Namitha’s four in a row

The tall and gorgeous Namitha is making waves in Tamil cinema with a slew of releases this season. Namitha had a great start this year with Sundar C’s ‘Perumal’ hitting the screens in February. Sundar C and Namitha paired up yet again to be the lead cast in ‘Thee’, distributed by Sun Pictures. 'Indra Vizha’ and ‘1977’ are the forthcoming flicks that have Namitha playing prominent roles. Starring Srikanth and Namitha, ‘Indira Vizha’ is directed by Rajeshwar. Namitha plays the role of a rich and haughty natured girl. The act offers abundant scope to bring the best out of the heroine. Directed by debutant GN Dinesh Kumar, an erstwhile ad maker, ‘1977’ is an anticipated extravagant venture of Sarath Kumar, who dons his favorite dual role that of a father and son. The glam quotient of Namitha will be underplayed as she plays a pivotal role of a lawyer in this film. All in all, Namitha is now hot property of Kollywood and if these films make it big at the box office, we will sure be seeing more of the actress in 2009.

Karunaas’ Big Birthday Celebrated

Out of all, this would be the biggest birthday in the life of Karunaas. You know why? The actor who had churned out various musical albums before entering into film industry on the course turns music director. Yup! as known earlier, Karunaas who was at first merely played comedian role in ‘Rajathi Raja’ was offered to score music replacing Dheena.
Now, it has raised everyone’s expectations across the audio market and everyone’s on the tiff of bagging the rights. Known for tuning the best ‘Gaana’ numbers, the album will have the remix version of ‘Elandha Pazham’ from the yesteryear classic film ‘Panama Paasama’.
This would feature both Raghava Lawrence and Meenakshi on the screens. Sakthi Chidambaram, Director of the film has plans to launch the audio in a grand manner…

Yaavarum Nalam – Watch it to get your spines Chilled

Movie - Yaavarum Nalam
Production: Big Pictures
Direction: Vikram Kumar
Star-casts: Madhavan, Neethu Chandra, Hari Nair, Ameetha, Sachin Khanderkar, Ravi Babu and many others.

Music: Shankar-Ehasan-Loy
Cinematography: P.C. Sriram
PRO: Johnson It’s completely off-the-wall from the director’s take off with ‘Alai’. A film that was supposed to be an entertainer turned to be a pathetic piece of work. Perhaps, working all throughout these years, he has brimmed with an extraordinary horror that none of our Kollywood filmmakers attempted to do.
Synopsis
Manohar (Madhavan) and his elder brother (Hari) with all their best efforts buy a new house-apartment on loan. Manohar’s wife (Neethu Chandra), brother’s wife (Ameetha), their kids, sister and mega-serial maniac mom (Saranya) are all elated about their new house.
Things are so fine and happily moving until a new television serial ‘Yaavarum Nalam’ commences on a satellite channel. The ladies who are so attached to the serial don’t realize that whatever happens there is turning into reality amongst them in their own families. When Manohar spots this out accidentally, he’s off with high and low tides of fear.
On the pars, he’s so satisfied that everything is so favorable to him that his brother gets promotion, his sister with long-time arrears scoring first-class marks and most of all his wife getting pregnant.
But, he’s not aware about the following episodes that will pull him upside down with unbelievable shocks. Yeah! He discovers that the serial is getting telecasted only in his house…
Performance:
Madhavan is extraordinary on his show. Be it the scenes where he romances with his wife or the scariest part of dealing the hardest situation, he is outstanding. Neethu Chandra, Saranya and other actors have done their best. Especially Ravi Babu as Cop dominates all throughout second half, makes you laugh at many parts.
Direction:
Vikram has carefully penned each and every shot so perfectly that it has proportions of comedy, romance, fun and frolic. It really makes us doubt was he the same filmmaker who made a film ‘Alai’.
Technical Aspects:
P.C. Sriram spells the best with his top-notching cinematography. Maybe, he wants to reveal his touch of shaking camera. But that doesn’t fit the screen all the time as it distracts the audiences. Background score by Tubbi Parik is mind-boggling while the songs Shankar-Ehasan-Loy are perfectly done. The melodies and the jazzy numbers are good when it goes with the best technical shows. Sreekar Prasad’s editing is crisp adding to the visual enhancement on the screen.
Final Take:
It’s the first ever film here we get to see that Technical and Narrative aspects are dominating the actors on the screens. Of course, though the actors have done a splendorous job, it’s the gripping screenplay with lots of twists and turns, best cinematography, editing and sound mixing, background score that dominates throughout the film.
Verdict: Don’t miss it at any cost..

