Vijay: From Madrasapattinam to Bollywood

Director Vijay, it seems, is not ready to wait till the release of ‘Madrasapattinam’ to start his next project. For that matter, not just one film, he has started simultaneously working on two movies.
While one of the films will announce his arrival in Bollywood as a filmmaker, he is donning the avatar of a script writer for the other venture, which would be directed by popular editor Antony.
“Script for my Hindi debut is ready and it will have either Imran Khan or Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. It will be a ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ kind of a movie. I have also finished writing script for Editor Antony’s directorial venture,” Vijay says.
On ‘Madrsapattinam’, which is hitting screens in less than 48 hours, he says, “We did immense research before starting the film. Thanks to the support from producer Kalpathi S Aghoram and other team members, the movie has come out well. It is for the audience to decide the rest.”

'Kavalar Kudiyiruppu' is now 'Kadhalar Kudiyiruppu'

Director A M R Ramesh of 'Kuppi' fame has opted for a name change for his forthcoming venture 'Kavalar Kudiyiruppu'. He has now christened the film as 'Kadhalar Kudiyiruppu'.
"Since the title ‘Kadhalar Kudiyiruppu’ sounded more apt for the movie than the earlier one, I have renamed it now. The film is getting ready for release," the filmmaker said.
On the film, he said, "Unlike ‘Kuppi’, we have added some commercial elements in this movie. But they would be part of the script. Telugu actor Anish Tejeshwar and Shruthi are doing the lead roles."
James Vasanthan is scoring the music. "He (James) had turned down nearly 30 offers after ‘Subramaniapuram’, because he wishes to score music only for meaningful films. I was glad that he agreed to do my film as soon as he heard the script," said Ramesh.
A gold medalist from the film institute in Chennai, Ramesh said, "I want my films to be entertaining and at the same time make the audience think."

Who is Gautham Menon’s Next Hero?

After the stupendous success of VTV, ace director Gautham Menon has completed major portion of his next project with Sameera Reddy and the release date will be announced soon. Meanwhile he has other projects in his kitty too. Sources reveal that he would be directing the Hindi remake of VTV.Meanwhile a project with Telugu star Rana Daggubati is also in the pipeline. On the other hand, insiders reveal that there are talks going on to rope in Murali’s son Atharva in Gautham Menon’s project. By this weekend, an announcement is sure to come in. Please watch this space for further information.

Realms of Comedy Kings in Kollywood

It has been happening over the ancient period of Tamil Cinema of where the comedy actors made their endeavoring journeys as heroes. On the button, it all started from the days of veteran actor N.S. Krishnan as he successful made his appearance as onscreen hero hop-skipping from his comedy roles.

Off the late, our grandparents wholeheartedly appreciated Nagesh’s prominences as lead characters in ‘Server Sundaram’, ‘Neer Kumili’ and ‘Ethir Neechal’ incredulously elevated him to greater standards. And then came, the all-time comedy duo Goundamani-Senthil, who played major roles and resulted in the success of many films that even didn’t carry well known actors. The modern phase has witnessed the emerging of various comedy actors making the way to the epitome of success as heroes.

Actors Vivek, Vadivelu, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu and Karunas have already made their stupendous shows as heroes and won the hearts of millions.

Vivek: The actor’s debut film ‘Solli Adippaen’ is still under wraps and is unveiled due to some constraints. But somehow, the actor has got himself a credit over becoming a hero in spite of that film being unreleased.

Vadivelu: Two films based on unique themes made his career so best. ‘Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi’ and ‘Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan’ got him innumerable praises from all ends. Though, he wasn’t offered with lead roles in films ‘Winner’ and ‘Giri’, the film’s result doubtlessly succeeded with his show.

Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu: This duo played the lead role in ‘Arai En 305il Kadavul’ that was loosely based on Hollywood’s ‘Bruce Almighty’. Apart from making comedies, they had something to deliver emoting to various extents.

