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Sunday, 14 April 2013

Makers delete Dhanush’s smoking sequences in Mariyaan?

Bowing to huge pressure from the anti-smoking campaigners, it is reported that the producers of Dhanush’s upcoming film Mariyaan have decided to delete from the film’s final version sequences depicting Dhanush smoking cigarette.

Adman Bharatbala, who is popular in filmy circles as well, is debuting as director with Dhanush-Parvathi starrer Mariyaan which has music by Bharatbala. Incidentally this is the first time a Dhanush-starrer gets the music of twin Oscar winner A.R. Rahman. Dhanush reportedly plays a fisherman in the film.

The promotional stills of the film showed Dhanush smoking cigarettes. Anbumani, former Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, has strongly objected to sequences showing Dhanush smoking in the film. In a statement, he has said “It’s indeed shocking to note that the makers of Dhanush’s Mariyaan have prominently released photos showing him smoking cigarettes. Showing smoking in advertisements is a punishable act under the law.

“At a time when Rajinikanth has issued an appeal to his fans and others to desist from smoking, it is ironical that his son-in-law features in smoking sequences in films. I appeal to the makers to delete such sequences.” Following Anbumani’s appeal, the makers have now decided to delete the sequences in the film’s final version so as not to court any more controversies leading up to the film’s release in theatres.

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Would love to pair up opposite Ajith, says Sridevi

The ‘Queen Bee’ is at it again. Sridevi, who mesmerized Tamil and Telugu audiences in the late seventies till early eighties and then moved to Mumbai to keep the North Indian audiences in a magical spell for close to one-and-a-half-decades before marrying producer Boney Kapoor and settling in matrimonial life. Nearing 50 and still looking dazzling enough, she has now opined that given a choice, she would love to pair up opposite Ajith Kumar.

Sridevi made a successful comeback to Hindi films with last year’s English Vinglish. The Tamil-Hindi version was a huge success wherein Ajith played a small role in the Tamil version and bonded well with Sridevi. The actress shot for a popular game show for Vijay TV with Prakashraj. At the end of the show, she wished her fans and viewers a happy Tamil New year.

Speaking to newsmen, Sridevi conceded that she is not able to speak in Tamil as fluently as she did more than a couple of decades ago due to her constant stay in Mumbai. “Of course, I speak in Tamil better as I have been watching Tamil channels constantly. I love Vivek and Vadevelu’s comedy sequences. If given a choice, I’d surely love to pair up opposite Ajith Kumar. He is a nice gentleman,” said Sridevi.

Ajith reportedly didn’t take a single penny for his role in English Vinglish as he was a great fan of Sridevi and had said he felt honoured to have been cast in the role

Thursday, 11 April 2013

First look of Rajini’s Kochadaiyaan to be revealed on 14th April?

Sources close to the crew of superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming film kochadaiyaan have hinted at the possibility of the ‘first look’ of the film getting revealed as early as on this Sunday (14th April) on the eve of the commencement of the Tamil New Year.

Millions of fans of Rajini have displayed monumental patience in waiting for the release of their Thalaivar’s kochadaiyaan whose post-production work seems to be taking ages to complete. Except for a few still photographs, nothing about kochadaiyaan has so far been released to the media. The film was to release during last Deepavali but was postponed at least thrice and is now scheduled to hit the screens in July.

Starring Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone, Sarath Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Shobana and Rukmani Vijayakumar in lead roles, kochadaiyaan is to be released all over the world in as many as 7 languages including English and Japanese. Soundarya Ashwin, Rajini’s younger daughter, makes her directorial debut with her father’s kochadaiyaan, which is also the country’s first-ever animation film to be shot entirely in 3-D mode.

A few days back, it was reported that a song from kochadaiyaan would be premiered at the prestigious annual film festival at Cannes in May and that Rajini himself would be there at the venue to supervise arrangements. However, it is now expected that the teaser of the film including posters and few more stills, might be out by this Sunday. The Cannes premiere is on and might include a trailer, it is further reported.

A.R. Rahman has scored the music of the film which has K.S. Ravikumar penning the story, screenplay and dialogues besides supervising Soundarya’s direction.