Priyamani shows what she isn’t supposed to?

Actress Priyamani kick-started her career with good projects and in fact she was considered to be the luckiest one for having casted in great filmmakers on the row; Bharathiraja, Balu Mahendra and Ameer. But now, things are completely vice-versa as she has been making out and most obscene appearances that she wrongly considers as ‘Glamour’.
On all the way, before watching the stills that she had posed for Telugu Movie ‘Drona’, it’s advisable to keep a fever tablet as you would be stricken by it.
On the pars, she has been donning some good roles in the recent time that includes Malayalam movie ‘Thiraikadha’ and of course, she would surely have the best out of Mani Rathnam’s ‘Raavana’.
Looks like the actress is committing the biggest blunder on the course of proving herself best on both glamorous and offbeat roles that doesn’t happen so?

Chennai Warriors wins the trophy

Chennai Warriors defeated the Andhra Kings and won the cricket match organised by the High Power V Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
The match was held at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai. Each team comprised of film actors from Kollywood and Tollywood.
The match was conducted to raise funds for helping the Tamilians who are suffering due to the on going conflict between LTTE and the Military in Sri Lanka.
Chennai Warrriors took 233 runs in 25 overs. After getting 100 runs, Vikranth retired to give a chance for the other batsmen to play. Jeeva went on to contribute 50 runs.
For Chennai Warriors, Arya took 3 Wickets and although Adarsh went on to score 50 runs for Andhra Kings; they could only manage to make 189 runs.
Vikranth and Arya shared the man of the match award.
J.K Ritesh, Jeeva, Arya, Silambarasan, Bharath, Srikanth, Ramana, Vikranth, Jithan Ramesh, Shanthanu and Vishnu were the players of Chennai Warriors.
Dr.Rajasekar, Saikumar, Nikil, Udhay Kiran, Aryan Rajesh, Rajivkantala, Prabhu, Ayyapa, Raghu and Sairavi turned out for the Andhra Kings.

Mariyadhai movie photo gallery

Vikaraman’s forthcoming movie is Mariyadhai. Ambika has just finished shooting for Vikaraman’s project Mariyathai, where she plays the role of a mother and Captain Vijayakanth plays a dual role. Vijayakanth and Vikraman are coming together for ‘Mariyathai’ after eight years since the blockbuster ‘Vanathai Pola’. The Mariyathai film is slated for a April 10 release. Meera Jasmine, Meena, Ambika, Ramesh Kanna and Sampath are the other important members of the cast.

Trisha roped in for a Malayalam film

Another A-list Kollywood actress is going to make her debut in the Malayalam Film Industry. Trisha has agreed to play the lady love of Dileep in an yet to be titled film to be directed by script writer/director - B.Unnikrishnan.
Right from the 80’s several actresses from other states have come and made a mark in the Malayalam film industry. But Trisha’s entry into the Malayalam filmdom will be very special.
This is because she is currently one among the top most leading actress in Kollywood and also has a big fan following in all the states in south India. In majority of the Malyalam movies, the female actors get enough and more scope to show their acting skills.
And glamour does not get that much prominence as in other film industries. So for Trisha, acting in this new movie can turn out to be a novel experience.
The movie to be produced by Vaishakha movies will commence its production by the end of September.

