The Clash of the Titans (3D & 2D) – Marmadhesam
Plot
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.[
• Sam Worthington as Perseus, the hero and main protagonist• Liam Neeson as Zeus, the leader of the Gods of Mount Olympus• Ralph Fiennes as Hades, God of the Underworld and the primary villain, who made no appearance in the original
Production
The Clash of the Titans remake began development in 2002 under producer Adam Schroeder and writers John Glenn and Travis Wright. They wanted to drop the element of the gods playing chess. Producer Basil Iwanyk revived the project in 2006 with a rewrite by Travis Beacham, a fan of the original. Lawrence Kasdan and director Stephen Norrington signed on in 2007. But Norrington was unsure about his direction for the project, because he did not grow up with the original. Leterrier, who did, contacted Norrington through their shared agent about replacing him by June 2008. Leterrier noted the original Clash of the Titans inspired the climax of his previous film The Incredible Hulk – a battle in a burnt-down courtroom with temple-like columns – and has compared modern superheroes to Greek mythology.[18][19] Writers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi reworked Kasdan’s script, which had been written with an R rating in mind.
Leterrier sought Ray Harryhausen’s involvement, and reunited with Hulk concept artist Aaron Sims, who had already been working on Clash of the Titans with Norrington. Sims had difficulty designing Medusa, explaining “Are they all the same snake [in her hair]? Do they look more like hair? Are they different in silhouette or in light? And how much of a human face does she have, or is it more like a snake?…I was working on one design, and people said ‘That reminds me of Voldemort,’ because there was no nose. You have to be careful so it still looks like it’s an original idea.” Filming began April 27, 2009, in London at Shepperton Studios. Filming also took place in Wales and the Canary Islands, primarily in Tenerife, while aerial photography was to be conducted in Iceland and Ethiopia.
Filming of volcano scenes at the Harriet hole in Dinorwic Slate Quarry in Wales wrapped at the end of July. This slate quarry has also been used for locations for Willow and Street Fighter.3-D conversion and release
Clash of the Titans was originally set for standard release on March 26, 2010. The Heat Vision Blog reported on January 27, 2010 that after a 3-D conversion test of the film which Warner Bros. found to be a “roaring success,” the film would be converted to 3-D and would premiere on April 2, 2010.
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Produced by BasilIwanyk, KevinDeLaNoy, Richard D. Zanuck
Written by Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, Matt ManfrediStarring Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Alexa Davalos
Music by Ramin Djawadi, Neil Davidge
Cinematography Peter Menzies, Jr.Editing by Vincent Tabaillon, David FreemanStudio Legendary Pictures, Thunder Road Film, The Zanuck Company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) April 2, 2010
Running time 118 minutesCountry United States, United KingdomLanguage English
The film is to be released in tamil by director Rama Narayanan’s Sri Thenandal Films throughout Tamilnadu on April 2nd 2010.
Aval Peyar Thamizharasi – Tamil Movie Review
Star-casts: Jai, Nandagi, Theodre Bhaskaran, Ganja Karuppu and many othersBanner: Moser Baer, Blue Ocean EntertainmentProduction: Dhananjayan, LalithaDirection: Meera KadhiravanMusic: Vijay Anthony
Right from their maiden production, Moser Baer has been churning out certain flicks that don’t carry any such attribute of self-aggrandizing as a commercially successful flick. They neither make it big in box office nor receive good reviews amongst the audiences.
We would like to post a question on producers – What actually a good quality films means? Is it about presenting an art film with dark themes with all the characterization lamenting throughout the shows.
Sorry to say! If these are his intentions, the film should be directly released in home videos or merely for the sake of award functions.
‘Aval Peyar Thamizharasi’ disappoints us completely as none of its aspects impresses us. On the first day of show, there were hardly 23 audiences and that too was for the sake of banner – Moser Baer. Precisely, if the film was well, the 23 could’ve been manipulated into 2300 in the next following shows. But unfortunately, the film cannot hold its shows more than couple of days.
The film is about Jyothi (Jai) raping his childhood pal Thamizharasi (Nandagi) so that she wouldn’t leave him for her engineering graduation in Pune. But his cruel intentions, turns the life of Thamizharasi upside down with her mother committing suicide and her educational dreams shattered down. Years later, Jyothi regretting his sins goes in search of his girl.
Jai looks doubtful right throughout the film and his characterization is so bleak. When almost all the natives of village enunciate Tamil with their unique style, Jai speaks out in Chennai slang. Nandagi is the only convincing part and yet she hasn’t been utilized properly.
