director Rasu Madhuravan has been churning out movies that give importance to the love and affection parents have on children.For, Rasu Madhuravan’s last week release Muthukku Muthaga is a take off from his earlier venture Mayandi Kudumbathar. The knot could have been a big hit if it was made into a television serial. Not just the knot, but the narration and characters too could remind you the family soaps we see from Monday to Friday on the television. But still, the director should be appreciated for trying his hands at a good subject when the industry is running behind commercial entertainers.Ilavarasu and Saranya are the father and mother of five boys (Vikranth, Natraj, Harish and others). Despite all odds, Ilavarasu and Saranya provide their sons the best they could. Years pass with love, affection and care. As everyone grow up and start to pursue their own lives, some problems crop up between the family members. At one point of time, everyone realise the importance of the parents and what follows is the climax.Ilavarasu and Saranya, the inevitable ‘appa’ and ‘amma’ of Tamil cinema these days, are at it again. Needless to say, they have come out with a commendable performance. Other characters, played by Vikranth, Natraj, Monica, Oviya and Singampuli, add credibility to the script. Songs are average while there is nothing to talk much about other technical departments. A good story, Muthukku Muthukka could have marked its presence felt in a much bigger way, had the director avoided the ‘serial’ feel. Online Movie Review - http://www.cinemamatters.com/details.php?mid=49 O n l i n e M o v i e G a l l e r y - h t t p : / / w w w. c i n e m a m a t t e r s . c o m / g a l l e r y i m a g e . php?Category=&name=Muthuku%20muthaga&url=&id=16010&artist_id=740
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kullanari koottam STARRING : Vishnu, Remya Nambeesan BANNER :Darshan Creations DIRECTOR : Sribalaji MUSIC : V. Selvaganesh LANGUAGE : Tamil RATING :
KULLANARI KOOTTAM MOVIE REVIEW Making comedy movies is the most difficult task, those in the tinsel town say. Here in Kullanari Koottam, director Sri Balaji walks away with smiles in his maident attempt itself, by presenting a fresh, hilarious film. The movie has its flaws too. Forced scenes and some commercial compromises are to name a few. But still, Kullanari Koottam makes us to come out of the cinema hall with a positive feel, and there lies the success of the director and his team. The cast and crew are not new to Tamil cinema. While Vishnu is the Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu protagonist, Sri Balaji has worked as an assistant director in that film. Actors Appukutty, Suri and music composer Selvaganesh of VKK are also there in KNK.The film starts in Madurai, throwing light on Vetri aka Vetti (Vishnu), an MBA graduate who waits for job, without any worries in life. He has a father, who never compromises one thing in life- that none of his family member should have any contact with the police, even if it is an emergency. One day, while trying to recharge his father’s mobile, Vetri lands up in recharging Priya’s (Ramya Nambeesan). She is a Vellore-based girl, who studies in Madurai. Love blossoms between the two shorlty.Contrary to Vetri’s father, Priya’s father is on a mission. That his son-in-law should either be from the police department or from the Indian military. Those poses hurdle to the relationship between the lover couple. Vetri makes a vow to hold the hands of his ladylove. He hatches a plan to fulfil his future dad-in-law’s dream without hurting the sentiments of his father. But corrupt police officers come in between. How Vetri emerges triumphant is the crux of the film.Vishnu has utilised well the opportunity. The actor delivers goods, in a cool and composed way. Ramya Nambessan is beautiful and talented too. Others in the cast are okay while Selvaganesh’s music provides refreshment.On the whole, Kullanari Koottam is here to entertain the audience. Though there are some shortfalls here and there, there is no denying that the film is recommended for those who love to laugh out loud.
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Sattapadi Kuttram STARRING : Sathyaraj, Vikranth, Bhanu, Harish Kalyan, Komal Sharma BANNER :Staar Makers DIRECTOR :S. A.Chandrasekhar MUSIC : Vijay Antony LANGUAGE : Tamil RATING :
SATTAPADI KUTTRAM MOVIE REVIEW A film you can pick a number of holes in, takes a dig at our legal system with its many loopholes. That’s how S A Chandrasekar’s Sattapadi Kuttram can be described in a nutshell. If there’s anything commendable about the film, it is the director’s guts to come down heavily on the ruling party.For the movie, with direct references at many a place and indirect references at some places, slams politicians in power and their wrong deeds. In other words, it’s like watching a street corner party meeting in this election season, addressed by a fiery speaker. Not just politicos, even fake godmen and corrupt police officers cannot escape Chadrasekar’s wrath. There is an overdose of flag-waving and at one point you too want to escape all this, but the cinema hall with its closed doors ensures that you can’t.Chandrabose (Sathyaraj), a police officer whose family members are killed by a politician (A Venkatesh), wears Che Guevara costumes, chain- smokes cigars and instills revolution in the minds of youngsters (Vikranth, Bhanu, Harish Kalyan, Sumathi etc). At one point of time, he is even able to convince judges, bureaucrats, police officers and the media, to put an end to evils in the country. Rowdies get killed, politicians are brought to book and the unearthed scam money is distributed among the public. And an egalitarian society is formed before the film comes to an end.Sathyaraj, the ‘Puratchi Thamizhan’s fire-brand style adds to the in- your- face rebelliousness. As is his wont, he mouths dialogues in high pitch to assert his views. Vikranth and Bhanu are adequate while a cameo by Livingston in Swami Nithyananda costume tickles the funny bone. You may not be in a mood to enjoy Vijay Antony’s music, especially the breezy Ededho... song. In the end Sattapadi Kuttram produced by Star Makers leaves many questions unanswered. Why did it ever get made, is one of those questions.Online Movie Review - http://www.cinemamatters.com/details.php?mid=51 Online Movie Gallery - http://www.cinemamatters.com/galleryimage.php?id=15697&artist_id=731 WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Jiiva was born as Amar to film producer R. B. Choudry and Mahjabeen on 4 January 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as the youngest of four sons. His eldest brother B. Suresh is the co-producer in their home banner Super Good Films, while his second eldest brother Jeevan is an entrepreneur in the steel industry. His third brother is Githan Ramesh, who is also an actor in the Tamil film industry. On 21 November 2007, Jeeva married his childhood friend Supriya in New Delhi, with whom he has a son (born 14 October 2010).
