RAJINI AND K.S.RAVIKUMAR NEXT PROJECT

Soundarya Rajinikanth’s production house Ochre Studios’ next venture in the pipeline is Sultan – The Warrior. This is an animation flick, which has Rajinikanth in the lead role. The latest buzz in Kollywood is that Soundarya intends not to have the entire film animated. Sources also report that the scenes to be shot with the real Rajini could be directed by KS Ravi Kumar while Soundarya will handle the entire animated version.

Sultan – The Warrior stars Rajini, Vijayalakshmi and Prakash Raj and has music by AR Rahman.

3 DIFFERENT RAJINIKANTH'S IN ENDHIRAN

I was watching ENDHIRAN Audion release function on SUN TV while utilizing the remote(which most men do) I saw the audio release of ROBOT(ENDHIRAN in Telegu).
In that program Shankar was speaking, he was saying that there are totally THREE ROLES for RAJNI in the movie. Which are Scientist, Robot and the third one is suspense. Which is the very interesting news to share....
I think the third role for RAJNI would be another ROBOT

ENDHIRAN AGAIN MAKES A HISTORY IN AUDIO RIGHTS SOLD FOR 7 CRORES

Oscar Award winning music composer A R Rahman has proved his mettle once again because the audio rights of the film Endhiran has been sold out at a Whooping price.

The film which has Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles is being directed by Shankar. The audio CD of this film is being released by end of this month in a gargantuan function to be held at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Think Music has acquired the audio rights for this film. The audio rights have been sold out for Rs 7 Crores. This is the first time in the history of cinema that a audio right for a Tamil cinema has been sold out for this price.

SOMETHING ABOUT BALA'S AVAN IVAN

This is the Directors Bala's First Film in Which He will Deviating From The Usual Dark Subjects.
this film is not like all other films he made before that is the full film is made by a comedy stream.
Kalpathi S. Agoram's AGS Entertainment is producing Avan Ivan. The music for this film is scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

The Hero's Are Arya and Vishal

LINGUSAMY AND VIJAY JOINING AGAIN

Vijay wants to get back to his original glory as soon as possible and so he is signing spree. This year may have the most releases of Vijay in a year like never before.

‘Kaaval Kadhal’ with Siddique is almost ready. ‘Velayudham’ will have a magnificent launch on July 15 and will immediately start rolling. At the same time, sources say Vijay has also decided on what his third film will be.

According to the sources, Vijay's next film after ‘Velayudham’ will be the one directed by Lingusamy and produced by Cloud Nine Movies. This producer-director team worked magic in ‘Paiyaa’ and would want to recreate the same success story again with Vijay.

This leaves a question behind. What will happen to the politically correct film of Vijay that was to be written and directed by Seeman?

THE STORY OF MADRASAPATTINAM

Madrasapattinam is one of the Upcoming Tamil Movies starring Arya and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, while actors Nasser and Cochin Hanifa play other important roles

The Director of Madraspattinam is A. L. Vijay

The story
Madrasapattinam, as the name suggests is a movie , with story revolving in the preindependance era from 1940 – 1947. Tamil movie Madrasapattinam tells a love story with independence struggle as its backdrop. The film Madrasapatnam moves around the romance and love between a Tamilian (Arya) and a British girl (Amy Jackson) who is the 18 year old daughter of the governor of Madrasapattinam at that time. Most of the shooting of Madrasapattinam has taken place in the royal cities like Bangalore and Mysore Lalith Mahal palace. Some important scenes and songs of Madrasapattinam were shot in London

SOMETHING ABOUT VIJAY,SURYA,ARULNIDHI AND VAMSAM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday said his grandson Arulnidhi, who is making his acting debut in a film titled ‘Vamsam’, should become as popular as Vijay and Suriya.

Speaking after he released the music album of the film at a function in Chennai, the chief minister said that he initially opposed the title ‘Vamsam’ as many would criticise it. “However, the film’s producer MK Thamizharasu (Arulnidhi’s father) and others convinced me by narrating the story.”