Exclusive - Rajathi Raja Movie Photo Gallery

Lawrance in the lead, director Shakti Chidambaram is working for a new film Rajadhi Raja which is shaping up in Telugu and Tamil. After giving an success with Pandi, producer Hitesh Jabak has booked Raghava Lawrence again for his next project. Pandi had Lawrence and Sneha in the lead with Saranya and Nasser playing supporting characters. Now, their new venture together will be directed by Pon Raman, who was an assistant to director KS Ravikumar.
Rajadhi Raja Movie Photo Stills
Cast: Ragava Larencce, Mumtaz, Meenakshi, Snigtha, Samiksha, Kamna Jethmalani, KarunaasDirection: Sakthi ChidambaramProduction: Sakthi ChidambaramMusic: Dheena

Star Cricket – Kollywood VS Tollywood

The glitzy star cricket featuring teams of Kollywood and Tollywood stars began today on 7th March at Chepauk Stadium.
The Tamil stars team has been christened ‘Chennai Warriors’ that has JK Ritheesh (Captain), Aarya, Silambarasan, Bharath, Srikanth, Jeeva, Ramana, ‘Jithan’ Ramesh, Shanthanoo and others.
‘Andhra Kings’ is the opposition team from the tinsel town of Tollywood that has Dr. Rajasekhar, Sai Kumar, Udhay Kiran, Nithin, Nikhil and others.
The 25-25 over match took off this morning amidst grand fanfare in the stadium. Kollywood team won the toss and Vikranth – Jithan Ramesh went to the fields as openers.
Chinni Jayanth and Ameer are the commentators for the match which will end by today evening.

Sequel to ‘Naan Avan Illai’ announced

Filmmaker Selva and Jeevan are coming together again to re-create magic at the box office.
The actor/director pair struck the right chord with the audience with the blockbuster ‘Naan Avan Illai’ produced by Hitesh Jhabak. Now, a sequel having the same title has been announced and it is going to be one step ahead in all aspects from the previous version of the film.
Hitesh is producing the sequel too. This time the producer has plans to make the movie in an extremely stylish way. Majority of the portions of the film will be shot in Europe and some parts in Dubai and South Africa. Similar to the first part, a new set of five heroines will be there for the leading man.
Already Sangeetha, Hema Malini who debuted with the film ‘Indira Vizha’, Swetha Menon and Lakshmi Rai have been selected. Most probably for the role of the fifth lady, a famous model from Mumbai will be roped in.
‘Naan Avan Illai’ depicted the hatred and greed of a young man’s dogmatic way of life. But, the reason behind him exploiting women was not unveiled. This time around, the makers have planned to reveal the flashback behind the vengeance in this sequel.
Imman is the music composer and Bala Murugan is the cinematographer of the sequel.

Bhoomika spoke Telugu, now?

Malligai is a film produced by Mohan Kumar G under the banner Satya Durga Dhanmayashree Moives and presented by Samudra Silver Screens. V Samudram has written the story, screenplay and dialogues. He is also directing this film. Muralikrishna is doing the lead role while Bhoomika is pairing with him.
Bhoomika is acting in this film after Sillendru Oru Kadhal. Bhoomika appears in the role of a man in some of the scenes. Farzana who has paired with Sarath Kumar in the film 1977 is doing the second female lead role in this film.
Kovai Sarala, Suman Shetty, Kadhal Sukumar, Abhinayashree and Anuradha are also starring in this film. Bollywood actor Mahesh is donning the role of the villain. Vinodh has written the dialogues while Ilayaraja has composed the music for the lyrics penned by Snegan and Yuga Bharathi.
Hari has edited this film. Krishna Reddy has taken care of stunts while Selvam has edited this film. The film is to hit the screens shortly.