Soundarya feels Kochadaiyan is Rajini’s best as on date

The hype about superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming 3-D animation film Kochadaiyaan is being raised with nothing being released to the public view. Soundarya Ashwin, who is debuting as director with the film, is of the opinion that Kochadaiyaan might turn out to be Rajini’s best-ever in terms of performance.

Excitement, expectations and hype surrounding a Rajini film release are legendary. Even the posters of Rajini’s new film manage to arouse great amount of enthusiasm among his fans and movie-goers. Whatever suspense the script-writer might keep about the script, the press invariably gets a ‘sneak peak’ into the film’s story and manages to reveal as to what can be expected from the film.

Kochadaiyaan is expected for a variety of reasons and two of them can be cited as premier ones: for the first time in his career, Rajini has been directed by his daughter; secondly; this is Rajini’s first on-screen appearance in a full film after his life-threatening illness and subsequent recovery in 2011. Rajini reportedly plays dual roles in the film of a father (Kochadaiyan) and his son (Rana).

As Kochadaiyan happens to be a bharatanatyam dancer, Shobana has been paired up opposite the older Rajini. Rajini has also sung a song in the film which was recorded a few months back. “Rajini’s twin roles in the film have come out very well…Kochadaiyan would be remembered for a long time for many reasons and one of them, I feel, would be that it might well turn out to be Rajini’s best performance as on date!” says Soundarya.

It is said that in the climax, Rajini would reel off his trade-mark ‘punch’ dialogues and would then follow it up with a very stylish walk. This was well appreciated by members of the crew who clapped their hands for several seconds, it is reported.

Now it is high time the film gets released rather than crew speaking on the Air.

Udhayanidhi eyeing to get release rights of Rajini’s Kochadaiyaan?

Producer-distributor Udhayanidhi Stalin is shooting for Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal, his second venture in the lead role. Even as the film’s shoot is progressing in a smooth manner, Udhaya continues to explore possibilities of which film(s) to take up for release and distribution through his banner, the Red Giant Movies.

Udhaya debuted as hero in last year’s Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, which was one of the successful films of the year. In his second film, Udhaya gets to pair up opposite a senior and established actress Nayanthara. Udhaya, who started off as a distributor and then turned producer, has his own ways of selecting a film for release and distribution.

Many producers are regularly in touch with Udhaya urging him to take up the release and distribution rights of their films. Udhaya, who has paucity of time, does enquire with scribes close to him as to what kind of ‘talk’ they heard about a particular film before deciding to take up the film’s distribution.

He also discusses with his friends and with his close circle of advisers before watching a film to decide whether or not the film would do well at the box-office. Of late, Udhaya is said to be eyeing taking up the release and distribution of superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming film Kochadaiyaan It remains to be seen whether or not he succeeds as except for Enthiran: The Robot, none of Rajini’s films has been handled by the Sun network so far.

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

I try to be single, but I'm commited, says Arya

For someone whom acting was not even a career option, Arya has done well as an actor. With a couple of awards, several hit films and a lot of praise-worthy performances safely tucked in, the man is content with the way his life has shaped up. Arya shares with TOI his journeyfrom being an engineer to becoming the lover boy of Kollywood...

You've always called yourself a Chennai paiyyan...
I was brought up in Chennai, and I spent my growing up years here. My career took off from this city. I've a lot of good memories associated with the place...

Was acting always your first career option?
It was not even on the agenda! I wanted to become a pilot with the airforce. My dad got scared, and he told me to finish my engineering first before pursuing anything else. As time progressed, my direction towards life also changed. I never dreamt that I would become an actor; not even when I took up modelling. Srikanth (actor) is a dear friend and we studied together. When he pursued acting, he insisted I also give it a shot. But I was not that keen even then. But, things changed when Jeeva (late director) saw me...

So, what was it like giving the first shot for your debut flick, that too in the locality you grew up in?
I got shouted at during the first ever shot I gave for Ullam Ketkume. I had to stand outside a cards shop in Anna Nagar and talk to Pooja about love and the emotions associated with it. I had memorized my dialogues and was super confident. And when Jeeva, who was also the film's cinematographer, shouted action, I started delivering my lines perfectly well. Only, instead of looking at Pooja, I was following the camera, which was moving in the trolley! Jeeva was so furious; he told me, 'you are talking to Pooja, right? So, look at her! You don't do the camera's work. It will do its job, and let me do mine!' I had no clue about the technicalities of acting, and I thought you always looked at the lens. It took me two takes to get the scene right.