Saying that Arulnidhi was very passionate about acting, Karunanidhi added in a lighter vein, “He never asked my permission to start his acting career. He just informed me that he would play the lead role in ‘Vamsam’.”

The Chief Minister, who said Vijay belongs to SA Chandrasekaran dynasty (vamsam) and Suriya belongs to Sivakumar dynasty, added they are so successful in the film industry only because of their ‘vamsam’.

Heaping laurels on the film’s director Pandiraj, he said, “I was very much impressed by his work in ‘Pasanga’ and enquired about him. This movie would take him to further heights. Also, he has the potential to emerge as a good speaker too.’

Earlier, Karunanidhi released the music CD (composed by Taj Noor) and the first copy was received by Suriya and Vijay. Lyricist Vaali and director-producer Sasikumar received the trailer copy from the Chief Minister.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin, Union Ministers MK Alagiri and Dhayanidhi Alagiri, Tamil Film Producers Council president Rama Narayanan, ‘Vamsam’ heroine Sunaina were also present at the event.

SNEHA AND BHOOMIKA WHO WILL WIN THE RACE?

‘Amaravathy’, a Telugu film starring Sneha, Bhoomika, Ravibabu and Tarak, is all set to speak in Tamil. The dubbing version of the movie, titled ‘Anjugam’, will hit cinema halls in Tamil Nadu soon. The Tamil version is produced by Sathish Film Corporation.

Directed by Ravibabu, who is also in-charge of story and screenplay departments, the movie has music by Sekar Chandra and cinematography by Sudhakar Reddy.

‘Anjugam’ is a crime thriller. The plot is about a dashing Special Task Force officer investigating a series of mysterious murders in the city. The performances of Sneha and Bhoomika will add value to ‘Anjugam’, say sources

Meanwhile, the music of Sneha’s long-pending film ‘Vande Matharam’, starring Arjun and Mammootty in lead roles, will be launched today. The movie is directed by Aravind T and produced by Henry is expected to be released soon.

SOMETHING ABOUT AMITABH AND AMIRKHAN IN TWITTER

Aamir Khan was finally persuaded by Amitabh Bachchan to join Twitter, a popular micro blogging site. Aamir’s Twitter page read Testing, which attracted 40,000 followers. The next day, when Aamir began his first tweet he had 50,000 followers.

Interestingly, Big B had 37,500 followers on his first day in Twitter, which is way behind Aamir’s.

Aamir’s first tweet, addressed to Amitabh Bachchan in particular, went on like this: “Bhala gardish falak ki chain deti hai kise Insha, ganimat hai ke hum surat yahan do-chaar bathey hain. Esp for you sir. Love.”

VIJAYS NEXT PROJECT WITH VIKRAMKUMAR

Ilayathalapathy seems to be vividly going for a change. Just as his ‘Kavalkaran’ will not have any traces of his past 6 films, his other projects are expected to be based on unique themes as well. While preparations are going on with his 52nd project ‘Velayudham’, the actor will be soon signing his 53rd project.

Producer A.M. Rathnam of Sri Surya Movie has roped actor Vijay for his next film, which will be directed by ‘Yaavarum Nalam’ fame Vikram K Kumar. The filmmaker made his debut directorial with Simbhu-Trisha starrer ‘Alai’ and nearly after 5 long years of sabbatical gap made a runaway blockbuster ‘Yaavarum Nalam’.

The filmmaker was supposed to direct Vikram in ‘24’ that was later dropped and now is signing Vijay for another film.

With lots of eminent filmmakers – Siddique, Jeyam Raja and Vikram Kumar lined up for his next films, his fans can expect whole lot of new things happening over his films in future.

