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Komban team have people enthralled
around them against a rural backdrop. Reportedly, every day, a large number of people from places nearby would visit the location where they were shooting to have a glimpse of Karthi and Raj Kiran. Insiders say that it was not the routine mama-nzaapillai relationship that the two actors shared in the movie, but more one where they were at loggerheads with each other, pulling each other's leg and having escapades. Their acting was so engrossing to watch that those assembled would burst into laughter even as Muthiah was canning the shots. Lakshmi Menon is the lead pair to Karthi.
A horror anthology by director duo
The thriller consists of five different stories, each happening in five different locations, namely, Tokyo, Dubai, Andhra Highways, an ATM centre and in the middle of the sea in the Bay of Bengal.
“Although it is fictional, the story is loosely based on a few true life incidents. We picked up inspirations from ghost stories from Japan, some Arabian horrors and others,” the directors reveal.
On the unique title, Aaaah, they say, “The scream is the only expression that can denote fear in any language.”
The movie has Gokul of Ambuli fame, Simha, Bala and Megna in the lead roles along with a host of characters in the supporting cast, including M.S. Bhaskar, Bossky and Srijith.
Uthama Villain release date unclear
He said, “Uthama Villain is left with a production schedule of around 30 days. The movie is currently being shot at 7 Studios in the city.” He would not reveal any more.
The Suriya-starrer, Anjaan, another production of theirs, will make it to the theatres on August 15 as stated earlier. Its teaser, which has received much hype, will soon be out, he said.
Actor Suriya to croon for Anjaan
nered the attention of fans by lend-ing his voice for a jingle in a com-mercial. Lingusamy, the director of the film, said, "He has not sung yet, but plans are still on, the matter is under discussion. Hopefully, it will happen." Rumours were rife that the Anjaan teaser will be out in a week's time, which the director denied. The film is produced by UTV Motion Picture and Thirupathi Brothers. Sources say that, it will be one of Suriya's best and most stylish films. It's also believed that after the post produc-tion work gets over, Suriya will start shooting for Venkat Prabhu's next venture.
Suriya is ready for the action
Suriya got injured during the last day of the climax stunt sequence shoot of his upcoming film 'Anjaan' in Mumbai. The actor was seen walking with the help of crutches when he made a public appearance to cast his vote for the Lok Sabha Elections held for the constituencies all over Tamil Nadu on April 24. Now the good news is that the 'Singam' star has completely recovered from injury and is fit to join the shoot.
Only a duet song featuring the lead pair Suriya and Samantha remains to be shot for 'Anjaan' directed and Produced by N. Linguswamy. The shooting of the song is expected to commence soon.
Atharvaa and Bala again
Hansika's village avatar
Tenaliraman combo again?
Trisha to star in Ajith-Gautam project?
It was early reported, that actress Anushka had agreed to be a part of the film. This film may see both the talented stars.
The untitled film is said to be an action thriller and is set to go on floor in April.
Gautham Menon and Trisha have already worked together in 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya'' which topped the box office.
Anjaan release date confirmed and trade talks begin
With Yuvan Shankar Raja's music and Santhosh Sivan's camera work, Anjaan promises to be a splendid holiday treat for the audience.
it's hard to Keep it simple'
Being weak in mathematics' was his rea-son to take up Visual
Communications in college, but while helping out his senior in college with a
tele-film production, T. S. Suresh fell in love with the craft of film making,
specifically editing. Suresh has worked closely with ace filmmakers Santosh
Sivan and Priyadarshan. His latest project is Santosh Sivan's Inam. "Inam
was my biggest challenge, so far, simply because it was very differ-ent,"
he says. "Unlike most directors who ask us to use the beautiful shots, Santosh
wanted us to use the not-so-scenic, yet candid, shots to keep it real." He
was 18 years old when he joined the well-known film editor, Anthony, as an
assistant. "Anthony sir was working with many renowned directors and big
production houses in both Kollywood and Bollywood. Assisting him gave me a huge
exposure to the indus-try" says Suresh. Being part of Ghajini's post
production stint, Suresh had the chance to interact with the perfection-ist
Aamir Khan as well. "Although he came to the editing lab in Chennai only
to see the songs, it was an overwhelming experience. He has a keen eye for
editing and gives very detailed inputs," says Suresh. "Anthony also
cultivated in me the habit of watching foreign language films which helped me
stay updat-ed with the world's stan-dards in film editing." After working
with Anthony and numerous big banner productions, Suresh made his debut as an
inde-pendent film editor with Thamizh Padam. "Anthony's style is fast
paced editing, but Thamizh Padam being a spoof, I couldn't use those
tech-niques. For the first time I realised that keeping it sim-ple is the most
challenging
task in editing," he says, adding that an editor
shouldn't confuse the audience with complicat-ed editing. Starting off with an
off-beat film like Thamizh Padam to editing a mass entertainer like Vanakkam
Chennai, Suresh has had a varied range
of experience. Of commer-cial mainstream films and art house
cinema, which genre of movies tested the editor's skills more? "What's
tested is different, but for commercial films there is a set formula that we
use. Moreover, it is diffi-cult to get involved in the storyline in a mass
enter-tainer as there is more to it than just the script. But for
script-oriented films one gets involved in the flow of the story, which helps
in editing." Suresh will be busy this year too with upcoming projects,
like lEndrendrum, ,Irumbu Kuthirai, Vaalu and one other Telugu movie.
