Debut film? Ooh La La
Bedroom quote? You are also a toy, I am also a toy
Favourite hero? Kamal, Rajni and Sharukh
Favourite directors? Shankar, Bala and Ameer
Dream? Up to the sky
Expectations? Enthiran’s release
Desk top photo? Me
Ring tone? Usure Pogudhu
Face book? 500 friends
Favourite website? Ram Gopal Varma’s blog
Favourite heroine? Sridevi and Rekha
Age? Teenage
The audio launch of HMI Pictures ‘Aayiram Vilakku’ is happening on Monday 9th August at Sathyam Cinemas.
The function will be presided by Rama Narayanan, VC Guhanathan, Hansraj Saxena, Kalaipuli S. Thanu, K. Bhagyaraj, Abirami Ramanathan, Sivasakthi Pandian, Editor Mohan and R, Madhesh
The songs will be released by Prabhu Deva and ‘Jayam’ Ravi and received by Sasi Kumar, Venkar Prabhu will receive them. Special invitees at the function will be Salem A. Chandrasekaran, Mysskin, ‘Jayam’ Raja and Pandiraj
Srikanth Deva has scored the music for the songs written by Vairamuthu. The film has seven songs and they are these. “Madura Madura” sung by Naveen & Velmurugan, “Porale” sung by Karthik, “Andipatti” sung by Karthik, “Jigarthanda” sung by Karthik and Rita, “Enna Thavam” sung by KJ Yesudas, “Uthama Puthirane” sung by KJ Yesudas and “Rathiye” sung by Harish Radavendra and Chinmayi
‘Aayiram Vilakku’ is the second film directed by SP Hosimin after ‘February 14’. It is a mafia epic overshadowed by love. Set in the back drop of Madurai soil the film stars Sathyaraj, Santhanu Bhagyaraj, Sana Khan, Suman, Delhi Ganesh, Thalaivasal Vijay, ‘Ganja’ Karuppu and others.
1) Simbhu is mad on football. Whenever he is in house he plays football on his play station for hours together.
2) Simbhu is not in the habit of speaking on the cell phone for hours together. He sends only SMSs. He does not want to waste his time speaking on the phone.
3) Simbhu’s lucky number is 6. All his car numbers are 6. At any cost he will somehow manage to get the number 6.
4) Simbhu has the habit of singing the songs of his forthcoming films in disco clubs before the audio launch. He will be able to find out the reception from the dance of youths.
5) Whenever there is problem during the shooting, Simbhu has the habit of taking one rupee and twenty five paise and pray for one minute closing his eyes and throwing it out. He has learnt this habit from his father.
6) Simbhu cheers the young kids by giving them chocolates. He will always have chocolates in his pocket.
7) Simbhu has the habit of participating in the contests where winners are chosen by drawing the lots. He will definitely win a prize.
8. Simbhu is a night bird. He will involve himself in creative works connected with his films only in the nights. The songs Loosu Ponne and Where is the party was written by him during the nights.
9) Simbhu is regular in browsing the net daily. He is fond of replying his friends in the social network websites.
10) There should be definitely a non veg food item in his menu. He eats three times a day. He is not habit of eating snacks.
Though it is common for actors in K-town to tonsure their heads for a crucial scene in the movies they act, not may actresses come forward to go bald. However, Lakshmi seems to be an exception to this.
The actress, who shot to fame with ‘Poi Solla Porom’ and hogged attention playing Trisha’s mother in ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’, has agreed to shave her head for ‘Yudham Sei’, directed by Mysskin.
“It is a once-in-a-lifetime role and it required me to tonsure my head. I had no issues because it was one such role I have been waiting for so long and Mysskin is a wonderful director,” the actress says.
Revealing the list of her upcoming films, she says, “I am there in Boss Engira Baskaran, Naan Mahaan Alla, Kanimozhi, Aanmai Thavarel, Putham Pudhu Kaalai and other projects.” Besides, Lakshmi is also busy with her maiden directorial venture.