JAYAM RAVI'S VIEWS ABOUT ACTRESS THAMANA AND THILLANGADI

There is a lot of talk about Thamanna’s Thillangadi. It seems she looks very glamorous in this film. When asked Jayam Ravi about this, he laughed. Further while speaking about this film, he said,” This will be the first high budgeted film of our company.

Because lot of actors is acting, the expenses have been increased. You can laugh at each scene. Vadivelu, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu and Sathyan are doing comedy with me. Many are asking me whether there was ego problem among them. Ego is not a negative matter. When we think our role should come well, that itself is ego.

But this is strength to a film and not weakness. Both Santhanam and Vadivelu have really rocked in the comedy scenes. If you see the film, you can come to know that how genius is Vadivelu. Santhanam is for the first time donning a role that nobody has donned so far.

Thamanna has become very close to us. She invited the whole Thillalangadi team for lunch at her house in Mumbai. Thamanna has for the first time had acted in glamorously in this film. Most of the audience would be stunned by her looks.

After the shooting was completed the whole team presented her a cake and bouquet. During this send off, she had tears in her eyes. After doing this comedy film, I am acting in a serious role in Ameer’s Aadhi Bhaghavan. You will see Ameer through me.

SOMETHING ABOUT GAUTHAM MENON'S NEXT FILM

Raana is acting in a film directed by Gowtham Menon. Gowtham Vasudev Menon was planning to direct the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya.

Now he has postponed that project and will now direct a film in Tamil and Telugu which will have the Telugu actor Raana in the lead role.

Samantha is pairing with Raana. The photo shoot of this film took place in A V M Studios. At this point there is news that a film which had Raana in the lead role to be directed by Selvaraghavan is shelved.

ACTOR BHARATH IS HAPPY WITH RAJINI AND KAMAL

Bharath recently had an opportunity to meet both Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth at a function. Taking the chance of meeting both the stalwarts of Tamil cinema together, Bharath expressed his desire to have him photographed with them. Obliging as ever, Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth assented to it immediately.

When asked about his interaction with the stars, Bharath said that the Superstar was very appreciative of his films and lauded him. To Kamal, Bharath put forth a request to act with him in one of his films. The Ulaga Nayagan is reported to have told him that they would act together if a good opportunity came by.

ACTRESS SNEHAS VIEWS ABOUT POLITICS

The Telugu film Vijayanthi IPS which had Vijayashanthi in the lead role is being remade in Tamil with the title Bhavani IPS. G Kiccha is producing and directing this film. Sneha is donning the role which Vijayashanthi did in Telugu.

Sneha is donning the role of a police officer. She while speaking to the media said,” Director Kiccha approached me and asked me to do the action role in Bhavani. I had a doubt whether I will be able to do the action role since I was donning homely roles so far.

But Kiccha said it was possible for me to do the role. After seeing my photos in police uniforms I was little confident that I can do the role. But the training given by Thalapathy Dinesh’s son made me involve very much in the film.

The police personnel have been shown good as well bad in cinema. In the recently released film Singam, they have shown Surya as a talented police officer. Tamil Nadu Police are talented people and women police are also doing exceeding well.

Many are asking me whether I will act in action films alone. I will act in both the type of films. There are some people who ask me whether I will come into politics. At any point of time I will never come into politics.

NAAN KADAVUL LOOKS TOP IN VIJAY AWARDS[21-06-2010]

The one of the different film of 2009 NaanKadavul Directed By Bala.Who won the national award for his film.today in vijay awards from beginning to till its having nomenees for all category of awards.

I think the naan kadavul and nadodigal gets more awards for 2009 among the 131 tamil films.

SOMETHING ABOUT VIKRAMS NEXT FILM

Vikram's Vedi begins in July: Vikram's Vedi begins in JulyAfter his mind-boggling performances as Veera and Deva in the Tamil and Hindi versions of ace Mani Ratnam's new extravaganza Raavanan/ Raavan, South Indian superstar Vikram is getting ready to begin his next film Vedi, to be directed by Boopathy Pandian.In this flick, scheduled to start rolling in July, Vikram dons the role of a cop, while slim beauty Ileana plays his lady love. Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music. Tollywood ace comedians Brahmanandam and Kota Srinivasa Rao will play important roles.Ravi Raja (actor Aadhi's father) will play the antagonist along with Kota Srinivasa Rao. Meanwhile, Vikram has already completed some portions for Selvaraghavan's untitled next, which is touted to be a psycho-thriller.