Actress Jaylani injured while filming

Rajeswari who produced the film Pathu Pathu under the banner Indian Dream Makers and Jaylani who produced the film Kelvikuri under the banner Eighth Cross Pictures is jointly producing s film titled Kadathal. Jaylani is doing the lead role.
He has also written the story, screenplay and dialogues apart from the directing this film. The shooting of the film is taking place in slum area of Teynampet.
Yesterday a fighting sequence featuring Jaylani, Michael and 10 rowdies was being shot under the supervision of stunt master Run Ravi. K V Mani was handling the camera.Jaylani while jumping from a two storied building tripped and accidently fell.
He sustained injuries in his knee which resulted in heavy bleeding. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. He was given treatment and is taking rest. He has been cured. But the doctors have advised him to take complete rest and avoid shooting for a week

Director Selva Mani arrested

Film maker Selva Mani, the director of movies like ‘Captain Prabhakaran’, ‘Chemparuthi’ and ‘Pullan Visaranai’ has been arrested by the Police.
He had gone to the Cuddalore jail to visit director Seeman who has been given a one year punishment for supporting LTTE through a speech.
After his visit Selva Mani raised slogans in support of Seeman and thus indirectly conveying his support for LTTE.
This action of the film maker led to his immediate arrest and now he has been kept in judicial custody.
Selva Mani is the husband of actress Roja who is a women’s leader in the Telugudesam Party.

Vijayakanth grooves for MGR song!

Vijayakanth is one guy who knows exactly how to manage time. That is precisely the reason behind his political career as well as his career in films running parallel. The ‘captain’ will soon be seen in a film titled ‘Mariyadhai’ which has director Vikraman calling the shots. Apart from captain Vijayakanth, ‘Mariyadhai’ has Meena, Meera Jasmine, Ambika and Ramesh Khanna donning various roles. The music for this song will be dealt by Vijay Anthony and the film is being produced by Siva.
‘Mariyadhai’ has a special feature in it in the sense there is a remix song in the film. This seems to be the season of remixes because almost every new film hitting theatres these days has a remix number. The best part is that remix songs are well received by the crowd. ‘Mariyadhai’ has a remix number from the yester film ‘Idhyakkanni’ that had MGR and Radhasaluja as protagonists. The song goes like ‘Inbame Undhan Pear Penmaiyo.....’ to which we can see our beloved captain grooving! The remix song was shot at a harbour in Australia. It believed that to acquire permission for filming in this harbor is seldom possible, but this team not only acquired the permission but has also successfully completed shooting the remix song from this location. No wonder Vijayakanth must have loved to be in this song, because he is lovingly referred to as ‘black’ MGR!

Cheran is coming with his “Treasure”

Another of Cheran’s film is coming to hit the big screens. As it is usual with the writer/director/actor’s movies, ‘Pokkisham’ will also be a clean entertainer designed for the whole family. This movie is being produced by Hitesh Jhabak, the producer of super hit films like ‘Naan Avan Illai’ ‘Anjathey’ and ‘Pandi’. The audio of ‘Pokkisham’ will be released during the second week of April. The five music tracks which have been composed by Sabesh Murali will have a special place in the narration. The songs rather than coming to give a musical relief to the audience will be playing its part in taking the story forward. Padmapriya will give company to the main lead Cheran in ‘Pokkisham’ which will tell the poignant tale of a relentless search for a lost love. The historic and beautiful city of Calcutta is the main place where the story of the film will unfold. The film will be released in May.