You are famously known as Kollywood's playboy...
As long as my playboy image doesn't affect my work, I don't think I will worry about it. I usually don't break my head over what kind of an image people associate me with. Only if someone comes and tells me that my loverboy image is hampering my work, I will start worrying.

The million dollar question... Are you single?
(laughs) I'm trying to be single, but I'm always committed. I generally don't like to be single. Actually, I find it difficult to stay single. I like to be with somebody, but it's difficult to find the right one... I'm looking for the one.

How true are the link-up rumours with Anushka, Nayan, Taapsee...
They are just that... rumours!

When it's time for you to settle down, will you get hitched to someone from the industry?
It will be someone whom I really, really love.

Are you happy with the way your career has shaped up?
Absolutely. Even though I enjoyed shooting for my first film, my plan was to leave to the US to pursue my MS. I did Jeeva's film just to gain experience in a different field. But I was doing almost nothing for three years till the film released. And then, Arindhum Ariyamalum happened.Guess I was destined to become an actor...

You seem to be doing a lot of humour-based subjects. Is comedy your forte?
I'm a chilled out person, and I enjoy teasing and pulling others' legs. Comedy comes naturally to me. That's probably why I'm offered a lot of these humourbased subjects (think Boss Engira Baskaran, Settai). That said, I feel blessed that I can judge if a particular line will work with the audience or not. So, I don't end up taking crass subjects.

You also love experimenting with the kind of characters you play...
I don't take up projects that I'm not confident about. When I hear a script, I will know if it will work for me or not. I don't challenge myself simply to prove a fact to someone. Because, at the end of the day, a whole team is working on the project, and a lot of money is at stake. But luckily for me, all the films that I've experimented with, be it Madrassapattinam or Naan Kadavul, have paid off well. The directors trusted me with their script, and I'm glad I was able to pull it off.

Source: TOI

Shankar's next with Dhanush?

Ace director Shankar who is currently busy with his 'I' starring Vikram and Amy Jackson is gearing up to team up with the Superstar's son-in-law and National Award winning hero Dhanush. Looks like the director is planning to cast Dhanush after having directed the superstar twice in in Sivaji and Enthiran.

The film is said to be produced by AGS Entertainment and a huge budget has been allocated for it. The proposed film will start rolling from August onwards and more details are expected soon. Shankar, who is on a verge of completing 'I' and will move to this proposed film after completing 'I'.

Thuppakki and Podaa Podi for New Year on Vijay TV

Vijay TV comes closer to you this New Year. Well, this April 14 which is also the Tamil New Year’s day it will be a day like no other.

There is a reason why this channel continues to be at the top of its game. It is precisely for their innovative plans that we are going to tell you about! Apparently, Vijay TV will be coming forth with one of the biggest blockbusters in recent times internationally.

Reports popping in indicate, previous year’s Diwali releases namely the Illayathalapathy Vijay feature – Thuppakki from director AR Murugadoss and theSilambarasan feature Podaa Podi will be on YouTube reaching out to Tamils world over.

With the TV premiers going online it will be the first of its kind promotions for Vijay TV, which owns the satellite rights of both. This internet portal is known to support high quality video and moreover has 3D technology for movies demanding the same.

Being a subsidiary of Google, with movies now going online, looks like Youtube will definitely be the new arena to reach out to an ever growing internet generation. With the hugely popular video sharing website joining hands with Vijay TV, looks like there is a new game on the offer. We are waiting!

Vijay denies acting in the remake of Baadshah

Yesterday there was a rumour suggesting that Vijay would be playing the lead role of the Tamil remake of Telugu super hit movie Baadshah, which had Jr. NTR and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead.

Kajal, who is already pairing up with Vijay for the second time in the upcoming Jilla, was said to be in for a hat-trick of films with Vijay as she was tipped to pair up opposite him for the third time in the remake.