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Filmography 1996 Cheran Pandian Child artist Perum Puli Child artist
2008 Thenavattu
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2010 Kacheri Arambam Boss Engira Bhaskaran
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Actor Jiiva’s much-awaited Singam Puli. Jiiva dons a dual role for the first time in the movie directed by Sai Ramani.
Says the actor, ‘I play Ashok, a lawyer and Siva, a fisherman. They are two men with different temperaments. It’s a pucca commercial film and the first release for me this year, so I am real excited. Divya and Soundarya are my two heroines. One character has the Kasimedu touch, a very local guy. People have liked me in such roles earlier after SMS became a hit. So I am hoping they will like this too’.
On comedy, he says, ‘the film has enough to spread smile on people. I team up with Santhanam again and it’s a laugh riot. In one place he has a woman get up which is hilarious. This is my second film with him.’ Qyuried about his other projects, he says, ‘I have Ko with KV Anand which should be out soon where I play a photojournalist. Then there is Rowdram and Nanban with Shankar, which is the remake of Three Idiots. So it’s quite an exciting year ahead for me’.
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Singam Puli will go places: Sai Ramani Director Sai Ramani, who wielded the megaphone for Singam Puli, the Jiiva starrer, says, ‘the movie not just opened big but also won critical appreciation. There have been enquiries to do the movie in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada’. The movie featured Jiiva in two roles for the first time. Divya Spandhana and Soundarya played his heroines. Says the director, ‘I know Jiiva since the days I worked as an assistant director in E. When I narrated the story to him, he readily agreed’. For a hero to do a baddie is not an easy task. Jiiva had no hesitation in doing it. The end product came good. The movie had a big release and was screened in over 450 theatres. Today, it has collected good revenue in spite of examination and cricket fever’, he adds. Sai Ramani further says, ‘I wanted to do a commercial entertainer. I managed to do it. We have reduced the second half by scrapping a song. Hopefully the audience love it more now’.
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Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai audio launch
Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai is a different film. It is of international standards, said maestro Ilayaraja.Launching the audio of the movie that has music by him, the music director said, ‘director Suseenthiran has rendered a wonderful job and the movie is simply amazing.’ Some of the biggest names of Tamil film industry came together on Wednesday evening to witness the audio launch of Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai. Ilayaraja released the first copy of the audio and eminent directors received it. The list of filmmakers took part in the function include Balumahendra, Jananathan, Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, Prabhu Solomon, Vetrimaran and Simbu Devan. Actors Vishnu, Appukutty and Saranya Mohan were also present. On his part, Suseenthiran said, ‘it was my dream desire to work with Ilayaraja and it got fulfilled now’. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Sunir Kheterpal, CEO, IN Entertainment, says, ‘With Chakri Toleti coming on board to helm directorial reigns of Billa 2, pre-production work has gathered steam. We are currently meeting with key technicians and holding auditions for the remaining cast. We should be able to announce key cast and crew by March 15 and we plan to commence principal photography for the film in== the first week of May 2011.’
Confirming his association with the film, Yuvan Shankar Raja says, ‘I have been looking forward to work with Ajith and Wide Angle Creations. With INE and Chakri on board and dates confirmed, I am delighted to be a part of the Billa franchise and will endeavour to present something unique, which will take the legacy of Billa (2007) further.’ A j i t h
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energy and vigour required for this project.Yuvan is an integral part of the Billa franchise and all of us are glad to have him on board.’ Billa was earlier made into Tamil with Superstar Rajnikanth as the remake of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. The film was remade in 2007 again into Tamil with Ajith playing the role essayed by Rajnikanth. However, unlike the Hindi remake with Shah Rukh Khan, where ending of the film was changed to keep the lead protagonist alive, Billa maintained the same story as the original film. Billa 2 is therefore not a sequel but is being designed as a prequel to Billa, wherein the film will focus on the journey of how David became Billa. Yuvan all set to rock he latest that we hear is that Yuvanshankar Raja has completed scoring music for Mankatha that stars Ajith and Trisha and directed by Venkat Prabhu. Venkat Pravbhu has tweeted recently that ‘Six songs composed!!! Three songs recorded!! There will be a promo song!!! One club mix and Mankatha theme music!! 9 tracks!! U1 rocks.’ Plans are on to launch the songs in a gala manner. It may be recalled that Yuvan Shankar and Venkat Prabhu share a good rapport and it was evident in the way songs had come in their earlier ventures Chennai 28, Saroja and Goa. Hence expectations are high on Mankatha audio. Sources close to Yuvan said, ‘the songs have come really good and it would please all Ajith fans’. The shooting for the movie is almost complete and only few portions need to be canned. Ajith is said to be upbeat at the way Mankatha has turned up so far. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Dayanidhi Azhagiri bags Vaanam Dayanidhi Alagiri and his Cloud Nine have bagged Vaanam starring Silambarasan and Anushka and produced by Ganesh of VTV productions and Magic box Pictures. After the success of Thoonga Nagaram, Cloud Nine Movies would be distributing the film. The film directed by Krish is a remake of his own 2010 Telugu hit Vedam.Vaanam has Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka, Prakash Raj and Saranya in the lead roles. Top class technicians like Yuvan Shankar Raja (Music), Nirav Shah (Cinematography) and Anthony (Editing), are involved with film. Sources say, ‘ the association has just taken the project to the next level with the calibre they have. It’s been a great pleasure to work with the huge star cast in the film. The talkie portions of the film have been completed, after the massive hit of the single song that was already launched’.