We have listed some of the illogical aspects –
The film starts with Parthiban narrating the story. All of sudden shift to Jai’s voiceover. The narration from narrator’s perspective shifting to the protagonist is a real crap.
How come the artists are dancing for Tamil song in deep villages of Maharashtra?
Jai’s friends instigate him to rape Nandagi. But on the very next scene, Jai remains silent when his friends accuse him of committing such an act.
Why that is always girls are narrated with such weakness dominated by Men? She is molested by Jai and yet she convinces her friend with good reason behind the reason.
Why that is almost the actresses in offbeat films become sex-workers?
A humble request to filmmakers! Please try something unique as our very own yesteryear directors like Bharathiraja, Mahendran and Balu Mahendra have presented us with evergreen stories set in rural backdrops.
Vijay Anthony’s background is trivialized and none of the songs are appreciable while P.G. Muthaiah’s camera isn’t as appealing as his previous films.
Finally, Moser Baer must correct its way of choosing scripts. Except ‘Kanden Kadhalai’, which was a hit mainly because of the label ‘Jab We Met remake’, none of the other releases have been a commendable one.
Bottom – Line: Its neither Serious Cinema or a Art Flick
Verdict: Big Bore !
Kamal’s next is not ‘Yavarum Kelir’
It was reported the Kamal’s next film will be for Udhayanidhi Stalin and the project will be a massive one. For that Madhavan was also signed and later Trisha to play the female lead opposite Madhavan.
As things were going all fine, after repeated discussions and fine tuning the original script got changed from what it looked at the beginning. Of course it has come out better. So Kamal and his team preferred a change to the earlier title ‘Yavarum Kelir’ for the new script. Again discussions went on and finally they decided on a new title. Accordingly Kamal’s next film will be called ‘Karunyam’. The star cast remains the same.
Kamal and Madhavan were last seen together in the thought provoking ‘Anbe Sivam’. Hope even this new film will be as touching as that.
Revathi’s first Malayalam film
Revathi is all set to start work on her first feature film in Malayalam as the director. The multi faceted actor-turned-director impressed all as a director with her very first feature film, ‘Mitr-My Friend' which won the Best English Film of the year award at the 49th National film awards. Later Revathi directed ‘Phir Milenge’ in Hindi in 2004, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty, on the subject of AIDS.
Now she is readying her first Malayalam film. Her first in Malayalam is ‘Makal,' which will be one of the films within ‘Kerala Cafe’. ‘Kerala Cafe’ is a Malayalam anthology film produced by Renjith and directed by a team of 10 directors.
Revathi says she and Anjali Menon are working on the script and casting. Once the producer says he is ready the shoot will begin. It’s likely that Revathi will announce the film by Vishu in April.
My daughter is my teacher – Gouthami
For Gouthami, her ten-year-old daughter Subbulakshmi is her biggest teacher. “She teaches me new things everyday by her acts. And she helps me realise there is a world out there, filled with love, care and affection,” says the actress.
“I am very happy and comfortable to be with her. She is my biggest teacher and my greatest asset,” says the proud mother. Ask her what was she doing all the years when she was away of the tinsel town and media light, Gouthami says, “I was living my life in all its glory.”
She adds: “I was living life through all its ups and downs. I learnt many things- about me, about others and about the world around me. I started looking at myself objectively and gained perspectives about many things.”
Busy acting in a television serial titled ‘Abirami’, Gouthami says, “It happened in a right time when I wanted to engage myself with some interesting work. I have started in a small way. Let’s see how things shape up.”
GUINNESS RECORD ON MARCH 12
Suresh Joachim’s “Sivappu Mazhai,” which was made in 11 days 23 hours and 45 minutes in Chennai India, is due for a release on March 12th, 2010. This movie is 2 hours & 3 minutes long. Andrew Raymond & Suresh Joachim produced this film Under Suresh Joachim Entertainment Inc. & Joachim International Inc. The film will be released across the globe with subtitles in English. Apart from producing the film, Suresh Joachim also shares the screen space with Meera Jasmine. Visitation Krishnamurthy has donned the director’s cap for this venture and Prabhakar has penned the dialogues. Deva has scored the music for the lyrics composed by Vairamuthu.
Thyagarajan blames Prashanth
“Prashanth is responsible for the break in his career. He made mistakes by committing wrong projects and by feeling pity for others. However, he is all set to make a comeback soon,” says Thyagarajan.
“As a father, it is my responsibility to ensure that my son is back on track. So I started two projects- ‘Malaiyur Mambattian’ and ‘Ponnar Sankar’. Both would make Prashanth to reinvent and reestablish himself,” the actor-filmmaker says.