Even three years after they acted together in ‘Polladhavan’, Dhanush and Divya Spandana share a very good friendship. And they are in constant touch with her, thanks to the modes of communication the modern world has in store.
Recently, the actress tweeted on her micro-blogging page that she shot for a wedding scene in one of her upcoming films. She wrote on her profile that she didn’t know how many times she has been married (in movies).
Reacting to this, Dhanush, who is very active on internet and regularly replies to almost all the tweets he get, said, “You got married??!! Lol! Wish you a happy married life and my condolences to the boy.”
Tweeting back wittily, Divya Spandana said, “You didn’t marry me in ‘Polladhavan’, so I got married in this one. Kedi!!! I will keel you! Whoever marries me is the most fortunate, blessed and luck person! Poda!” Long live their friendship!
Not just looks, but her activeness may also remind you of Asin. We are talking about Poorna, who is acting in seven films in Kollywood, not to forget about offers from Tollywood and Mollywood knocking her door.
In Tamil, she is currently acting in films like ‘Dhrogi, Vithagan, Aadu Puli, Arjunan Kaadhali, Naran, Vellore Mavattam’ and ‘Kolai Thozhil’. “All the seven films offered me enough scope to perform,” she says.
The actress, who says that she is open to challenging offers, adds: “I am at the initial stage of my career. Acting in varied roles could alone establish me as a good actress. So I am ready to try new things.”
As part of her mission, Poorna recently dubbed on her own for her character in ‘Dhrogi’. “Though I am not well versed in Tamil yet, I did so thanks to the encouragement by director Sudha Prasad.”
Suriya, who is playing a circus artiste in his upcoming ‘7am Arivu’, is planning something different to promote the film, we learn. “He will perform some daring stunts during a promotional event of the movie,” sources say.
“For the past six months and more, he has been learning acrobatics and other circus stunts from an expert. As a result, the actor has learnt some aerial tricks and doing it during the shoot of the film without the help of a double,” maintain sources.
Saying that the training sessions Suriya underwent and the making of the film were captured on a camera, they add that these things will be screened to the audience before the release of the movie, which is directed by A R Murugadoss.
Besides, Suriya will also perform some hair-raising stunts on his own in front of a large number of the audience, probably at the audio launch function. All these things will make the film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin bigger in all terms.
Director Rajesh of ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ fame, who has finished shooting ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’ Monday last, is currently busy with the post production works of the Arya-Nayantara starrer.
After completing everything related to the film produced by Vasan Visual Ventures and presented by Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies and Arya’s ‘The Show People’, the filmmaker will start directing Udhayanidhi for his debut heroic venture.
“I have already started the groundwork. The film will launch Udhay as a romantic hero. It will be on the lines of ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’,” says Rajesh, adding: “It is going to be a perfect launch pad for Udhay.”
“The script is getting its final touches now. An official announcement will be made once everything is ready,” he adds. It is to be noted that Udhayanidhi, one of the top producers of Tamil cinema, did a cameo in his production venture ‘Aadhavan’ last year.
Atharva, the grandson of veteran Kannada film director S Siddalingaiah of the classic films in Kannada like ‘Bangaradha Manushya’, ‘Boothaiyyana Maga Ayyu’ and the son of Tamil actor Murali was in his home town Bangalore on Wednesday on the occasion of promoting his debut film ‘Baana Kaathadi’ that is releasing today 6th of August.
Atharva says his grandfather Siddalingaiah is the key inspirer in shaping him as an actor. “When I told my grandfather I wanted to become a ‘Dhobi’ he was perplexed. I had only in mind the powerful arms of ‘Dhobis’ explained Atharva who got right tips from his father and grandfather to take up debut film.
The film ‘Baana Kaathadi’ (Big Kite) is a perfect youth oriented subject from Satyajyothi Films that has given his father Murali his biggest hit in his career ‘Idhayam’.