We rock always, says Simbu Silambarasan was in all joy as his forthcoming release Vaanam, a remake of Telugu hit Vedham, has shaped up well.Addressing media persons at the audio launch of the movie in Chennai on Monday, he said, ‘the movie, directed by Krish, has come out fantastic’.Heaping laurels on his co-stars, he said, ‘ the whole unit worked tirelessly and the result is there to be seen’.Describing cinema as a team unit, he said, ‘I often wonder at why my songs with Yuvanshankar Raja always tops the charts. The reason is we are more than friends to each other. We share a great chemsitry. We always rock’.Anushka, who plays the female lead, said, ‘Vaanam would be a trend-setter in Tamil cinema and all is good with it’. Bharath, Sonia Agrawal and Yuvanshankar Raja also spoke on the occasion.The highlight of the event was director Vettrimaran releasing the audio CD of Vaanam that was received by Silambarasan. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Dance baby dance, says Suriya Suriya starrer 7am Arivu, directed by A R Murugadoss, will hit the screens this June. Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies, the movie has music by Harris Jeyaraj. Says Murugadoss, ‘ an opening song of Suriya has been shot in more than 40 locations in and around Chennai. And the most interesting feature in this song is for the first time 1000 group dancers are dancing along with the star. We practised for three days at AVM Studios along with the dancers before actually shooting it. The song was shot with eight candid cameras at the most famous and crowded Ranganathan Street in T.Nagar, without the crowds realizing that they are a part of it.” Murgadoss says he wanted the song to look natural on the screen. The director confirmed that the film is in the final stages of filming, which they will complete by the end of the month. Shruthi Haasan plays Suriya’s heroine in the film.
Dance baby dance, says suriya 7am Arivu, directed by A R Murugadoss and featuring Suriya and Sruthi Haasan in lead roles, is fast shaping up. Grapevine has it is that plans are on to shoot a song in Chennai with 1000 dancers with Suriya. Confrming the news, music composer Harris Jeyaraj too has tweeted, ‘ recoring a dance track that would feature 1000 dancers’.Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies, who is producing the film, is upbeat with the way the movie has shaped up. Sources close to him say, ‘ the way so far the movie has come, it is obvious that it would rock’.Since Murugadoss and Suriya come together after a huge huit in Ghajini, all eyes are on the project. Suriya plays a circus artiste in the movie.
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Poorna feels rich Poorna made her debut in Muniyandhi Vilangiyal Moonram Aandu and was appreciated as next Asin to Tamil filmdom by actor Vijay.
She was waiting for a break in Tamil cinema and thankfully happened Aadupuli, in which she’s paired opposite to Aadhi. ‘I want to do different roles, so that I can stay in the minds of the audience. Aadupuli gave me a good break and I would like to sustain it,’ she says.
‘I am happy that Aadupuli has been getting a positive response. It’s encouraging to know that the collections for the film have been good,’ says Poorna.
She is now busy shooting for an untitled Telugu project opposite Allari Naresh in Hyderabad. Poorna has also completed the shooting of Vellore Mavattam, in which she plays a housewife. She is now through with her films Arjunan Kadhali and Vithagan. In Vithagan she pairs opposite actor-director R Parthiban.
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After Kalavani, producer Nazir is geared up with the release of is next titled Eththan. This features his lucky mascot Vimal as hero again. Directing the movie is Suresh and Taj Noor scores music, The audio launch of the movie in Chennai on Friday was attended by one and all from the industry. Veteran filmmaker Balu Mahendra released the audio in the presence of veteran actor SSR, directors Vetrimaran, Pandiraj, Cheran, Gaurav, actors Mayilsamy, Jayaprakash and others. A trailor and song were screened. ‘There is hardly anyone who has not taken a loan in life and this film tells the tale of one such boy,’ said Suresh.There are seven songs, which include two bit numbers. Vimal said, ‘I felt very comfortable with Suresh and his easy style of direction reminded me of my previous directors Pandiraj and Sargunam.’ WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Vimal set to make it four in a row After a splendid hat trick (Pasanga, Kalavani and Thoonga Nagaram), Vimal is looking to make it bigger with Ethan, which has been directed by L Suresh. Says the director, ‘Vimal was very sincere in his work and thanks to his co-operation; the film has come out exceedingly well. Ethan will be a complete entertainer for all sections of the audience.’
The movie, which has Sanusha playing the lead along with Vimal, focusses on the desire to borrow money, an idea that has not been dealt with by many in the Tamil film industry.I’m delighted to work with Nazir sir (the producer) again after Kalavaani. In fact, I’m ready to work with him again, should he have another opportunity for me. Suresh is a gifted director and has done a great job’, Vimal says.
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Genelia is all praise for Prithviraj Actor Prithviraj is getting accolades from one and all including director Santosh Sivan and actress Genelia for his work in Urumi.Genelia debuts in Malayalam cinema with Urumi, which also stars popular stars Prithviraj, Arya, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Vidya Balan and Tabu amongst others. Looks like Gene have taken a special fondness for Prithvi. She says the actor has got the looks and attitude to make it big in Bollywood.
‘I feel Prithvi will be a rage if he comes to Bollywood. He’s got the hunky looks and has good command over not just Malayalam but other languages also. So I fell he will do well if he does Hindi films,’ says the actress. Rumours are abuzz that Prithvi is in talks with a couple of big production houses and directors in Bollywood. Soon one can see him in Hindi movies.
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Rahman’s large heart Many thought A R Rahman would be second time lucky at the 83rd Oscars for his If I Rise number from 127 Hours it was not to be. The Mozart of Madras is still cool and not bothered about losing the award to Randy Newman for his composition ‘We Belong Together’ from Toy Story 3.Rahman had always maintained that his chances of winning an Oscar were tough. He had said that the Oscar nomination came as a surprise to him. Reportedly he had also mentioned that the awards were highly competitive and there were ‘so many factors’.True to his largehearted, appreciative nature, the maestro tweeted on his microblogging site, citing the dilemma of two composers’ sons as follows:What a night... My son Ameen and I saw Toy Story 3 a couple of months back. When the Academy Award nominations for songs came in he said he wanted Toy Story’s song to win... Well... It came so naturally from him... At the same time, Randy Newman’s son Amos Newman, who is my manager in the US, wanted If I Rise to win because he was passionately behind the production, organizing the whole thing.