Karunas: Amongst all these actors, Karunas leads the race as both his films ‘Dindukal Saarathy’ and ‘Ambasamudaram Ambani’ has impressed the universal audiences. His very nature of choosing socio-commercial themes gets him closely related with the audiences.

Subject makes the film more at its best and the way it’s presented matters a lot than the star-values. Of course, these actors have proved this mantra so ardently with their earnest works and let’s wish them continue working on the same tactics

Magadheera - between lines of Dubbing and Remake

Tollywood’s yesteryear Magadheera arriving in Kodambakkam has raised buzzes about the film is getting remade or being dubbed.The biggest entertained made by S.S. Raja Mouli was all set to make its way herein Tamil with a dubbed version. Later as producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu of V Creations obtained the rights of this film, buzzes were that filmmaker Ravi Mariah will be directing few additional comedy tracks with Ram Charan Teja and Vivek. Of course, it’s a very well known fact that veteran ace screenwriter K. Bhagyaraj is penning dialogues for Tamil version.The latest we hear is that Kalaipuli S Dhanu’s son Kala Prabhu, who shot to fame with his debut directorial ‘Sakkarakatti’, may wield the megaphone for the complete remake version.Sources from both the ends remain unavailable for the comments as Kalaipuli S Dhanu is busy finalizing the crew for Hindi remake of ‘Milaga’.

I have sung one of my favourites in NMA: Yuvan

Yuvan Shankar Raja is pumping with excitement! According to the fantastic music director, he has sung a song in Karthi’s ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ (NMA) that will remain as one of his favourite songs.
According to Yuvan, He has been working on "Iragai Polay…" from ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ for days and claims the song to be a ‘killer’. He even went on to add that he doesn’t remember himself tripping on his own song!
That sure is exciting! Yuvan fans will really be eagerly waiting for NMA’s audio! More updates on this, coming up!

Vijay’s Political Project

laya Thalapathy Vijay has almost completed his 51st film Kaaval Kaadhal with Asin and is all set to commence work on his 52nd. The film titled as Velayudham to be produced by Aascar Ravichandran and directed by Jeyam Raja will have Hansika Motwani and Genelia D’Souza as Vijay’s on screen partners. Velayudham is the remake of Telugu Azad which featured Nagarjuna and is said to deal with the serious issues that are plaguing the common man and the solutions for the same. It appears that the film may be laced with political flavor.The launch of Velayudham on 15th July will be a unique one but in a very grandiose manner akin to any political function. The event will be held at the Madras University Centenary hall and more than 10,000 Vijay fans will be gracing the occasion. The caring star that Vijay is, he would be distributing colorful T shirts and biriyani packets to each and every fan who attends the function. A novel launch indeed!

Kanimozhi to become a film producer

Falling in line with Udhayanidhi Stalin and Dayanidhi Azhagiri, Kanimozhi who is the daughter of Chief Minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi is also becoming a producer. Kanimozhi is also Rajya Sabha MP. M K Muthu and M K Stalin who are the sons of Kalaignar have acted in films.
M K Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin and M K Azhagiri’s son Dayanidhi Azhagiri are the busiest producers these days. There is also news that Udhayanidhi Stalin will be doing a lead role in a film. M K Muthu’s son has become a play back singer and actor.
M K Thamizharasu’s son Arulnidhi has already become a hero. Now Kanimozhi M P has also decided to join this band wagon. The details of the cast and crew of the film she is going to produce is not disclosed. But this film will be a high budgeted one and the announcement regarding this will be made in due course.

Vikram's Dual Role

Vikram’s Vedi will commence from July 15th, reports our sources in Kollywood. In this movie, the lead star Vikram is said to don a dual role. While one role is touted to be a cop, the other is a rowdy, we hear. Ileana has been signed up to play the female lead in this film.
Vedi is being directed by Bhoopathy Pandian and shooting will take place in Salem and Trichy predominantly. Since Vedi is said to be a short-term venture, there are expectations that it could hit the screens soon.