RAAVANAN MOVIE REVIEW 18-06-2010

RAAVANAN MOVIE REVIEW


Starring: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Priyamani, Prithviraj, Prabhu, Karthik, Munna, Ranjitha.
Direction: Mani Ratnam
Music: A R Rahman
Production: Madras Talkies

Let’s get this straight. Raavanan is not Mani Ratnam’s attempt to venerate the epic villain whose name the movie is titled after. It’s not also a study on complex human relationships weighed down by trust, conviction or quandary. It’s a pure cinematic retreat spanning across the dense jungles of Southern and Central India with exceptional cinematography (Santosh Sivan and Manikandan), by-now cult songs (A R Rahman) and interesting performances by its lead actors. And the significance of the movie appears in the same order mentioned above.

Mani’s conviction of illustrating an unachievable love story between the two leads (Aishwarya Rai and Vikram) is palpable from the very start of the movie. However, the blossoming of love doesn’t quite form the back bone of Raavanan so much. The movie digresses into other aspects - a man hunt, flash backs, revenge drama and so on and so forth. The man hunts lack dexterity, the revenge drama that is triggered by the death of Vikram’s sister seems engineered and Prithviraj often comes across as stiff – showing unnecessary tautness in the character that is probably designed to defy emotions (may be because he is in his Khakis?).

But all that is absolved, as the movie stunningly unfolds often drenching itself in the monsoonal deluge making you feel rain-soaked. If you have any doubt about Mani’s eternal love affair with rain, Raavanan stands as a remarkable testimony. It rains in the song sequences, in encounters and in emotional scenes. And at other instances, the sky is constantly downcast as if threatening to pour down. And the cinematography captures it all in delightful exuberance.

For the most part, Vikram owns the movie seizing it magnificently even from Mani’s own hands. His love blooms out of astonishment at the outwardly courage displayed by Aishwarya Rai and he makes those scenes persuasive for the viewer. He infuses life into the character and shows no jaggedness, falling for a married woman thus replicating, probably the characters of Raavanan. Suhasini’s profound dialogues come in handy in many places and the viewer is made to read between lines quite often.

Aishwarya Rai’s semblance of the late Padmini is unmistakable, it could be her dialogues or the way she manages her composure attentively even in the hardest of terrains the character puts her through. The lady sure has attempted to reach on par with Vikram in performance in many sequences. Kudos to Mani for a dignified portrayal of his lead woman. There is a refreshing strength in Ragini’s character brought out well by Aishwarya.

Prithvi plays a toughie police officer and somehow his character portrayal leaves a few questions unanswered: for instance, his love for Aishwarya Rai is weighed down by his commitment and that singular fact does not come across convincingly.

Priyamani plays the ill-fated Vennila and leaves a lump in your throat. Karthik in his second innings steals the show. Prabhu and Munna play support roles that ebb and flow with the movie.

Cinematography by Santosh Sivan is brilliant and has rendered the perfect support for Mani. His probing lens takes the audience through the thick jungles, the mighty waterfalls and the rough terrains of India. Music and art direction play equally momentous role in Raavanan as its lead actors. If not for Rahman’s songs and background score, Vikram’s unrequited love wouldn’t have been so painful for us. The songs have already been much debated about and leave no scope for further discussion. One word though: it’s not for nothing “Usure Pogude…” has achieved a cult status. You tend to try hard not to fall in love but fail with the song as Vikram heaves a sigh of relief, having seen Aishwarya Rai breathing and alive after a steep fall.