When A R Rahman got angry A R Rahman, who has emerged the hot property across the globe after winning Oscars and Grammy, is now the only composer who keeps the rights of all the songs that he composes with him in India. Recently a soft drink commercial featuring Katrina Kaif has used his tune from Slumdog Millionaire. The Mozart of Madras claims this has been done without his knowledge and is all set to initiate legal action. Rahman has reportedly ordered his lawyers to look into the matter, and his officials are already in talks with T-series, the record company, to find out how the track could have gone to the mango drink label without the composer signing off on it. ‘Yes, our legal team has sought for an explanation on how the track made its way out. As of now they have not responded. We are definitely contemplating action,’ an aide Rahman was quoted as saying. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Honour for MSV
M S Viswanathan and T K Ramamurthy were the two who combined to rewrite many a record in tamil cinema,. They came up with mind-blogging melodies in 1950s and 1960s. Their composition still continues to mesmerise us. In fitting tribute the two legends, Mega TV is organising a grand felicitation event at Nehru Stadium in Chennai on 19 March. Titled Imayam Thota Isai Vendhargal, the show brings together who’s who of Tamil cinema under one-roof. Music directors, playback singers will come together to sing paeans of the two. On the occasion, evergreen melodies of Viswanathan and Ramamurthy would be rendered on stage with dance performance by choreographer Kala and her troupe. Also actresses like Bhanupriya and Sandhya would perform. Thanking one and all, MSV told journalists in Chennai on Monday: ‘ I am honoured and thank Almighty for everything’ WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Gautham Menon’s new role
Ace director Gautham Vasudev Menon has dubbed for Milind Soman, who plays the villain, in R Parthiban’s Vithagan.
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All is well, says Shankar All is well was the tagline of Three
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Here comes Janani Iyer Finally, Janani Iyer, the heroine of director Bala’s Avan Ivan has come out throwing light on her role in the movie. Untill now, much have been written about Arya, Vishal and Bala. Now comes finally Janani Iyer.
The young actress is excited about working with Bala and his team.Interestingly, Janani has already appeared in over 150 advertisements.
In Avan Ivan, she plays the role of an innocent cop and is paired opposite Vishal.‘Bala sir is an acting school. As a director, he’s a perfectionist who will not settle for anything less. From the frown on my face to the positioning of my hair strands, everything had to be in place. Every day was a learning experience,’ Janani was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile plans are on to release the movie this April, once the World Cup fever gets over. AGS Entertainments, known for marketing their movies well, are planning a big release this time.
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Maddy is happy With his recent Hindi release Tanu Weds Manu getting good reviews Madhavan is all thrilled. He says, ‘I choose my films with care. I do just one film at a time and put my heart and soul into it. So I am delighted beyond bounds’.
I am still getting the remuneration I ask for. I have chosen quality over quantity and it has been just wonderful, he says.
Madhavan is thjrilled for he is part of Lingusamy’s next veture Vettai, in which he shares the screen with Arya. The actor says, ‘ for me language is no barrier as long as I get good movies to work with. If the script impresses me, why should I hesitate.’ Madhavan, who has come a long way from Alaipayuthae days, is still enjoying good female fan base. He says, ‘I thank all those who have been supporting me all through
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Shruti turns student again
After Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Shruti Haasan is joining hands with Siddharth for another Telugu movie. They have now come together for a film titled O My Friend, to be directed by debutant Venu Sriram. As the title indicates, O My Friend deals with friendship. It will be
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After a brief sabbatical, director R K Selvamani is making a come back. The man who made films like Captain Prabhakaran, Chembaruthi and Makkal Aatchi, is back to wielding the megaphone. His upcoming film has been titled Akila. The shooting of Akila has begun in Chennai and the director has said the next schedules will be shot in Uttranchal, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The director is popular for directing political-flavored films and Akila will be no different, we are told. R K Selvamani has roped in Anandan and Hudhasa, who will make their acting debut with Akila. He also disclosed that Akila is inspired from a real life incident. Known for his hard-hitting themes, Selvamani says Akila would be no-different from his earlier
Honour for Aishwarya Rai
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be honoured during the inaugural ceremony of the second Vishwa Kannada Sammelana to be held from 11-14 March in Belgaum. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will honour her for her contribution and achievements in the arts and culture segment in India and abroad.
The objective of the Vishwa Kannada Sammelan is to showcase the developments achieved by the State in the fields of Agriculture, Irrigation, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Industry, Arts and Culture, etc. and will also honour people of Karnataka origin who have made it big outside the State and abroad in any of these fields. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Vijay Antony turns singer Joining the list of music composers turning to playback singing is Vijay Antony. The music director, who is playing the lead role in a film titled Naan, has crooned a song for S A Chandrasekhar’s Sattapadi Kuttram.The song Yededho Aagipoche written by Eknath is slowly moving up the charts. Says Vijay Antony, ‘it was indeed a great joy for me to sing the song. It has been received well by the music-lovers. I wish to sing more songs in the coming months’ Meanwhile, the shooting for his debut venture as hero is taking place fast. Keen not to divulge much details about the project, he says, ‘though I am in to acting, music is still my passion. I live and love music’.
Vettai changes hands Vettai, directed by Lingusamy and produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies, was a non-starter till recently. But now after few changes it looks likely that the project woul kick off soon.Buzz is that with Cloud Nine pulling out of the project, Lingusamy is producing it under his own banner Thirupathy Brothers. The shooting of Vettai which features Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul, will start on 16 March.Already Yuvan Shankar Raja, the music director, has come out with some tunes for the film. The production house is also busy with Balaji Sakthivel’s Vazhakku 18/09, a film with newcomers. Also plans are on to do a movie Mynaa team of Prabhu Solomon with Imman scoring music. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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The shooting for Rana is expected to commence later next month and would start in a foriegn locale. To be directed by K S Ravikumar, it would feature Rajnikanth in a triple role. Sources close to the top actor add that he had chosen to go to Himalayas fearing that he would be pressurrised politically to give his voice for any particular party in the ensuing elections.