Vijay vies with Jayam Ravi in starring in the most number of remake films, most of which are remakes of successful Telugu films. Remaking rights of Baadshah in Tamil have been acquired by PVP Cinema’s Prasad Potluri, it is reported. Vijay, who is presently starring in A.L. Vijay’s Thalaivaa, will star in Jilla afterwards. It was said that he might commit to star in the remake of Baadshah later this year.

Srinu Vaitla, director of Baadshah, made the film at Rs.55 crores and is now laughing his way to the bank as the film collected a whopping Rs.13.5 crores on its very first day and has been doing very well all over Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere.

However, Vijay has categorically denied the news and put a full stop to all the speculations.

Can Taapsee Pannu be the next Trisha ???

It is well known to K town watchdogs that Trisha recently had the moment of her life in Maldives, as she decided to freshen up taking time off her Tamil and Telugu projects. Her choice of destination for a wild escape was at the Four Seasons Resort in Maldives!

Following her now, is angel face Taapsee Pannu, who has been waiting to take a plunge in the crystal clears waters for long. Overwhelmed with her therapeutic experience midst underwater creatures, in her Scuba dive, she uploaded her micro blog, “Last day in maldives n then back to lovely Delhi..So last day in dreamland here. Yayyyyyyy and I am a licensed scuba diver!! Part of another world now.Snapping back to reality tomorrow. Wish it could continue for a little longer.”

She is making the most of the moment as now she is over with the promotions of her B-town box-office success - Chashme Baddoor alongside Siddharth and a host of others. In addition, this pretty lass is geared up for the release of Valai featuring Ajith and is also looking forward to finish off her dates for Raghava Lawrence’s – Muni 3, a bilingual for the Tamil and Telugu audience.

Looks like Taapsee has all the right moves under her belt, but will she be able to hold on in K town with her charming beauty for long, just like namma Trisha? Now, the answer to that, only time can tell!

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Kalanjiyam threatens to reveal Anjali’s secret

Director-actor Kalanjiyam, who is at the centre of the controversy involving actress Anjali and her Aunt Bharathi Devi, has come out in his defence and said that if Anjali didn’t issue an open apology for speaking badly about him to the press, he would reveal the secrets that would ‘expose’ her in public.

Anjali deserted her Aunt who had been moving around with her all these years accusing her of ‘swindling her hard-earned money to the tune of a few crores’ in connivance with actor-director Mu Kalanjiyam. Anjali starred in Kalanjiyam’s Magizchi and Karungali was reportedly very close to the latter to the fact she has another film with him. After levelling the allegations, Anjali vacated her Chennai house and moved lock, stock and barrel to Hyderabad.

Reacting to Anjali’s allegations, Kalanjiyam has said “It was me who introduced Tiripura sundari as Anjali in Tamil films by casting her in Sathamintri Muthamidu opposite Devayani’s brother. It was unfortunate that the film never released. As the director who introduced her, I was very close to her family indeed. I have advised Anjali on many personal and family matters as a well-wisher and as a family friend.

“It’s shocking to know that Bharathi Devi isn’t Anjali’s mother and that she is her Aunt. I know nothing about what transpired between Bhrathi and Anjali and whether the latter was tortured by the former, etc. At some stage, I have advised Anjali’s mother on important family issues and Anjali is trying to get even with me by leveling false allegations.

“She should withdraw her allegation that I aided Bharathy in swindling her (Anjali’s) money to the tune of a few crores….If she doesn’t issue any apology soon, I would be forced to expose Anjali in public by revealing to the press, public and her fans many personal matters about her,” says Kalanjiyam.

The black mailing episode to be continued ……..

Amala breaches the Re.1 crore barrier?

Amala Paul is said to have breached the Re.1 crore barrier. After debuting in Veerasekaran and starring in the hugely controversial Sindhu Samaveli, Amala’s career took a ‘U’ turn when Prabhu Solomon signed her up to play the lead role opposite newcomer Vidharth in Mynaa.

The rest, as they say, is history. Mynaa went on to become a super-duper hit venture and Amala started bagging offers opposite leading heroes such as Aarya and Vikram and is now playing Vijay’s heroine in his upcoming film Thalaivaa. In between, Amala also managed to make her entry in Tollywood films and reportedly has a few Telugu projects which are underway.