Sameer Chanda’s art direction complements the ruggedness and splendid beauty of the nature in the jungles so well you refuse to believe anything is man-made.

A major drawback is the lack of ‘Tamil’ feel in the film and its music; it more appears for the audience north of Vindhyas in many places. What Mani loses out is the pace over the later part of the first half; he gains it back with a major twist in the climax. Although you have a few questions about the incidents leading to the finale, those are done away with - thanks to the elegiac climax.

TOP 10 REASONS TO WATCH THE FILM RAVANAN

1. For Mani Ratnam fans, this one is reason enough, but for you sceptics out there, here are nine more!

2. If you thought Iruvar, Roja and Bombay were Mani Ratnam's best, Raavan/ Raavanan is going to stun you! Says who? Just about everybody who has worked for the project! “Mani Ratnam has made this film like a penance. Mani Ratnam, Vikram and Aishwarya Rai will definitely get National Awards,” said lyricist Vairamuthu.

3. Mani Ratnam's Raavanan is also special for its huge star cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Prithviraj, Karthik, Prabhu, Priyamani, Munna, John Vijay in Tamil and Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Govinda, Ravikissen, Priyamani, Nikhil Dwivedi in Hindi (Raavan).

4. Most parts of the movie were shot in deep interiors of dense forests. Our hero plays a tribal chief!

5. Shyam Kaushal has choreographed the thrilling climax fight. “The shooting for Raavan began in January 2009 in Kolkata, then Ooty, and the climax was shot on Malsej Ghat, where there’s a scene on bridges 2,000 feet above mountains. Mani loves challenges and likes challenging his actors and technicians too. His quest for perfection puts them through a grueling routine,” he said.

6. For the first time, Vikram simultaneously plays two diametrically different roles in two languages of the same film. Vikram play the role of Dev (Ram) in Hindi and Beera (Raavan) in Tamil.

7. Aishwarya plays the role of Ragini, a spunky classical dance teacher. The first look of the movie shows her dancing gracefully in a song.

8. Interestingly, Aishwarya Rai will dub in her own voice for the Tamil version while Vikram is all set to speak Hindi in Raavan.

9. Another highlight is Prabhu and Karthi, co-stars in the blockbuster Mani Ratnam movie Agni Natchathiram, they team up again for the same director after a long gap.

10. A.R. Rahman's chart-busters, Vairamuthu's adorable lyrics, Santhosh Sivan's marvellous camera work and to top of all, 'The Mani Ratnam factor'. Well Raavanan is definitely one of the most-anticipated films of the year. So get ready for some action this Friday (June 18, 2010)

SOMETHING ABOUT THE FILM RAAVANAN 2010

Starring: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Priyamani, Prithviraj, Prabhu, Karthik.
Direction: Mani Ratnam
Music: A R Rahman
Production: Madras Talkies


The biggest Friday of the year thus far is here. After more than 6 years, Mani Ratnam is finally ready to release a film in Tamil. The last time we saw a Mani Ratnam Tamil film on screen was in 2004, Ayudha Ezhuthu. Though 2007 had Guru which was nothing short of a masterpiece and also had a dubbed Tamil version, it basically was a Hindi movie. But, now we will have our wish; the release that we have been waiting for all these years; Raavanan.


Well, there is nothing left to say about this movie that most of you would not know. Ever since it was first announced, it has been one of the most eagerly followed processes. Every bit of news about Raavanan and its making has found its way into the media and that leaves very few surprises to unravel in the form of a preview. However, in spite of all the hype and media coverage associated with the movie, there is still mystery that shrouds the actual theme of Raavanan and there is intense anticipation regarding this aspect.