Rajni’s love and care for Japan Everyone knows that Superstar Rajnikanth has a huge fan following in japan. After his Muthu (released as Dancing Maharaja) went on to become a hit in Japan, all his films started to have a release there. The actor who has fan clubs in Japan was mightily disturbed by the recent devastation that earthquake and tsunami brought to the country. In a noble cause to help the victims in Japan, Rajnikanth has decided to raise finds through all me ans. A source from his Chennai office reportedly said that he has set up a team to visit Japan and to help as many Japanese people as possible in this time of crisis. He has also appealed to everyone in the film industry to serve the millions rendered homeless in Japan. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Ajith in multiple roles
Venkat Prabhu has been keeping details about his forthcoming venture Mankatha close to his heart. Featuring Ajith in the lead role (this is his 50th film), Venkat Prabhu wants the movie to be made big and bright. With Yuvanshankar Raja’s musical score, the director hopes to recreate the magic of Chennai 28 and Saroja on screen again with Ajith in his stride. Trisha plays Ajith’s ladylove in the film that has Arjun and Sneha too. It is said that he actor will appear in a different look for one of his chartacters in Mankatha. Sources say that he will appear as an aged person with grey-dyed hair. With major portion of the shooting completed, plans are on to release the movie in a big way on 1 May. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Potta Potti Cashing in on the World Cup cricket fever, AVR Talkies in association with Flicker Studios, will be releasing Potta Potti, a movie that speaks about cricket contest between two villages. The film that is starred is former international cricketer Sadagopppan Ramesh in the lead role. All credits should go to debutant filmmaker Yuvaraj for casting a cricketer in a movie that speaks about cricket. The movie was initially titled Patta Patti. Since it was made clear that the title was not eligible for tax-exemption, the director and producers opted for a change. Says Yuvaraj, ‘it is a comedy between two village teams playing cricket. Sadagopan Ramesh dons the role of a cricket coach in this movie who stops at a village en route to his native place. There he lands up in a situation to take up the coach’s job to one of the village team that is playing a cricket match with the neighbouring village.
Though ‘Potta Potti’ is a cricket comedy it has its share of romance too. Newcomer Harini plays the love interest of Ramesh. Ramesh is thrilled with the movie’s release. He says, ‘all has come really good and am hopeful that it would do well since the film is releasing during the world cup time’.
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Stars talk about World Cup World Cup cricket fever has gripped the whole nation. Discussions and debates on India’s chances in the event are common at street-corners it can be said. Kollywood is also not far from it. One could hear actors, actresses and other technicians expressing their opinions on the prospects of the ‘Men in Blue’ in the mega event and some even put forward ideas/strategies for the team to be successful. The loss Team India suffered the other night against South Africa is a wake-up call. It is time the players pulled up the socks and be prepared mentally and physically, they say in chorus. Check out what the stars had to say Jiiva, an ardent cricket-fan and Team India supporter says, ‘ Indians looked on course for a massive score against South Africa till the 43rd over at Nagpur. They lost the way as the batsmen started playing some rash shots. It is a lesson for us to play sensibly. We have a good batting lineup. If they combine well and a post a big total batting first, victory is ours’. Echoing the same is Nithin Satyaa, who was part of Chennai-28, a movie that was based on cricket. He says, ‘India should include R Ashwin for their match against the West Indies. With Sachin Tendulkar playing well, the rest of the batsmen should rally around him and give him necessary support. They should know how to use the batting powerplay well’. Ramana, who is the skipper of the Kollywood cricket team, feels, ‘Dhoni should be more proactive. He should give a chance for Sehwag and Tendulkar to roll their arms over. With the dry wickets in India providing turn, he should have two spinners in the side’. The real test begins from the quarterfinals and India should play from their skin. The way Sri Lanka and Australia are playing, we have a tough test ahead, he adds. Actor Srikanth, says, ‘despite my busy schedule, I keep track of the scores. I am confident that Tendulkar will reach 100 centuries in this edition of the World Cup. Dhoni and his men should get their act right and win the cup. It would be a perfect gift for the batting maestro, who has been serving the cause of the country for over two decades’. Music composer Ramesh Vinayakam, who is thrilled with the Indian display so far barring the match against South Africa, says, ‘We have the potential to beat any side. Hopefully we forget the drubbing we received the other night and concentrate on the game and win the remaining matches. Four wins from four matches would mean the cup is ours’.
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Trisha in Nayanthara’s shoes Trisha will now do what Nayanthara and Asin did before. The pretty actress from Kollywood has signed the Telugu remake of Malayalam super hit Bodyguard, which was later remade in Tamil as Kavalan. The Tollywood movie would have Venkatesh in the lead role. Nayanthara played the lead role in Bodyguard, while in its Tamil version made recently had Asin as heroine. The film will hit the floors on 14 April in Hyderabad and sources close to the actress say that she is excited about being part of the project. Popular Mollywood filmmaker Siddique directed both Bodyguard and Kavalan. It is now being made currently in Hindi,
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Finally Vkram’s movie with director Vijay gets a name. The film has now been titled Deiva Thirumagan. Starring Vikram, Anushka and Amala Paul in lead roles, the film was initially titled Deiva Magan, the yesteryear Sivaji film. But there was problem in obtaining the rights from Sivaji Productions. A major portion of the movie has been completed and eventually the producers Mohan Nadrajan and Vijay chose to sit down for the title and named the movie as Deiva Thirumagan. Sources in the unit say it is an apt title and would sync with the story well. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Sneha in Bollywood Sneha,
who
sizzled
the
screen playing a tough cop in Bhavani , is all set to cross borders now. She would foray to Mumbai to play a crucial part in a Hindi movie. In Revathy S Varma’s Mad Dad, Sneha will play Naseeruddin Shah’s wife. Ayesha Takia will play her daughter. According to the director, ‘I chose Sneha because she has always chosen unconventional roles in her films. She has the versatility to carry off any part with ease.’ Shedding light on Sneha’s role,
she
said,
‘Sneha’s
character will be positioned and dressed up in the 1980s style. She lives only in the memory of the title character. ‘On her part, Sneha says, ‘I always want to do challenging roles in any language. Mad Dad is the best role to start my career in Hindi cinema.’
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his
forth-
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the
role
of
a
press
photographer.
‘This film has been shaped as a racy entertainer. Music composer Harris Jayaraj admired watching it recently, saying that the script was so strong,’ says the cinematographer-director. Interestingly, Anand started his career as a press photographer and some of the scenes in the film were inspired by the incidents he came across in his life. ‘Ko take
journalism.
Jiiva
and
Karthika
have
will performed
make well,’
he
youngsters says.
To
to be
re-
leased by Udhayanidhi Stalin, the movie is expected to hit the screens very soon.