Hit films such as Kaadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi made her one of the leading heroines in Kollywood and she has reportedly been paid Re.1 crore to pair up opposite Vijay in Thalaivaa. She has also been paid something in excess of the coveted 1C mark in her upcoming Telugu films opposite the likes of Ram Charan Teja and Allu Arjun.

When it rains, it pours in torrents?

Monday, 8 April 2013

Siddharth hates ‘chocolate boy’ tag !!!

Siddharth, the heartthrob of many young girls says that he doesn’t like the image of chocolate boy. Speaking in the press conference of his forthcoming Tamil movie Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru, directed by Sunder C, the handsome actor said, “I hate the ‘chocolate boy’ term of late.” He said this in response to the comments by UTV’s Dhananjayan, the producer, who mentioned Siddharth as ‘chocolate boy’.

Siddharth, not intending to offend the producer had humbly made his opinion clear. He said that he wasn’t amused by the comparison as he had been making all-out efforts for the past few years to come of the ‘chocolate boy’ image as far as his films are concerned.

Siddharth, who has had decent run in Tamil after have entered the field through Shankar’s Boys, explained as to how he got to act in TVSK. “I followed my friends’ advice in approaching leading directors and seeking film offers as big heroes do…I met Sundar at an event a few months back and expressed my willingness to star in his film. Soon after, the offer to star in this film followed,” said Siddharth.

The meet-the-press event in connection with the upcoming release of Sundar C’s laugh riot Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru was as enterprising as a Sundar film. First the director thanked friend and actor Nithin Sathya for helping him zero in on the title of Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru and added that a title as good as this one guarantees the film’s success in clear terms.

Heroine Hansika surprised the scribes by speaking in Tamil which wasn’t so fluent but the effort drew appreciation from one and all.

Lyricist Paa Vijay said he’d never seen a girl more beautiful than Hansika. Sathya of Engeyum Eppodhum fame has composed the music of Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru. Known for his appetite for melodious songs, Sathya has also composed a typical kuthu song at Sundar’s behest.

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Anirudh ready for the big screen

Well, he was just a composer and singer, but that was until now, as soon Anirudh Ravichander is headed to showcase his next credential. Although just three movies old down South, his viral hit ‘Kolaveri di’ which received more than 65 million views ! – is fact enough to gauge this guys popularity meter.

Add to it, his widely circulated pictures, engaged in a wet lip smooch with sexy doll Andrea Jeremiah, this otherwise baby face promising music director has more than a trick or two up his sleeves. Capitalizing on his acceptability among the young is Gautham Menon known for his movies that have romantic escapades as its mainstay.

Reports suggest, this romantic entertainer set in an urban milieu will endorse director Vignesh Shivan much thanks to his Podaa Podi fame. Although not yet confirmed it is said that Anirudh himself will compose the tunes for this project funded by Gautham Menon.

If everything works out as planned, looks like a new trend of composers turning actors has begun. Likewise, recently it was composer GV Prakash who gave a promising word for his appearance in an AR Murugadoss and Fox Star production.

However, with Gautham Menon, on board Anirudh can be rest assured, his fans are in for a double treat. No doubt, that lucky days are here once again for chinna Anirudh.

Thalaivaa Shooting Spot Stills

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Thalaivaa movie shooting has been going in a brisk pace. The movie directed by A.L Vijay features Vijay and Amala Paul in lead roles. The movie is said to be an action romantic thriller which is produced by Chandra Prakash Jain.

Now the latest news what we hear from sources is that, Thalaivaa is getting ready for a big summer release. Thalaivaa Release date is expected to be in the month of May 2013. The audio release of Thalaivaa is expected to take place by 1st week of April.

Thalaivaa music has been scored by G.V Prakash and there will be 5 songs in the film with 2 title tracks. Vijay himself has sung a song along with Santhanam in the movie.

So all Vijay fans gear up for Diwali this May on Screen.!

