Endhiran Posters at Madurai

Sun network into production of films

Sun Network has been the ever biggest media channel in television and radio. Sweeping with success all throughout these years, the network now steps into production of films named ‘Sun Pictures’. Speaking about this, W. Hansraj Saxena has said that Sun TV network has been successfully fulfilling the consumer needs of viewers.
A grand celebration has been called for at Residency Towers on 8th September at 7 ‘0′ Clock to address the press about the features and projects that Sun Pictures would be producing…

Mahesh Saranya Mattrum Palar to hit screens

Sakthi who commenced his career as an actor with ‘Thottal Poo Malarum is fleeting with more excitement with his forthcoming release ‘Mahesh Saranya Mattrum Palar’ that is slated to hit the screens by next month. With many producers churning out flicks completely for the sake of business and making more profit, Cool Productions is one such more unique in its kind of producing films of good quality.
Sakthi plays the role of a college student who falls in love with a professional singer played by Sandhya. Both of them meet and develop a good relationship that later turns into love. Both the families accept their love and there are no such hurdles to hassle their relationship, but themselves. How both the family members make their plans in getting the separated love pair join again forms crux of the story…
Vidhyasagar has scored music to the lyrics of Pa.Vijay, Na.Muthukumar, Yugabharathy, Jayanthan. K.Gunasekaran has cranked camera with Mohan Kumar taking on edit works. Shooting for the film is almost completed and will hit the screens by next month….

Vaamanan is about an upcoming actor

well and Vellithirai would be one best illustration for it. Dream Valley Corporation producing this film is titled as ‘Vamanan’ features Jai in lead role. Chennai based model Priya Anand stars him opposite in the female lead with Lakshmi Rai performing a prominent role. Santhanam, Sampath, Urvasi and others would be performing a new dimensioned role stepping out their stereotypical roles.
Ahmad who earlier worked as assistant director to Kathir commences his directorial venture with this film. A great team of technical crew would be working for this film. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores music for the lyrics penned by Na.Muthukumar. Aravind Krishna cranks camera with Stun Siva choreographing for the stunts and Kiran as the set decorator….
The film is about an youngster who with lots of aspirations and dreams attempts to be a great actor. In the process of being so, he has to face many unexpected hurdles that will turn his life upside down. The entire film would be a thriller ride of unexpected twists and turns…

Action packed Sakthi in ‘Aatanayagan’

best and top-notched quality films in Tamil. ‘Anbe Sivam’, ‘Pudupettai’ and at present churning out Silambarasan’s Silambattam, it has successfully landed on producing the 27th film… The film titled ‘Aattanayagan’ features Sakthi in the lead with Malayalam actress Ramya Nambeesan starring him opposite in the female lead. Nasser, Anil Menon, Santhanam, ‘Lollu Sabha’ Jeeva, Ashwini, R. Sundarajan, Sacchu, Devaki and many others.
Assisting Director Vikraman for around 6 films including the blockbuster ‘Vaanathaipola’, Krishnaram commences his directorial venture with this film handling story, screenplay and dialogues. Srikanth Deva tunes in melodies to the lyrics of Vaali while Vijay Milton cranks the camera. Harsha handles editing and Vidhesh takes care of art decorations. The movie was launched on Sept 6 in the presence Production Council President Rama Narayanan, Kushboo, Santhanu, Sandhya and many others. Shooting for the film had hit the floors yesterday there in Kumbakonam….

Acchamundu Acchamundu and Red One camera

The shooting of the film Acchamundu Acchamundu has come to an end and post production work is going on simultaneously in Chennai and America. This film was shot in a short span of 28 days utilizing the service of Hollywood technicians. This film’s shooting took place in New Jersey and New York. Arun Vaidyanathan has directed this film starring Prasanna and Sneha. The leading actors were made to go through the script and only after rehearsal the film was shot. The most sophisticated Red One camera was utilized for this film. This camera has the capacity to record the minute details with ultra clarity. No film reels is required in this camera because the footage can be recorded in the hard disk and this facilitates to view the shot immediately which is really economical. So far this camera was being used by Hollywood stalwarts like Steven Sodenberg and Peter Jackson. But now for the first time in India the credit goes for this Tamil film for the using this camera. This Red camera is quite cheaper than any other movie cameras. This price is approximately Rs. 8 Lakhs. This film is jointly produced by Anand Govindan, Asma Hashmi, Srinivasan ,Ramzan Lakkani and Arun Vaidhiyanathan.
Special features of Red One camera
1. Red One, capable of recording at resolutions up to 4096 horizontal by 2304 vertical pixels.2. It can record directly to flash or hard disk based digital storage.3. All type of lenses can be used in this camera.4. There is a great demand for this camera. It is understood that there are only 5000 cameras available throughout the world. Red One has announced that people who prefer to procure this camera should book in advance and it will take minimum one year to deliver.