Sonia pooh-poohs rumours Actress Sonia agarwal, who started her career with Selvaraghavan’s 7G Rainbow Colony, was in the headlines for her marriage with her mentor Selvaraghavan and her break-up in few years. Now she has made a comeback to films doing a key role in Silambarasan starrer Vaanam. The latest buzz is that she has been romancing
Kannada
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However Sonia is quick to clarify the rumours. She says, ‘we have been good friends. We are just colleagues and know each other well’. Sonia had further stated that for her priority are films. ‘I wish to act in more movies and re-establish myself. There is no place for romance’. Sudeep is a name to reckon with Kannada
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Sonakshi to romance Kamal It
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now
confirmed
that
Sonakshi
Sin-
ha of Dabbang fame, daughter of Shatruhan Sinha , will play Kamal Haasan’s heroine in a film to be directed by Selvaraghavan . Sources say it has been finally agreed by Sonakshi to do the role for a hefty sum. The film is said to be a desi version of Anthony Hopkins
and
Julianne
Moore’s
Hannibal.
The
shoot of the film will start in London in April. Sonaklshi,
who
reportedly
appears
in
two
looks in the movie had stated that it was the biggest opportunity of her life to share the screen with a legend like Kamal Haasan. Kamal Haasan’s last was Manmadhan Ambu, which had a mixed response at the box office.
Vaanam team’s noble gesture Vaanam di
version
team of
was the
in song,
Mumbai Evandi
recently Unna,
with
to
shoot Simbu
and
for
the
Ahmed
HinKhan.
The team called on Rubina Ali, the girl who shot to fame with her role in Slumdog Millionaire. According to producer Ganesh, who is releasing the film jointly with Dhayanidhi Alagiri, ‘Rubina’s house got burnt during the recent fire at Dharavi. We got to know this while we were shooting the song in Mumbai. We immediately called up Dhayanidhi and he donated a sum of Rs 50,000. Simbu and I met her in Mumbai and handed over the amount. The director of the audio label, which has acquired the rights of the audio of Vaanam, also donated 21,000.’ He adds, ‘We wanted to meet Rubina because even Vaanam deals with the lives of slum dwellers.’ WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Tammu flying high
Tamannaah is on celebratory mode, after the success of Siruthai. And Hari’s Vengai is currently under production where she teams up with Dhanush. With four projects in Telugu as well, work leaves her with no free time. She says, ‘I am happy and hopping from one place to another place to shoot. It is a great feeling’. Tamannah who is reportedly flying to Bollywood soon, says, ‘though it gives me a great feel to shoot non-stop, my only grouse is that I desperately want to get a pet dog. But with all the travelling I do, it just won’t be possible to look after it’. On rumours of her Bollywood venture, she prefers to stay quiet. Sources say
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Ok Ok goes to the floors After the success of Siva Manasula Sakthi and Boss Engira Bhaskaran, director Rajesh has commenced shooting for his third rib-tickling romantic movie, Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, in Chennai. The movie, titled after a hit song from Siva Manasula Sakthi, will feature Red Giant Movies’ head Udhayanidhi Stalin and Hansika Motwani in the lead. Like Rajesh’s earlier movies, comedian Santhanam plays an integral part of the movie. A grand photo shoot of Udhayanidhi Stalin and Hansika Motwani was done recently and released. Oru Kal Oru Kannadi is expected to release by July 2011. Rehearsals were carried out and artistes enacted the scenes. Harris Jeyaraj would be scoring music while
Balasubramaniam
handles
cinematography.
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The much- hyped movie Kandein, a romantic entertainer starring Shanthanoo Bhagyaraj and Rashmi Gautham, has been censored and obtained a clean U certificate.Shanathanoo pins all his hopes on the movie after a medicore showing of his last Sidhu PLus Two. Sources say the movie has come good and that it would go down well with the masses. The songs by Chakravarthy are already topping the charts and that it was released and marketed by Gautham Vasudev Menon’s newly launched music label.Plans are on to release Kandein by April once the world cup fever gets over. Meanwhile Shanthanoo is busy acting in Live in Hyderabad, a remake of his Sidhu Plus Two in Telugu.
It’s my best so far, says Dhanush Dhanush is busy dubbing for the special Aadukalam festival version. The festival cut (with no songs) will run for about 100 minutes and will be released directly in DVD. Interestingly, Dhanush feels that K P Karuppu of Aadukalam is his best role in his career till date. ‘It was three years of hard work, but I really enjoyed doing the flick. Thanks to Vettrimaran, I was able to get under the skin of the character,’ he said. Meanwhile the actor’s next Mappillai is all complete and ready for release in April while he is now shooting for director Hari’s Vengai. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Arun Vijay shooting stalled
The shooting of Arun Vijay’s Thadaiyara Thaakka is on in and around Chennai. Director Magizh Thirumeni wanted to shoot a few scenes in a market at Triplicane, without the public being aware. When they commenced shooting, a huge crowd gathered at the place after recognising Arun Vijay. Eventually the actor had to be escorted out of the area. The crew returned to shoot the scene with police protection. The movie stars Arun Vijay, Prachi Desai in the lead. Produced by Feather Touch Entertainments, the shooting will be completed at one- go. Interestingly Arun Vijay has flaunted six-pack abs for the movie. The shoting for the film began at Palani Hills a few days ago.
Prabhu Solomon’s secret Prabhu Solomon may have hit the bull’s eye after Mynaa and emerged a name to reckon with in Tamil cinema. But the path was never rosy for him to achieve stardom. Speaking at a college function in Chennai recently, he said, ‘there should be a urge to show things creatively for an aspiring filmmaker to succeed’.I’ve always wanted to have a formal training in filmmaking. Unfortunately it was not fulfilled. Today there are enough opportunities for students to emulate the likes of James Cameron or Walt Disney’.‘When my earlier films did not do well, I chose to come back with a bang. I searched for a different story, thus happened Mynaa. This search propelled me to give my best. Audience’s appreciation has brought me cheer’. Hard work, dedication and an urge to achieve and aspire bigger things should be there at any stage of our life, he added. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Vishal going strong and steady Vishal is flying high for he is hopeful of making it big with Bala’s Avan Ivan.
Followig AI is his movie with Prabhu Deva.