Ash and Boss at Hyderabad

Endhiran alias Robot, the magnum opus of Shankar-Rajinikanth-Rahman is getting chiseled in a perfect manner. Currently the shooting is happening in India after the initial overseas schedule. Though secrecy has always remained the keyword with all of Shankar’s projects, the visual, print and the web media have been successful in getting hold of information about the film in one way or the other.
The latest to come from the Robot’s stable is that a
song will be shot soon at Hyderabad involving the lead pair which is likely to be Shankar’s signature number. Industry sources aver that this song will be choreographed on lines of Randakka in Anniyan or Azhagana Ratshasi in Mudalvan where aesthetic and creative minds went into work which took care of the minutest details in the frame. The colossal set for this number will be created by Sabu Cyril in which Ash and Boss will be gyrating along with junior artists in expensive attire to the tune of double Oscar winner A R Rahman, sung by Madhushree.

Radhika hurt

Actress-turned-producer Radhika was hurt while shooting for a television serial in Chennai. The actress is donning the title role in the television serial Arasi, which is produced by her home production Raadan Media Works. The mishap occurred when the shooting of an important scene, in which Radhika was required to run fast, was filmed at the Light House in Chennai. Unfortunately, the actress banged her head on the wall which resulted in profuse bleeding. Radhika was rushed immediately to a private hospital where she was treated for head injuries.

The actress returned home later. Sources close to her say that the shooting will stand cancelled until Radhika gets well.

Yaavarum Nalam attracts…

The Premiere show of Yaavarum Nalam was held on March 6th at the INOX Theatre in Chennai. The show began at 10:20 pm amidst much expectations from the audience. The horror genre of films have always caught the fancy of the Tamil audience and Yaavarum Nalam, widely publicized to be a film belonging to that genre, had several film personalities lined up to watch the premiere show. There is no doubt that all of them present at the theatre enjoyed the movie thoroughly. Yaavarum Nalam was directed by Vikram K. Kumar

The list of celebrities that attended the show includes Sandhya, Kushboo, directors Dharani, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaran, Kreedom Vijay, music director Dharan, cinematographer Ravi Varman, assistant director Shruthi, actresses Rohini, Fathima Babu, Kasthoori, Vijay adhiraj, Uma Padmanaban, and music director Selvaganesh Vikku Vinayakram.

Veteran director passes away

Veteran writer, actor and director Kovai Kathiroli passed away at his residence in Chennai on the 4th of March (Wednesday). He had been in poor health over the past month. He is survived by wife Rosy, son K.R. Selvaraj and daughters Victoria and Kaveri.
Kovai Kathiroli has more than 30 films to his credit including Deivam Pesuma, Annaiyin Aanai, Gangai Aval Kannukkul, Velichathukku Vanga and the famous
Nagamalai Azhagi which featured M.R. Radha. He has also acted in many plays and portrayed historic characters like MGR, Periyar and Lenin on stage. He has been honored with the Kalaiselvam title by the Nadigar Sangam. His wife too is an acclaimed stage artiste while his son is currently a Nadigar Sangam office bearer.
The final rites were performed on the 5th of March (Thursday). Many famous names from Kollywood paid their last respects to the veteran director. Behindwoods mourns the demise of Sri. Kovai Kathiroli.

Women’s Day plans!

Big FM has big plans to celebrate the Women’s day! The week long celebrations are underway with the radio station roping in several women achievers from various walks of life. In their studios on March 5th was Lavanya, the first lady saxophone player in India. Big FM’s list of women achievers also include Madhumitha of Slumdog Millionaire fame, Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, singer Anuradha Sriram, Dr. Shanta, lawyer Arul Mozhi, dance master Kala and carom player Ilavazhagi. The program titled Pudhumai Penn is definitely a tribute to all women.

Thambikku Indha Ooru: From Australia to India

Bharath’s Thambikku Indha Ooru is set to roll. Directed by Badri of Veerappu and Aindham Padai, the film will pair Bharath with Silambattam fame Sana Khan. About the movie: according to the unit, it will be a lighthearted feel good story. There will be no place for unnecessary fights or any strong elements which will destroy the feel of the film. They also said that Vivek’s comic act, along with the Telugu screen’s comedy king Brahmanandam, is sure to bring the house down.