இணைந்த இரு இமயங்கள்…

கோலிவுட்டின் தற்போதைய மோஸ்ட் வான்டட் எதிர்பார்ப்பு மணிரத்னம் – இளையராஜா மீது திரும்பியிருக்கிறது… அதற்குக் காரணம் 20 வருடங்களுக்குப் பிறகு அவர்கள் சந்தித்து பேசியிருப்பதுதான்! இயக்குனர் மணிரத்னம் அறிமுகமான காலத்தில் அவரது பெரும்பாலான படங்களுக்கு இசைஞானியின் இசைதான்… ‘தளபதி’ படத்திற்குப் பிறகு இருவருக்கும் இடையே சிறிய மனக்கசப்பு ஏற்படவே, ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மானை சினிமாவுக்கு அறிமுகப்படுத்தினார் மணிரத்னம். ‘ரோஜா’ துவங்கி கடைசியாக இயக்கிய ‘கடல்’ வரை ரஹ்மானுடனேயே பணிபுரிந்தார் மணிரத்னம். இந்நிலையில், பிரபல ஹிந்தி இயக்குனர் பால்கி இயக்கும் புதிய படத்திற்கு இளையராஜா இசையமைக்கிறார். இங்கு, மணிரத்னம், இளையாராஜாவைச் சந்தித்து நீண்ட நேரம் மனம் விட்டுப்பேசியுள்ளார். இந்த சந்திப்பால், இருவரும் மீண்டும் இணையலாம்… என்ற எதிர்பார்ப்பு உருவாகியுள்ளது.

‘விஸ்வரூபம் 2′ அப்டேட்…

‘விஸ்வரூபம்’ படத்தின் இரண்டாம் பாகத்தை உருவாக்கும் வேளைகளில் பிஸியாக இருக்கிறார் கமல். முதல் பாகம் உருவாகும்போதே இரண்டாம் பாகத்தின் 75 சதவீத படப்படிப்பு முடிவடைந்துவிட்டதாம். இதனால், வருகிற ஆகஸ்ட் மாதத்திலேயே ‘விஸ்வரூபம் 2′ படத்தை நாம் எதிர்பார்க்கலாம்!. இது ஒருபுறம் இருக்க, முதல் பாகத்தை டி.டி.ஹெச் மூலம் வெளியிட்டு புதுமை படைக்கக் காத்திருந்த நடிகர் கமலஹாசனின் யோசனையை பலரும் எதிர்க்கவே, அத்திட்டம் நிறைவேறாமல் போனது. ஆனால், தற்போது உருவாகிவரும் இரண்டாம் பாகம் நிச்சயம் ‘டி.டி.ஹெச்’ மூலம் வெளியாவதில் உறுதியாக இருப்பதாக, சிலர் வதந்திகளைப் பரப்ப ஆரம்பித்திருக்கிறார்கள்… இதற்கு கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ள நடிகர் கமலஹாசன், ‘இப்போதைக்கு படப்பிடிப்பில் மட்டுமே என் கவனம் உள்ளது. ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிக்கும்போதுதான் மற்ற முடிவுகளையும் திட்டமிடுவேன்’ என முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைத்திருக்கிறார்.

Sunday, 7 April 2013

Jayaprakash proud of Mankatha

Actor Jayaprakash is known for his powerful performances in his films. The actor’s recent release Chennaieil Oru Naal is testimony to that. Jayaprakash’s performance in the film has come in for much praise.

The senior actor recently revealed in an interview that his films took him to new heights. However, the actor was quite particular about his film with Ajith, Mankatha and was all praises about his character. Jayaprakash played Chettarm father of Trisha in the film.
Jayaprakash also spoke about his friendship with director Venkat Prabhu and how he enjoyed working with Ajith. He called Ajith a perfect gentleman

Pattathuyaanai Movie Preview

Pattathu Yaanai is an upcoming Tamil film being directed by Boopathy Pandian starring Vishal Krishna and features debut Aishwarya Arjun, daughter of Action King Arjun. The film is expected to be an action and comedy with comedian Santhanam being a part of this cast.

While Thaman is composing the music, Madhan Karky and Na Muthuukmar have penned the lyrics for the songs. The project is being produced by Michael Rayappan of Nadodigal and Sindhu Samaveli fame and Raju Sunderam is the choreographer. Sita, Jagan, Pattimandam Raja, Manobala and Mayil Sami are also part of the cast.

Santhaman runs a catering service in the film. According Boopathy Pandian, Aishwarya Arjun is blessed with acting skills. Vishal and director Boopathi Pandian, the hit combo of Malaikottai, join hands once again for Pattathu Yaanai.