“I was in the Royapuram slum for one and half months to take right attitudes of a guy from North Chennai area” disclosed Atharva sitting in between his father and grandfather at The Bell Hotel in Bangalore on Wednesday morning.
The mind of heart is important not the place where you live is the focus of this love cum entertainment ‘Baana Kaathadi’ said Atharva. Murali in self imposed exile for last three years has plans to get an entry to his son in Kannada too.
The proud grandfather of Atharva remembered the reversing of destiny in his lifetime. “I came to Bangalore to become an actor but respected Balakrishna advised me to take up direction for which I have no regrets. My son Murali wanted to be director but he became an actor from ‘Prema Parva’. My grandson Atharva in the childhood said he wanted to be a dhobi later changed his mind to become a football player but I gave him the knowledge of cinema what I knew. When he was in 12th he got the right idea of an actor and today he needs the blessings”, said the humble respected director Siddalingaiah who has many accolades in his profession.
Striding away from these films will be Vallakottai as Arjun performs an unusual role of a petty thief. Literally vexed with his fraudulent acts, he decides to give up. But his arrival in Vallakottai, a district in Southern Tamil Nadu has different plans for him. Filmmaker Kiccha adds that the film will be racy enough to keep audiences on edge of their seats, with a climax studded with breathtaking stunts.
Arjun’s Mei Kaan will be a thriller set in the backdrop of Malaysia and is directed by Major Ravi, who recently completed shooting for his multilingual movie Kandahar with superstars Mohan Lal and Amitabh Bachchan.
Actress Andrea is busy shaking her legs day and night. Know what? The actress has joined a dance class to develop the skills. Making her debut with ‘Pacchaikili Muthucharam’, Andrea never had an opportunity to dance. Even in the most overpowering song of ‘Oh Eesa’ of ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’, it was Reema Sen, who had more footage to dance. However, Andrea hasn’t given up the hope and is now vigorously gaining those skills.
The actress is now shooting for her upcoming film ‘Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam’, in which she shares the screen space with Dhanush. The film is directed by Selvaraghavan and is produced by his father Kasthoori Raja under the banner of RK Productions.
The rumors about her affairs with Selvaraghavan have slightly got trivialized on its course and maybe, soon after the release, things may catch up again.
Gowtham Vasudev Menon, an avid watcher of Hollywood and Foreign Films has been persistently inspired by those movies. Naturally, with his technical brilliance, the filmmaker has trivialized his minuses and is now all set to release his next film ‘Nadunisi Naaigal’. The film is produced and directed by Gowtham Menon under the banner of Photon Kathaas in collaboration with RS Infotainments Pvt. Ltd.
Apart from this film, the filmmaker will be producing two other films – Veppam and Azhagar Saamyin Kuthirai. Gowtham Menon’s long time associate Anjana makes her debut directorial with ‘Veppam’ and the print ads have already being published. ‘Azhagar Saamyin Kuthirai’ is Susindran’s next after ‘Vennila Kabadi Kulu’ and yet to release ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’.
Gowtham Menon will meet the media channels tomorrow and unravel more information about the release of ‘Nadunisi Naaigal’ and status of other 2 projects.
Tollywood’s hottie Anushka was much famous in Tamil film industry with her debut film ‘Rendu’. But later, the actress got literally busy with Telugu projects and couldn’t make her way back here. After a long interval, she has now decided to act in more Tamil films. Apparently, she has occupied a new bungalow in Chennai due to her continuous shooting schedules in the city.
Following the success of ‘Vettaikaran’ and ‘Singam’, the actress is now starring opposite Simbhu in the remake of Telugu movie ‘Vaanam’. She will be repeating the same role of original version while Simbhu will be seen in the role performed by Allu Arjun aka Bunny.
Sneha Ullal, who hasn’t so far acted in Tamil films makes her debut with this movie and she is the close friend of Simbhu. Now with two hot girls pairing with young superstar, Anushka has vowed to put off Simbhu’s negative traits of getting tensed, short temperedness before the shooting wraps up.