How will Mani Ratnam interpret the Ramayana? Or, is it an interpretation of the Ramayana at all? Have we been guessing too many things just because of the title of the film? Well, that is unlikely because we have got quite a few clues regarding Raavanan’s link to the great Indian epic. The trailers have very clearly shown that Aishwarya Rai being held a captive in what seems to be forest like environs. And, the natural extension of this would be the rescue mission being carried out by Aishwarya Rai’s husband to retrieve her from captivity. The captor is Raavanan, the captive is Sita and the man out to rescue the captive is Rama. Pretty simple; one would think. But, Mani Ratnam is not the one to go along such obviously expected lines and that is where all the anticipation about Raavanan’s take on the Ramayana arises.

Almost everyone knows that there are conflicting interpretations of the Ramayana and the mindset of the characters involved in it. Perhaps the most diversely sketched character across mythology is Raavanan himself. Some detest him as the evil asura lord who misused all his powers to wreak havoc in all the three worlds and then schemed in a wicked way to kidnap Sita, not showing the guts to face Rama one to one in a duel. Some versions, however, present him as the learned, devout Brahmin who managed the almost impossible feat of gaining the amnesty of Lord Shiva after infuriating him. He is also shown as an able ruler and invincible warrior who created the great city of Lanka and there are also views which justify his kidnapping Sita, saying that he was avenging the insult that his sister Surpanaka was subjected to at the hands of Rama.

There are also versions which go to the extent of saying that all that Raavanan did was towards his ultimate aim of getting slain by Rama who was none other than Lord Vishnu himself and thus gain eternal salvation.

Which Raavana will Mani Ratnam present before us on screen? Well, there have been reports that this Raavana is one who earns the wrath of the system by standing up for the oppressed and the minorities. But, we don’t know anything for sure.

If Raavanan is providing a huge opportunity to anyone, then it has to be Vikram. Well, any actor will benefit hugely from a Mani Ratnam film. But, Vikram has got an extra special opportunity this time; something that no actor in world cinema has got to do - playing protagonist and antagonist (if there is a clear-cut distinction) of the same story in different versions. As Raavanan in Tamil and as Rama in Hindi; this is one movie that will prove Vikram’s versatility beyond doubt. One can says for sure that his fame is sure to spread much farther with Raavanan. Aishwarya Rai seems to be a blessed actress; very few get three Mani Ratnam films in their career, this lady has. It will be enchanting to see the ‘most beautiful lady of India’ (supposedly) play the highly revered Sita. Priyamani gets a huge opportunity, so do Prithviraj and Munna. And, there will be a whole lot of highly respected faces like Karthik and Prabhu.

Raavanan can be said to be a film that stands on a tripod. The tripod consists of Mani Ratnam, Santhosh Sivan and A.R. Rahman. Nothing needs to be said about the excellence that these technicians bring. We already know about the music; the magic of the camera will soon be evident.

As a film; according to reports, Raavanan was among the toughest to have been shot. The most demanding terrains, the most inclement weather, the most unfortunate interferences, delays etc. created a lot of doubts over Raavanan. But, the team has braved all this and come out proud and all of them seem genuinely confident that they are part of a good product. The fights were reportedly shot in very risky conditions, including one on a shaky hanging bridge and a scene where Aishwarya and Vikram climb up a waterfall. That is the kind of stuff we get to see on AXN. It is really going to be a thrilling experience.

At a run time of reportedly just above 2 hours, Raavanan will be exciting, emotional and gripping journey which will look to interpret one of the most revered Indian myths. This one has definitely got all the makings of a milestone in Indian cinema. Be sure to be there!

FILMSTAR DANUSH'S ID IN TWITTER

One of Kollywood’s leading, young and happening heroes Dhanush has got on to the twitter and has started tweeting from Saturday (June 5).
In three days Dhanush has managed to get nearly 1800 followers clearly showing his popularity.

His twitter id is -@ dhanushkraja. The star speaking to sify.com said: “It is amazing how twitter works. It’s lovely to keep in touch with all my fans and the response has been very good.”

Dhanush is the first Kollywood hero to get on to the twitter. Please note Telugu superstars like Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, NTR and others are all on twitter.