Sasikumar’s condition to play hero in Bala’s next

Even as Bala’s Paradesi is making its way out of many theatres in which it was screened a couple of weeks back, Bala has already moved on to his next project. The director got good reviews for the film which has, like his earlier Avan Ivan, failed to make an impact at the box-office.

Bala’s next film, which is untitled as yet, is likely to star Sasikumar in the lead. Though the bearded Sasikumar considers Bala as his mentor, he is said to have agreed to star in his guru’s film only after the latter agreed to meet his list of pre-conditions. Vikram Prabhu, who debuted successfully as a hero in last year’s Kumki, is likely to play a parallel hero in the film along with Sasikumar.

Sasikumar has made it very clear to Bala that though he considered him as his mentor, he won’t undergo any weird hair-cut or drastic changes in his appearance for the proposed film. “You are my God but that is a different matter. I am willing to act in your film. But I can’t change my appearance at present. I can’t even remove my trademark beard as I have also been doing some other films now…I’m getting a good pay… I’m ready to star in the film if my appearance is not disturbed and the film is shot in quick time,” were Sasikumar’s words to Bala.

Bala has reportedly agreed to all those demands.

Source: Kollytalk

Settai Movie Review: Where is the spirit?

Cast: Arya, Santhanam, Premgi Amaran, Anjali, Hansika, Neetu Chandra, Nasser, Sayaji Shinde, Subbu Panchu, Ali, Mano Bala, Suja Varunee and others
Music: S. Thaman
Direction: R. Kannan
Producer: UTV Motion Pictures

Settai Movie Storyline

Director Kannan’s Settai was looked forward with enthusiasm and curiosity by critics and movie-goers for two reasons. First, it is the remake of Bollywood super hit movie Delhi Belly. Secondly, the recent success of Anjali & Hansika had added an element of excitement to the film.

The story is about JK (Arya), Nadupakkam Nakki (Santhanam), and Premgi. They are three Tamil journalists living in Mumbai as roommates in a room with poor facilities.

Madhu (Hansika), daughter of a rich man, is working as an air hostess just for hobby. She is in mad love with JK and plans to live a posh life with him. She constantly pursues him to leave the journo business and take up a very high position in an MNC, recommended by her father. JK is not willing to give up his passion.

One day Madhu’s friend requests her to collect a parcel in the airport from a stranger and hand it over to the address found in the parcel. Madhu obliges and she gives it to JK to deliver. JK gives it to his roommate. In the process the parcel gets misplaced.

The baddies headed by Nasser get into rage when they get the wrong parcel. Their hunt for the right parcel (which has diamonds) gets them closer to the three journalists. The three are in danger.

An unexpected twist helps them to escape with diamonds but the danger is yet to be over. They are again hunted by the smugglers.

Meanwhile JK meets Shakthi (Anjali), an English journalist. Shakthi falls for JK and helps him to escape from the clutches of the smugglers without knowing that he is in love with another girl.

What happens to the diamonds and who among the two girls finally gets JK form the rest of the story.

Settai Script analysis

Vandhan Vendraan, Kannan’s last film before Settai, didn’t do well at the box-office and Kannan needed a hit to stay in the hunt in Kollywood. Arya, Santhanam and Premgi Amaren get into the roles essayed by Imran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Vir Das in the original Hindi version.

Delhi Belly succeeded mostly due to its heavy adult content which has been purposely downplayed by Kannan. Except for the toilet humour, Kannan has treaded cautiously enough to make the film appeal to all classes of the audiences. Ironically enough, Kannan’s intention not to hurt the sensibility of his audiences appears to have worked against the film’s overall interest.

Settai is not a full-length comedy by Santhanam as he enthralled in films such as Siva Manasula Sakthi, Boss Engira Baskaran, Oru Kal Oru Kannadi or the recent hit Kanna Laddu Thinna Asaiya. It has romance, thrill, and comedy. But none of them has succeeded in providing a clean entertainer. The reason is that the mix of all the three is not in the right proportion. Kannan has tried to strike a balance between the three components but miserably fails to do so as he hasn’t presented anything in an emphatic or entertaining manner. Anything we find in the movie seems to be half heartedly done. As a result the movie has failed to live up to the expectations despite having a good star cast and a story that has proved its potential.