Yoga Teacher, be careful with your lower lip!!!
Besides ‘Ich’ and ‘Aadhi Bhagavan’ in which he is currently busy with, ‘Jayam’ Ravi has signed one more project. Titled ‘Boologam’, the film will be directed by Kalyana Krishnan, a former associate of S P Jananathan.
Kalyana Krishnan, who penned screenplay for ‘Iyarkai’, ‘Ee’ and ‘Peranmai’, all directed by Jananathan, will take of story, screenplay and direction departments of ‘Boologam’, which will be produced by Aascar Films.
Since the movie is about a boxer, ‘Jayam’ Ravi will appear in a special look designed after much research. The actor is making rigorous workouts in gym to fit him to the role, say sources in the know.
“I have made intense research about Tamil Nadu and international boxing for the past five years. ‘Boologam’ will not be a usual film. ‘Jayam’ Ravi has agreed to increase his weight and tone up his body to look like a boxer,” the director says.
With more Hindi releases scheduled in August, some of them are doubted to be either partially remade or inspired from all-time hits of Tamil Cinema.
LAFANGEY PARINDEY:
The film is produced by Yash Raj Productions and features Neil Nithin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Neil Nithin Mukesh takes on the role of One Shot Nandu, who’s a raging street fighter and Deepika Padukone, a blind girl fixed to 9-5 desk job, but aspires to be a skater. Neil Nithin and his gang of friends now help Deepika Padukone to achieve her dreams. Though the characterizations are completely unparalleled, it looks more or less the same as Vijay-Simran starrer ‘Thullatha Manamum Thullum’.
Hello Darling:
The film is about three women from different social strata (played by Celina Jaitley, Isha Gopikkar and Gunal Pag), who are often troubled by their philandering boss. It’s up to these three women about teaching a fine lesson to their boss (Javed Jaffrey). The film is based on yesteryear Tamil film ‘Magalir Mattum’ that featured Revathy, Rohini and Urvasi in lead roles with Nasser as the baddie. Padmashree Kamal Haasan made his guest appearance during the climax sequence.
Already, there have been series of Tamil films being replicated into Hindi with some alterations that includes Akshay Kumar’s Kambakkht Ishq (Pammal K Sammadham), Housefull (Kadhala Kadhala) and some of the portions in his recent release ‘Khatta Meeta’ directed by Priyadarshan had the same uproarious encounters of house renovation drama in ‘Friends’.
Tamil Film Producers Council president Rama Narayanan, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Kushboo, Revathi and Rohini are on the advisory panel of this year’s Chennai International Film Festival.
The Indo-Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), which organised the festival for the last seven years, is this time joining hands for the cause with two powerful bodies- South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) and Film Federation of India (FFI).
According to E Thangaraj, secretary, ICAF, “the aim of the festival is to put Chennai on the global map of film festivals. The budget this year has been almost doubled when compared to that of last year, as we are planning to screen more films.”
He added: “Apart from the Woodlands multiplex, where we normally screen movies, SIFCC's theatre will be one more addition like last year. We are expecting support from the Tamil Nadu government and other bodies of Tamil cinema.”
Come what may, life is to live. Perhaps taking cue from this popular adage, Tamannah says she is not worried about rumours of an alleged romance with her ‘Paiyaa’ costar Karthi Sivakumar.
“Because I know what the truth is. We are just colleagues and we are going to act together in another film too. I can’t achieve my goals if I am bothered by these mindless rumours,” she says.
Saying she is not answerable to those spreading ‘rumours’ on her, Tamannah says the two persons she is accountable to are her mother and father. “They know pretty well what’s happening in my life.”
“The support from my parents has made me achieve something,” she says and adds: “But I am aware that there is still a long way to go. My aim is that I should act in all kind of roles before I call it a day.”