Meanwhile, he is soon to start working in a movie with Bhupathi Pandian. Also, buzz is that Vishal had agreed to work with director John Mahendran of Sachein fame for a movie later this year. It is said that the actor was mghtily impressed with the story narrated to him by John and readily agreed to do it. ‘2011 is going to be a fantastic year for Vishal. Thoug he may have had a slew of failures, Avan Ivan would put an end to it and soon he would be in big league followed by movies with biggies’, say sources close to him.
Vishal to do Sandai Kozhi sequel Vishal starrer Sandai Kozhi, directed by Lingusamy, was a movie to reckon with in the actor’s career. It set a new trend in Tamil commercial cinema and took Vishal to greater heights in Kollywood. The latest buzz is that a sequel has been planned for the movie. Lingusamy’s home banner Thirupathy Brothers will produce the sequel and Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose its music. Vishal is ecstatic that so well the Tamil audience has accepted this action movie. Sources close to the actor say that he is eager to do the sequel. The actor is currently busy with Bala’s Avan Ivan, Prabhu Deva’s next and more offers are keep flowing in.
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IT raid at Anushka’s house It sleuths raided actress Anushka’s flat at Woods Apartments
in
Jubilee
Hills in Hyderabad. The raid took place in the early hours of Wednesday (March 23) morning. IT Raids also took place at actor Nagarjuna’s residence, Ravi Teja’s house and producer D Shiva Prasad’s office. As per IT officials, ‘some incriminatory documents relating to real estate investments
have
been
seized and they are under scrutiny.’ Sources in IT department say Anushka came under the IT scanner after she brought a house in an upmarket area in Hyderabad also purchased land on the outskirts of Visakhapatinam. . The sudden IT raids on top stars’ houses has created panic in Andhra Pradesh film industry.
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Actor Srikanth is now playing a prominent role in Nanban, directed by Shankar (a remake of Three Idiots) has agreed to do one more film. He has signed on the dotted lines to play the lead role in a movie titled Ethiri En 3.The shooting will start once he completes Nanban. It would be directed by debutant Ramkumar. Says Ramkumar, ‘I am very happy to do this film. It will be different and a thorough commercial entertainer’. I am confident that it wpould propel my career, he adds. On his part, Srikanth says, ‘this year has been good so far and I hope to continue the good run. Shooting with Vijay for Nanban is a great experience and I enjoy it.’ Nanban, the remake of 3 idiots, is a big project and has actors like Vijay, Sathyaraj and Jiiva in it. The film will certainly give me a new lease of life in Kollywood. Director Shankar has given me a golden opportunity on a platter and I want to make full use of it.’Srikanth adds: ‘for playing the part of a college student, I have lost several kilos by dieting and hitting the gym regularly. Shankar was clear that I should look very young. But he stressed that I shouldn’t look tired on screen due to the long workout sessions. When I finally
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Simran is mother again
Simran on Wednesday gave birth to a baby boy in Chennai. Sources close to the actress say both the mother and the infant are doing well. A top heroine of Tamil cinema from the late 1990s to early 2000s, Simran married her close friend Deepak Bagga in December 2003. The couple already has a son Adeep. We at Cinemamatters. com wish the actress and her husband all success on the arrival of a new member to their family.
Nakul loves basketball Nakul is all geared up to play the lead role in a movie to be directed by Arivazhagan of Eeram fame. The story revolves around the sport of basketball. ‘My idea about the sport has changed now, after being part of this film. I have realised that one need not be tall to play basketball; but one need to be is sharp. It’s a rough sport and a demanding one.’ Our basketball coach Chandran teaches us the nuances of the sport. That apart, we also make it a point to go and watch State-level matches. I now watch the NBA with interest, the young actor adds.Nakul is also working simultaneously on his other film Thalaippu Seithigal, in which he plays a journalist. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi on Sunday launched the music of Ponnar Sankar, a film based on a script pened by him, starring Prashanth in dual role. While the DMK president released the audio album, set to tunes by Isaignani Ilayaraja, noted industrialist Pollachi N Mahalingam received the first copy.In his address, Karunanidhi recalled that he penned Ponnar Sankar novel after hearing the story of two brave brothers from others. In an emotional tone, the octogenarian said, ‘I avoid attending functions related to the film industry of late due to the criticism that I have been giving more importance to cinema.’ He however said that no one could separate him from cinema. Produced by Lakshmi Shanthi Movies, Ponnar Sankar is directed by Prashanth’s father Thiyagarajan. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Prashanth clarifies on Ponnar Sankar
Prashanth, whose comeback vehicle Ponnar Shankar is all set to hit the screens this March, has clarified that the movie is not produced by Martin Productions. ‘It is produced and directed by my father Thiagarajan and is one of the costliest films ever to be made in Tamil’, he said. The actor, who plays a dual role in the movie says, ‘we are thankful to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who gave us the permission to do the adaptation of his popular novel Ponnar Sankar. It is a historical novel by him and Ponnar Sankar are considered demi Gods in rural Tamilnadu even today’. A grand and glitzy affair, it has big names like Prakashraj, Nepolean Jayaram, and Kushboo. Music is by Ilayaraja. Prashanth adds, ‘doing a dual role is no easy task and I was inspired by the double act I did in Jeans to pul it off’.
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Actress Jyothirmayi has filed a petition at the Ernakulam Family court pleading divorce from her husband and childhood lover Nishanth, who is working as a software engineer in the gulf. She married Nishanth in 2003. According to sources, her marriage was on the rocks for the last two years, as she wanted to do more films. After taking a diploma in Public Relations and Journalism from Kerala Press Academy, Jyothirmayi started her career as an anchor and model. She appeared in many movies like Pilots, Ishtam and Bhavam before sh she became more successful as a performer and began to portray glamorous roles in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She had done a hand full of movies in Tamil. She says that her priority is now to do good quality film’.