Nayantara pairs up with brothers

Even though Nayantara lost weight, increased her salary and acted more movies her films however did not do well at the box-office. Her next ventured movies will be with brothers Suriya and Karthi.

Simbu's expensive hair cut

Different directors and producer use different method to publicize their movies. For the movie Subramaniapuram was made with the budget less than Rs 1.5 Crores but Sasi Kumar says the movie was made with 4 Crores.

Just like that there is buzz going round that Simbhu got a hair cut that cost Rs 75 000 for the movie Poda Podi.

It is just a rumour

Director Sakthi Chidambaram is currently involved in the making of the movie Rajadhi Raja with Lawrence and 5 beautiful heroines.
There was a buzz that he has given more impotent role to Snigtha. Sakthi says it just a rumour and all the heroines get equal part in his movie.

Nandhini Photo Gallery

Aattanayagan Photo Gallery

A. R. Rahman speaks on 'Marma Yogi'

'Marma Yogi', a mega-budget project set in the sixth century A.D. will bring Kamal Haasan and A. R. Rahman together after a gap of almost eight years. The last time Rahman scored music for a Kamal film was Thenali.
'It is very early to comment on the film but what I can say now is that I will do a bit of research, since this is a period film,' he says.
And how about working in an animation film – Sultan, The Warrior? 'It is exciting, no doubt. It offers endless scope,' he puts it succinctly. Directed by Soundarya, daughter of Rajinikanth, the 3-D animation flick will feature the superstar as a mythological, larger than life hero. The multi-lingual film is being made in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Rahman has no intentions on working only for big banners. 'I would work in ventures where the focus is concentrated on music. That was the case with 'Sakkarakatti'. I am pleased the songs have gone down well with the audience'.

There's no stopping Nayantara

Despite the fact that Nayantara's last two ventures 'Kuselan' and 'Satyam' could not pass muster at the box office, the going seems great for dusky siren.
The sought-after heroine of Tamil and Telugu Cinema will now share the screen with celebrity brothers. Nayantara will romance Suriya and his brother Karthi in two different ventures.
The film in which she will act opposite the 'Paruthiveeran hero' will be directed by Lingusamy. The project is expected to go to the floors in October.
Meanwhile, the Suriya-Nayantara venture, which is to be directed by K S Ravikumar, will start once the director completes 'Jaggubhai' and the actor completes 'Ayan'.

Arjun and his big plans

'Action king' Arjun is planning to direct a bilingual flick in Hindi and Tamil. He would play the hero in both versions. 'I should begin work on the project by this year end', he says.
He is presently working on two projects – 'Tiruvannamalai' and 'Durai'. The actor says that both the scripts have all the ingredients to satisfy his fans.
'Also, the films are directed by two very good directors, Perarasu and Venkatesh respectively. I normally work on one-film-at-a-time basis. But since both the storylines impressed me, I agreed to do both simultaneously,' he says.
I am gifted, because people have accepted my brand of films. A good storyline with the right mix of action, sentiments and comedy clicks at the box-office, he says.
On acting, producing and directing films, the filmmaker says, 'My passion for cinema urges me to explore various facets of filmmaking. I like to wield the megaphone since it is a creative job. The director is the captain of the ship and must shoulder responsibility. I enjoy every bit of it. Some subjects interest me so much that I go on to produce the film. After all, I want to be associated with good cinema in any capacity.'

Simbu steals one from Rajini

Scores of yesteryear popular chartbusters are being remixed these days. Joining the long list is 'Vachukava Unnai Mattum' a very popular song from Rajinikanth's hit film 'Nallavanukku Nallavan'.
Music composer Dhina has remixed the song for Silambarasan's 'Silambattam'. Moreover, the actor has crooned the song himself. This being a peppy number, it was shot featuring a large number of dancers recently.
'Silambattam' is fast nearing completion and would hit the screens very soon. Meanwhile, after completing 'Silambattam', Simbu will start shooting for 'Poda Podi', which is to be shot extensively in Canada. Sarath Kumar's daughter Varalaxmi plays his heroine.