The placement of songs is a big disaster. Especially the one that features Premji and the one that pops up before climax.

Cast and crew Analysis

Arya must have watched the original before staring Settai’s shooting schedule but for some reasons, looks rather too serious for the role he has taken on in the film. He should have handled it more lightly but his facial expression struggle to change in various situations.

The surprise package is Premgi Amaran. Unlike his earlier films where he’d shout at the top of his voice for no apparent reason, Premgi has put in a matured performance.

Santhanam’s cool performance is the only saving grace of the movie. The man has sharpened his skills.

Among Anjali and Hansika, the latter appears to be having a cakewalk and has done her role aptly. Anjali looks out-of-place; to top it all Anjali gets a dubbed voice when her own voice is very good and well-recognized. It must be said that both girls add colour to the fare with their glam quotient.

Nasser, the veteran, is in a class of his own. Even in ill-conceived role such as this one, the actor puts in his best and makes the audiences feel as if the role is tailor-made for him.

Neetu Chandra sizzles in a song number while Suja Varunee doesn’t get much to do.

Thaman’s music is good though the songs are not impressive.

Muthiah’s cinematography is one of the strengths of the film.

Deepali’s costume-designing also deserves a word of appreciation as they fit the mood of the film.

Settai Positives:

• Santhanam’s comedy
• Hansika’s looks
• Neetu Chandra’s item song

Settai Negatives:

• Boring first-half
• Jaded screenplay
• Not-so-stirring music

Verdict:

Settai fails to live up to the expectation as it fails to present anything in an engaging manner.

Settai: The spirit is missing

Source : kolly talk.

Rajini decides to go to Himalayas this year?

Sources close to superstar Rajinikanth point out that he is contemplating to start preparations for his annual sojourn to the Himalayas. Fans of Rajini and movie-goers are aware of Rajini’s religious instincts and his passion to visit Himalayas and stay for many days indulging in meditation and all sorts of soul-fulfilling activities.

Ever since he recovered from the life-threatening illness in 2011, Rajini has quit the twin habits of smoking and drinking and has been remaining a shining example for his fans and youths many of whom have also given up the dreaded habits. Now that he has regained his usual health, Rajini is said to be willing to go to the Himalayas soon.

Though his family members are not willing to let Rajini out of their vicinity for so many days, doctors are said to have told Rajini that he is fit enough to undertake the journey. Rajini might plan his visit to the Himalayas either before or after the release of his much-awaited Kochadaiyan. Of late, Rajini is said to be spending quite a lot of his free time at his sprawling Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam in Kodambakkam

He has made the Mandapam his ideal venue to meet up with old friends, fans and others. He also surprises by making entry at the marriages held at the Mandapam and rarely goes to his Kelambakkam farm-house. It is also said that he might opt for either K.S. Ravikumar or K.V. Anand to direct his next film.

Raghava Lawrence’s family ill Treated at Tirupathy

Producer-director-Actor Raghava Lawrence has accused the management of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam Corporation (TTDC) of ill-treating his mother, wife and child when he went to the holy Tirumala hills for a darshan of the Lord Venkateswara.

Lawrence had been to Tirumala hills on the night of Sunday (31st March) for darshan of the Lord. He went through the Grade-2 VIP queue and was at the sanctorum at 06:30 on the morning of 1st April. It is said that the volunteers reportedly hastened Lawrence’s mother, wife and child which prompted an angry Lawrence to enter into altercation with them.

After emerging from the temple, Lawrence spoke to newsmen. He said “My mother recently underwent surgery. I had a vow to visit the Lord after the successful completion of surgery and came here with my entire family. Even as we were worshipping, one of the workers pushed my mother and she fell to the floor. This is not only

a disrespectful act but a barbaric one. I felt insulted and argued with the workers.

“While Lankan president Rajapakse, who indulged in genocide of Tamils, is given a red-carpet income, the authorities are ill-treating a Tamil actor’s family. It’s is unpardonable thing and I expect the TTDC management to take action against the erring officials.” Reacting to Lawrence’s allegations, a TTDC official said that Lawrence was treated like a VIP and it was wrong on his part to go to the press leveling allegations against us.

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