The film will begin in Australia where most of the first half is set and move to India. It is not surprising then that the makers of the movie wanted the title ‘Thambikku Endha Ooru’ which ultimately had to be dropped.

The film star’s art exhibition

Sri Priya conducted her art exhibition at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Chennai on March 5th. Celebrities such as Sangeetha, Latha, Vijay Adhiraj and Uma Padmanabhan were spotted at the show.
An auction of the art work was conducted later and Sri Priya was lucky enough to sell a few pieces. Thanking her mother, husband and children for their support, Sri Priya said that the art show would have been impossible without them.

Exclusive - Yavarum Nalam Premiere Gallery

The premier show of Yavarum Nalam movie happened in Inox and was attended by Yavarum Nalam Movie Director Vikram K.Kumar, Kushboo,Santhiya,Kasturi,Rohini,Dir,Dharani,Venkatprabu,Preamji,Dharan,Dir.Vijay, Harikumar,Fathima Babu, Vijay Athiraj,TV Vjs Are attend . Yavarum Nalam is a thriller, about some mysterious happenings in an 13th floor apartment complex. Madhavan’s character is the only person to be aware of the things around. How he saves his family form the crux.

No Ashokavanam, only Raavan!

While the shooting for Mani Rathnam’s next has been going on unhindered for the past few months, the media too has been busy updating every bit of news that was available about this high profile movie. While it has been called Ashokavanam by all sections of the media with the Hindi version being called Raavan, the makers of the bilingual are yet to make any official announcement regarding the title.
We had reported earlienr that the speculated title,
Ashokavanam, had come under the scanner because a similar title had been registered by Kasthuriraja. Now, a clear picture seems to be emerging. Reliable sources have said that while Raavan will indeed be the title of the Hindi version, the Tamil title is yet to be finalized, probably due to the above mentioned problem. Chances are that the Hindi title Raavan might be fixed for the Tamil version too. Official confirmation is awaited.

Growing demand for Rahman’s tunes

The tunes of AR Rahman has been relished by music lovers from ‘Roja’, ‘Mumbai’, ‘Gentleman’, ‘Donga Donga’, ‘Rangeela’, ‘Indian’, ‘Prema Desam’, ‘Jeans’, ‘Taal’, ‘Sakhiya’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Amrutha’, ‘Naani’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Yuvraaj’ to ‘Ghajini’ and the endless list goes on..
Rahman’s double Oscar glory is surging in the country and the demand for his albums in the market is now raging high with patrons thronging towards the stores.
Within this past two weeks, the sales have gone up by more than thirty percent. Store dealers have ordered extra copies of the albums ‘Bombay Dreams’, ‘Signature Collections’, ‘Vandematharam’, ‘Live in Dubai’ and ‘Between Heaven and Earth’.
The signature tune of Airtel is on air all over India depicting Rahman’s stature and sale records are in a never-seen-before consign in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Along with movie albums, patriotic and international albums are emptying the stocks, as said by retailers.

‘Baana’ is Sathyajyothi’s next film

Sathyajyothi Films, one of the oldest production houses of Tamil Cinema is gearing up for its next venture named ‘Baana’.
‘Jayam Kondaan’ directed by Kannan was the last movie of the company known for its clean family entertainers. With Vinay, Bhavana and Lekha Washington doing the lead roles, the flick was received well at the box office.
The other recent movies of Sathyajyothi Films are ‘Muniyandi Vilangiyal Moondram Aandu’ and ‘Em Mahan’. Both the flicks were directed by Thirumurugan and had Bharath as the protagonist.
The name ‘Baana’ really means “Kite” in Tamil, but as far as the film is concerned it was made in an interesting way. The movie has five heroines and each letter of movie’s title stands for the names of the five leading ladies.
The Pooja of the film will be conducted on Monday. The leading man who is to romance the five heroines in ‘Baana’ is yet to be known.
Well, we will wait till Monday to know who the lucky guy is.