Divya in a sticky wicket Divya Spandana is caught in a controversy now. It all started when she refused to attend the audio release function of the Kannada film, Dandam Dashagunam. The producer, Ganesh filed a complaint with the Kannada Film Producers Association. Divya claimed that Ganesh had borrowed 10 lakhs from her and returned only a part of it. Angered by this, the actress stayed away from the function. A ruling was made over this issue, and Divya has been banned from the industry for a year. Divya says that the KFCC’s ruling does not affect her in any way as she had already quit the Kannada film industry and she just wants her money back so she can close this awful chapter in her life. Meanwhile, the Karnataka Film Artistes Association are backing Divya to the hilt and have demanded an apology from Ganesh for failing to return the sum owed amounting to 3.7 lakhs WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Vijay’s Makkal Iyakkam in poll fray
Finally it might happen this time. It looks like Vijay’s Makkal Iyakkam will jump into fray these Assembly elections. Sources say that the actor’s welfare organisation, which is aspiring to try its luck at the ballot box, will contest in AIADMK alliinace.Buzz is that the actor’s outfit would contest in three constituencies and it is said that Vijay’s father and ace director S A Chandrasekhar would be fielded from Pudukottai Assembly constituency. It may be recalled that Chandrasekhar had met AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa a couple of times in the recent past and reportedly expressed his willingess to be part of the grand alliance. The sources add Vijay might not contest polls but would rather campaign for the success of AIADMK allinace.
SAC’s movie on politics S A Chandrasekhar has completed shooting for his movie Sattapadi Kuttram that has Sathyaraj playing a key role. Rumours are abuzz that it dwells on a political theme and would hit the screens this month, with elections round the corner. Says SAC, ‘it has political tone. But wait and see. Even few of my earlier films were inspired by events that occured in Tamilnadu politics’. He further says, ‘it has a gripping story and people can relate it to some events that occurred recently’. Speculations are rife that S A C would contest the forthcoming polls for he had auditions with AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa recently and held detailed discussions. Also his son and popular actor Vijay had openly alleged that the ruling DMK had taken pains to halt the release of his recent movie Kaavalan, fearing his surging popularity. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Is Vadivelu pitted against Vijayakanth? The relationship between actors Vijayakanth and Vadivelu turned sour much recently and they filed cases against each other. Both the actors indulged in war of words issuing statements against each other. Vijayakanth, who floated a political party of his own rose to become an MLA. In such a secnario, Vadivelu announced that he would contest against Vijayakanth wherever he files his nomination. This sparked more controversy as it was countered by angry reactions from the fans of Vijayakanth.In such a scenario with dates announced for the Tamilnadu Assembly elections, Vijayakanth is likely to face the polls on Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK alliance.Queried as to whether he was certain to contest polls against Vijayakanth, Vadivelu, says, ‘it is interesting thing that Vijayakanth is in AIADMK fold. He has been calling himself MGR. If the DMK accepts him as the next MGR, then I will decide about contesting elections’. I don’t want to elaborate more on the topic, and people are watching. They know what is best, he added.
Vadivelu to campaign for DMK With his long-running feud with Vijayakanth continuing, comedian Vadivelu chose to call on DMK president and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the latter’s residence in Chennai on Monday. Vadivelu expressed his support for the ruling party and said that he would be campaigning for the DMK-led alliance’s success in the Tamilnadu Assembly polls. Describing Karunanidhi as a man who delivers all his promises, Vadivelu said, ‘he has been working tirelessly for the upliftment of Tamils and hence would campaign for their success’. Hailing Karunanidhi and his two sons M K Alagiri and and M K Stalin as the Moovendhars of Tamilnadu, the actor said, ‘it is a must for every Tamilian to come out in large numbers on election day and vote for the DMK’.
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AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Thursday roped in actor-turned politician R Sarathkumar, from the Nadar community, into her alliance by allotting two seats for his party All India Samathuva Makhal Katchi.Just a couple of days ago, a number of Nadar community organisations came together and formed a joint federation and made Sarathkumar its leader and announced that the outfit would align with either DMK or AIADMK provided if they allotted an ‘honourable’ number of seats. Or else, the outfit threatened to go it alone in 50 constituencies.Speaking to reporters emerging out of a meeting with Jayalalithaa, Sarathkumar said the only aim was to remove the corrupt DMK from power and that he would campaign with leaders like Vijayakanth.He, along with leaders from various Nadar organisations, called on Jayalalithaa at her residence and signed the seat-sharing agreement. He said that the name of the seats his party would contest would be announced later. Will Sarath contest elections?Everyone knows that Nadigar Sangam president and Samuthuva Makkal Katchi chief Sarath Kumar has chosen to align with the AIADMK to face the forthcoming Assembly elections and has been allotted two seats.On Friday, a deal was signed between Sarath Kumar and Jayalaithaa and the two seats for his party were identified. A hapy and a beaming Sarath called on Jayalaithaa and exchanged plesantries.Now the latest buzz doing rounds is that whether Sarath Kumar would contest from one of them or he will ensure that his cadres contest and he would go on a whirlwind campaign. Sources close to the actor say that he would contest from Nanguneri. It may be recalled that Sarath Kumar had earlier served as Rajya Sabha MP.
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Captain to contest from Rishivandhiyam
Finally, DMDK president Vijayakanth has announced the candidates’ list for the 41 constituencies his party would contest in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tamilnadu as part of the AIADMK alliance.According to the list, Vijayakanth will be contesting from Rishivandhiyam Assembly seat. It may be recalled that he was elected from Vriddhachalam in the last elections. Also popular actor, producer and DMDK activist Arun Pandiyan would try his luck in the elections on behalf of the party from Peravurani. Noted producer Michael Rayappan’s name finds a mention in the DMDK list from Radhapuram constituencyVijayakanth would commence his whirlwind tour beginning this week and would campiagn for the success of AIADMK alliance. Also the alliance has actor Sarath Kumar of AISMK in their fold, who would also be contesting the polls besides campaigning. WWW.CINEMAMATTERS.COM
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Namitha, the glamour doll of southern India movies, is back in the hunt but this time not a film, but for a construction business. Currently she is joining hands with Nooreni Jumani, one of the top designers in Mumbai city, for creating more elegant and novel designs for the proposed villas. Namitha launched this project on Women’s Day. She says, ‘who said women entrprenuers can’t do well. I want to prove everyone that we to can do wonders.’ Meanwhile, Namitha has vowed to make her presence felt in the tinsel town once again. ‘I am keen at a second innings. This time I am more careful and I know what to do and what not to,’ she says. ‘Few of my wrong decisions made my career to hit a roadblock. Let past be past. I am concentrating on my future now. Fans will get to see a new Namitha in the coming days,’ she adds.
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