Kuselan creator banned!

The Kerala Producers Association has issued an ultimatum to producers of Malayalam movies not to engage director and actor Srinivasan in their movies. This comes in the wake of a complaint lodged by producer Vindhyan, alleging that Srinivasan has not directed a movie for him, as promised, for which he took an advance of Rs. 5 lakh in the year 1998,
nor has he returned the cash.
Vindhyan, however was diplomatic when questioned about this turn of events. He told the presspersons that Srinivasan is one of his close friends but he had no other choice other than to lodge a complaint since the money was overdue for more than 10 years now. “I am hoping to solve this issue amicably,” he added further.
As is known, Srinivasan is the writer and director of the Malayalam super hit Kadha Parayumbol which was later remade into Kuselan, released recently

Shobna in Maya Ravan Dance Photo Shoot Gallery

Actress Anushka Photo Gallery

Jeeva and Srikanth to pair up for Mani’s assistant

This seems to be the season of India’s numero uno director Mani Ratnam’s fledglings to set foot in the tinsel town and prove their talent. Earlier in the week, Kannan, who apprenticed with Mani earned appreciation for his work in Jeyamkondaan and now another associate Sudha is slated to wield the megaphone for Drogi to be produced
by Mano Akkineni, the granddaughter of the late veteran L V Prasad.
This film is said to be a double hero subject where Jeeva and Srikanth are roped in to essay the lead roles. One of their arm candies will be Poorna of Muniyandi Moondram Aandu Vilangiyal fame. After her first project, this young lady has signed on the dotted line for Kodaikanal and Adigaram. There is also a buzz in the industry that the title Drogi may change.

The next punch dialogue

Comedian Vadivelu has been responsible for the laughter and merriment of numerous Tamilians all over the world. His sense of timing in delivering dialogues has earned him many fans regardless of age groups. His dialogues are very popular especially among the children and college going students; the popular ones being ‘Kelambitangayya’, ‘risk .
edukkaradu enakku rusk saapidaraa madiri’, to name a few
Now he has teamed up with Pasupathy in Vedigundu Murugesan and the duo is expected to bring the roof down with their comedy antics. According to director Murthy, their comedy scenes are going to be the talk of the town when the film hits the screens. While talking about the film, Murthy says, “Vedigundu Murugesan is almost complete but for a couple of days of shooting”. He also adds that Vadivelu is called Alert Arumugam in the film and that his role will be very different from his earlier films. He will have special set of punch dialogues in this movie which will be ‘annan velatta ninnalum alerta iruppanda’, ‘Urangina oru mugam, urumina aaru mugam’ etc.

Talakona Forests captivates 'Jaganmohini'

Jaganmohini is a remake of the yesteryear classic Jaganmohini (1978), directed by Vitallacharya, starring Narasimha Raju and Jayamalini in the lead roles. The newer version is being directed by N.K. Viswanathan starring Raja and Namitha. The movie is produced by by H. Murali. The unit of the new version of 'Jagan Mohini' has completed a part of the shooting schedule in the thick forests of Talakona. The unit including the lead Namitha camped at the dense jungle to capture various shots at the scenic spots of the forest. The civilians of the surrounding villages stormed to see the actor, after the news of their camping reached. The upcoming schedule for the shooting is to take place at Vizag and then in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by the end of September. The climactic scenes of the movie are going to be shot in the exquisite islands of Andaman and Nicobar. The film is planned to be completed by December and released in January 2009. The yesteryear hero of 'Jaganmohini', Narasimha Raju is stars as the father of the new lead Raja. The role of Jayamalini is restated by Namitha, who sizzles in the role of a glamorous heroine. Nila who is widely known as Meera Chopra in Tollywood makes a reversion in to the tamil industry but as a second heroine this time. The scene in which the nymphet Namitha harvests pearls underwater is claimed as the major high spot by the film makers. The unit says that the actress underwent special coaching for this scene. The puja was held at Tirumalai Nayak Palace, Madurai. Music maestro Ilayaraja visited the shooting spot of 'Jaganmohini', probably for the first time who scores music for this movie.

Sindhu Menon Photo Gallery

Maya Ravan by Shobana

The great and acclaimed classical dancer Bharata Natyam actress Shobana titled Maya Ravan an epic ballet on Ravana was premiered at the Nehru Center in Mumbai. She plays a villainous king Ravana.