Aal is a patriotic film
Samantha sizzles like never before
In Anjaan, Sam flaunts her flawless skin and reminds that
she has overcome her skin ailments
Clad in hot pants and a loose floral shirt, she flaunts her
flawless skin and reminds that she has overcome the skin ailments that tried to
quell her spirits.
shruthi hassan joins Facebook
Shruti regularly updates about her filmy stuff and events in
her twitter. Now the ravishing girl has also enrolled herself on Facebook
recently
Vijay Sethupathi sets a new trend in K'town
The audio of Alaiye Alaiye, which features Ranjith of Manada
Mayilada fame and Ankitha Nayana in lead roles, was recently launched amidst
several celebrities attend-ing it. The first set of audio was unveiled by Kayar
and was received by actor Vijay Sethupathi and composer Imman. Speaking at the
function, Kayar said, "Vijay Sethupathi is a true artiste among the
contemporary actors of Tamil cinema. His natural talent makes him one of my
favourite actors to watch. Nowadays, actors are not attending pro-grammes that
are meant to promote their films; major actors even refuse to come to the
audio launches of their own films. In such an environment, Vijay Sethupathi
obliging to grace us with his presence for events that don't have to do
anything with his film has to be commended. His selfless action that helps and
promotes other's films has to be recognised and celebrated. Other actors should
take a page from his actions and emulate him." He added, "Another
actor who selflessly promotes other's films would be Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan
who treats all
movies — be it big bud-get ones or smaller - - productions,
with equality. His actions prove to be a big boon for upcoming films. Actor
Suriya is another name that comes to mind, who indulges in such works."
Directed by debutane G. Manikandakumar, Ala lye Alaiye is pro-duced by AR
Murugan and Jaw a har Pazhanizppan.
THE TAMIL FILM INDUSTRY IS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Despite not being the centre of the film, she is
confident that her character will “make a big impression even if the screen
time is less.” However, she is unwilling to share more details about her role
saying, “Like characters in most Lingusamy’s films, my characterization is
quite spunky and full of life.”
Last year, Sam caused a flutter by stating she wanted
to take a break from Telugu films to concentrate on her Tamil projects. The
move seems to be paying off. “I love the direction in which Tamil cinema is
heading these days. Recently, when I saw Goli Soda, I couldn’t stop raving
about it for a long time. I really like the fact that all sorts of films have
their own space in Tamil. The offers that I got in Tamil were too tempting to
let go. I’m in a happy space right now,” she says.
So, is she putting an end to doing commercial films?
“Not really. Most of my films in Telugu this year are big action entertainers.
I’m eagerly looking forward to Manam. I’ve never worked so hard on my character. I
think all of us (ANR, Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya) surprised ourselves while
acting in the film. It’ll make you smile in the end,” she signs off.
Director Kannan hires a train for his next
Kannan says, “This train
is almost like a character in the film. We will be shooting an important
sequence, sort of a flashback, in a station. So, we sought permission from the
authorities almost two months ago to shoot at the Mayavaram railway station. We
will be shooting from March 6 to 16 there.”
The film, which stars
Vemal, Priya Anand and Soori, will go on floors today. “We have erected a
station set with trains in the city as well,” he adds.
Mohanlal and Lakshmi in ishqiya remake
character" Sources reveal that, the film will be
re-oriented a lit-tle to suit local sensibilities and will be apparently dubbed
in Malayalam. Watch this space for further developments.
Once is not enough
would go well with his demeanor, and keeps 'Comedy King'
Santhanam as his company throughout the screen space. So, here in IRK also, he
makes no mistakes and it works to a large extent. Santhanam is the scene-stealer
and is the strong pillar of the movie, although some of his humour is
repetitive. Despite her de-glam role, Mayan appeals and does a neat job.