G V Prakash’s bilingual romance

Aanandha Thandavam a movie by Director Gandhi Krishna had the release of its audio some time back. The movie is an in and out romantically inclined story with an equally interesting screenplay with Tamanna and Siddharth in the lead. It is believed that this might prove a good stepping stone for Tamanna.
The Director has adopted the late Writer Sujatha’s story that had been written two decades ago, for which he had got the permission even before the writer’s
demise. G V Prakash’s spill of soulful rhythms is evident all through the album, probably the result of this young composer having got the first opening to score for a full length love story. The Telugu audio is slated for release on 13th March from when the young Tollywood fans can expect some real romantic numbers. The bilingual movie hits the theatres on 27th March.

Cheerleaders for IPL matches

Vijay TV is holding a contest to select the cheerleaders for the IPL cricket tournament. The winners will be the cheerleaders for the Chennai Super Kings team. The judges for the show, cricketer Sadagopan Ramesh and actress/model Gayathri Jayaram will choose the winners from the 10 teams that are participating in the contest. Each team comprises of 7 members, which includes both boys as well as girls. The winners will be decided based on the motivation levels, innovative routines, whacky slogans and their ability to raise the energy levels of the players.
The Chennai 28 team S.P.B.Charan, Vijay, Ajay and Premji will be the special guests at the inaugural show. The show will go on air from March 6th at 10pm on Vijay TV. It will be hosted by VJs Ajay and Surya.
Yet another show on Vijay TV is the hunt for the junior team of the Chennai Super Kings. This show will commence on March 7th. The first schedule took place in Trichy and 80 children were short-listed. In the final competition a team of 11 players will be selected and they will get to watch the IPL cricket matches from the pavilion. The top three (batsman, bowler and all rounder) will get to watch their cricket stars at the nets.

Kanthaswamy’s Italian guests

The Vikram-Shriya starrer Kanthaswamy’s producer Thanu is gearing up for an audio launch in a grand scale. Thanu says that he plans a grand event for the audio launch and several film personalities from India will participate in it. He added that plans afoot to invite special guests from Italy.
Ever since news hit that Vikram has rendered a few songs in Kanthaswamy, his fans have been eager to hear it, says Thanu. The final touches for the audio
are currently on in Mumbai and Thanu expects the final version within a month.
It may be recalled that Kanthaswamy’s launch itself was a unique affair with the director releasing a teaser trailer. Wonder what the team has planned for the audio launch!

Complaint against Jananathan

The ‘Iyarkai' and 'E’ fame Director Jananathan is almost through with his next project ‘Peraanmai’, the film starring Jayam Ravi and five heroines. Vasundhara, who has acted earlier in Vattaram and Jayamkondaan is one of the five lead ladies. The movie’s final scenes are being shot in Thalakkonam, a place close to Tirupati. Daily the crew either travel to the shooting spot from Tirupati or stay in the Guest Bungalow at Thalakkonam, all depending on their shots to be taken.

As there were many scenes involving Vasundhara, sources say that Director Jananathan had requested her to stay at Thalakkonam itself which she refused for various reasons. As Jananathan could not get convinced with her excuses of preferring to stay only at Tirupati, it resulted in a duel between Vasundhara and Jananathan. Vasundhara left the shooting spot half way through and also has placed a complaint at the Nadigar Sangam regarding the Thalakkonam issue.

Priyadarshan’s film to be released

The critically acclaimed film, Kancheevaram, directed by ace director Priyadarshan will be released in India on March 13th. The film has done well in the Toronto Film Festival in which it was showcased and has received rave reviews from various quarters.
Set in the 1940s, Kancheevaram deals with the lives of the silk weavers and the formation of the cooperative society. The film is produced by Four
Frames and Precept Picture Company. Prakash Raj and Shriya Reddy play the lead roles. With the foreign audience appreciating the film, it remains to be seen how it fares among the Indian public.