Saying Prashanth is a very good actor, Thyagarajan adds, “All his talents would be brought on screen in both the films. ‘Malaiyur Mambattian’ is a yesteryear hit while ‘Ponnar Sankar’ has a strong backing in terms of script by Kalaignar.”
Expressing gratitude to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, he says, “When I approached him with the idea of filming one of his works, he gave me two choices- ‘Ponnar Sankar’ and ‘Paayum Puli Pandara Vanniyan’. When I selected ‘Ponnar Sankar’, he said he was happy with my choice and immediately gave his consent.”
WHAT SARATH HAS TO SAY ABOUT RANJITHA
The Ranjitha-Nithyananda video did create a lot of ruckus countrywide. The video footage which was being aired by some private television channels clearly showed the actress with Nithyananda. And Ranjitha has gone into hiding ever since then. With no statements from Ranjitha, there were strong speculations on what the Nadigar Sangam would decide on this issue. When asked about this to the Nadigar Sangam President Sarathkumar, he said that the Sangam could take action only against its members. He added that since Ranjitha is not a member, the Nadigar Sangam will not go into this issue.
Is Vijay TV Acquiring ‘Yathumagi’?
In the recent times, Vijay TV has been constantly acquiring the satellite rights of certain films prior to its release. It’s worth mentioning that the channel had bought ‘Porkalam’ for a record-breaking price right before the day it had hit the screens. Now, the channel has got into pacts with couple of unreleased films.According to the sources, ‘Yathumagi’ happens to be one of the films while the other one is close on the heels of finalization. The film produced by Sakthi Sangavi and Mohan Sangavi under the banner of Chola Creations was completed before a very long time. Finally, the film hits screens on March 12 with moderate prints across the state.Debutant Sachin takes on the lead role with Sunaina starring opposite him in female lead. Bala Kumar, once a journalist of leading magazine wields megaphone for this film. When approached the officials of Vijay TV, they have just stated that discussions are going on and things aren’t yet decided.James Vasanth’s musical score has already received commendable reviews at audio markets.
I am aggressive: Reemma
“I am an aggressive person who wants to achieve great things in life. At the same time I know what my limits are and would never crave for unrealistic things,” says Reemma.
The actress, who is on cloud nine after ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’, says, “The laurels and appreciations that I received from my contemporaries, co-stars and fans have floored me. They enjoyed my performance. It has made me more responsible now.”
“The long wait has rewarded me with rich harvest,” she says and adds: “The film has won critical appreciation and more so my role has been widely acclaimed”.
Expressing her gratitude to director Selvaraghavan, she says, “After being in the industry for several years and doing movies in different languages, I was looking for a different film and thus came ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’. People have seen me as glamour doll.”
“But with the movie and Selva’s inputs, I was able to do a film that combined glamour and performance. Now I am looked with more respect in the industry. I am happy that I was able to carry the film”, she asserts.
Vaibhav is hero: says Sasikumar
After ‘Subramaniapuram’, directorSasikumar is busy in his upcoming film titled ‘Pudhumai Virumbi’. He says that the first schedule of the film has been completed and will have next schedules at Bangalore and Hyderabad.
In the mean time, director Sasikumar clarified that Vaibhav is hero of the film and not A L Azhagappan as mentioned in some reports. A L Azhagappan is just playing a key role in the movie. Abhinavais playing the female lead in the movie andAparna is being introduced as a second heroine. Sasikumar’s close buddieSamuthirakani is playing the role of police officer in the film.
Jayachitra tells the reason why she made her son a hero
Jayachitra who had acted in more than 200 films is now introducing her son Amaresh through the film Nane Ennul Illai.
Jayachitra herself is directing this film. Amaresh who is doing the lead role in this film is also composing the music for this film. Jayachitra tells the reason why she is introducing her son as a hero. She said, “One day early morning at about 3.30 am a story was created within me. I wrote 100 pages immediately.
This film is about boy college student and girl college student who aspire to become a hero and heroine in a film. So I felt my son Amaresh would suit the role. He is going to complete his visual communication course.
He has reduced his weight by 25 kilos. Aarya Mohan is pairing with him. She is from Kerala but she is residing in Mumbai. She is the heroine who knows Tamil. Saranya and Nasar are donning the role of the heroe’s parents. Visu. Gangai Amaran, K S Ravikumar, P Vasu, Mohan Sharma and Kuyilee are also donning important roles in this film. Raghav is donning the role of villain.
I have already directed a film titled Pudhiya Raagam. This will be the second film I will be directing. I am only directing this film. I am not acting in this film.’
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