Saranya is as usual a doting mother; Naren, Bharath Reddy and Chaya Singh do
what was expected of them. There's hardly any-thing by way of story. The
sub-plots are plain and there are no surprising twists. With an ordinary
screenplay, one wonders if it was the same director who gave us the notable
film Sundarapandiyan. And why would Sundar blurt out his dirty motives towards
Mayan to a friend in a crowded coffee shop which makes every head turn? Although
Harris Jayaraj's tunes give a feeling of (1011 vu, they are still hummable.
Balasubramaniem's visuals are exotic. The movie drags a bit and needs urgent
trimming.
A MENTAL RIDE AWAITS
Vijay Sethupathi to don producer’s hat
Box-office
clash coming up
Two
formidable tie-ups have been announced by the Tamil box office’s top-draw
stars. How is this for a box-office clash: on one side, actor Vijay, director
A.R. Murugadoss and music director Anirudh; and on the other side actor Ajith,
director Gautham Menon and music director A.R. Rahman? Samantha will pair Vijay
in the A.R. Murugadoss project, which has set expectations soaring, especially
after the same combination worked wonders with ‘Thuppakki’. The unit was seen
shooting at the airport recently. Gautham Vasudev Menon is expected to start
shooting his Ajith Kumar-starrer in March.
TV stars
shine
Tamil
television talk-show and reality-show hosts are basking in the glory that
hitherto only film stars enjoyed. From Sivakarthikeyan, Gopinath, MaKaPa Anand
to Jagan, Deepak, Sanjeev, Nirmala Periyasamy and Bhavana, the list of TV stars
who are now household names is growing constantly. Divyadharshini Neelakandan
(nicknamed ‘DD’) of Vijay TV says she keeps hearing about youngsters aspiring
to become TV anchors. “I am glad when mothers say they want their daughters to
become anchors after watching my shows. But, I don’t agree when people put me
on a par with heroines as their profession is completely different, and
demanding,” she said. New TV host and actor-director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan feels
the small screen connects her better with her audience. “I didn’t have an idea
about the extent of television popularity. When I go out in public now, people
treat me like a part of their family. My talk show (Solvadhellam Unmai on Zee
Tamil) is team work. Yet, many see me as the face of the show and share their
views and problems with me. Of course, much responsibility comes with hosting
television shows. You cannot demand retakes in talk shows packed with emotions
as in films,” she said.
• Abhilash and Ellakiya Wedding bells ring
New title for Nayanthara’s next film
A source says, “The team was considering a few options,
and have finally zeroed in on Nee Enge En Anbe after several brain-storming
sessions. This will be the revised title for the film.”
We hear the audio and trailer of the film, which is an
official remake of the Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani, will be launched this week.
NEETU’S SPECIAL ACT IN NAGARJUNA’S NEXT
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Neetu says, “I was offered a film with Nagarjuna almost
four years ago, but it didn’t materialise. But I’m glad I got to work with him
now. He’s sweet and has a great sense of humour. We got along like a house on
fire.”
We hear the actress shot at the Mumbai airport for a
day. She adds, “Vikram, with whom I worked in Yaavarum Nalam, called me up to
say there’s an interesting role in his film and wanted me to
listen to it. I told him to just inform me where I have to come to shoot for
it. We had a great time working previously, and I was more than happy to work
with Vikram again.”
Meanwhile, Neetu says she is in talks for a Tamil film.
“It’s a dream project, with a popular actor and a director. But I can’t reveal
more on it now,” she signs off.
Yuvan Shankar Raja embraces Islam
While we tried to reach Yuvan regarding this, a source
close to the music director revealed, “Yuvan was very attached to his mother
and soon after she passed away, he started missing her a lot. He also met a
spiritual guru, but we cannot say what exactly made him follow Islam,” and maintained that, he
was definitely not inspired by fellow composer AR Rahman (who had converted to
Islam) in his decision.
Yuvan, the source said, has been practicing Islam for
almost a year now. “He has been doing namaz five times a day all these months.
He is not missing his prayers even when he is at work and ensures that he
allots time for it at his studio as well,” said the source.
The source added that Yuvan is now in the process of
converting to Islam. “Currently, he is planning to convert to Islam and is also
thinking of going for a change of name. But, he is yet to decide on these.
Since it is his personal decision, his family members respect it.”
DIRECTOR'S DIARY
Andrea added in Sasikumar film
Bramman in which he plays the lead role. The trailer of the film
was released recently and it has garnered positive response among audience. Now
the latest we hear about the film directed by debutante Socrates is that
actress
Shriya is back with a Bala film
`No tension between Simbu and Nayan'
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