Lakshmi Rai feels good for MS Dhoni’s wedding

Relieved a lot that Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has tied the knot is Lakshmi Rai. The actress, who has been often linked with the cricketer, says she is happy that her “good friend” has entered the wedlock with his childhood friend Sakshi Singh Rawat.“I knew long back that Dhoni was seeing Sakshi. But I had to keep it under wraps because he did not wish to talk about his relationship at that time. I wish the couple a very happy married life,” Lakshmi Rai says.
“No one believed me when I said that the relationship between me and Dhoni was nothing more than friendship. The truth has come out now. I am now happy and relieved a lot,” the Belgaum beauty adds.
On Sunday, Dhoni’s love for speed was once again on display, as he tied the nuptial knot with Sakshi in a private ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, at a farmhouse near Dehra Dun.
Within a day of the 28-year-old wicket-keeper batsman got engaged to Sakshi, a 23-year-old hotel management student, at a private ceremony on Saturday night, the couple got married at Vishranti Resort, located in Lower Kandoli village, 25 km from Dehra Dun

My son is too young: Rahman

A R Rahman has reacted to reports which suggested that his six-year- old son Ameen will soon join the musical bandwagon, thanks to his lending voice to a song in the Hollywood movie ‘Couples Retreat’.
“I can’t say anything right now. Because nothing is in our hands. We can only plan things but the final decision lies with the Almighty. Also, Ameen is too young and this is not the right age to make any decision,” the music maestro says.
The Oscar-Grammy winner adds: “It all depends on the situation when he grows up. But I am happy that he is showing keen interest on music at this very young age. Let’s see what happens in future.”
Saying that he has been getting a number of offers from Hollywood, the Mozart of Madras however says he is unable to take anything thanks to the lack of time due to the Jai Ho world tour. “So I have postponed that for some time,” he adds.

‘Kaavalkaran’ becomes ‘Kaaval Kadhal’

The title of Vijay’s forthcoming film, which is a remake of Malayalam hit ‘Bodyguard’, is not ‘Kaavalkaran’ as guessed by many. The movie directed by Siddique has been named ‘Kaaval Kaadhal’.
And this has been confirmed by no lesser person than Asin, who is the heroine of the film. “A major portion of ‘Kaaval Kaadhal’ has been shot. I am happy about the shaping up of the movie,” she said.
The actress, who is making a reentry into south Indian cinema with this 51st film of Vijay, added: “Siddique is a highly respected director and Vijay is a top hero. Working with them is no doubt a delight.”
Meanwhile, it is said that the muhurat of the actor’s next project, tentatively titled ‘Velayudham’, will be held at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium on July 15. “Around 10,000 Vijay fans are expected to attend the mega event,” sources say. Produced by Aascar Ravichandran, ‘Velayudham’ will be directed by ‘Jayam’ Raja.

Suhasini to direct Ash?

Both Kollywood and Bollywood are agog with a buzz that Suhasini, wife of ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam, may direct Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for a film soon, which is going to be a women-centric subject.
If sources are to be believed, Aishwarya shares a very good rapport with Suhasini right from ‘Iruvar’ days (the former Miss World’s first feature film which was directed by none other than Mani).
“It was in fact Suhasini who helped Aishwarya to get her act right by making her feel comfortable with Tamil dialogues. Their bond reached the next level when they started working for ‘Raavanan’, for which Suhasini is the dialogue writer,” sources say.
They add: “Now that Suhasini, who earlier directed Arvindsamy-Anu Haasan starrer ‘Indira’, is planning to wield the megaphone again, she wanted Ash to be part of the project for which the beauty queen too expressed her consent.”

Simbhu Chants Vedam

Vedam – Tollywood’s groundbreaking blockbuster
If Tollywood was spotted as a commercial film industry sans substantive scripts and appealing themes, Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi stepped ahead carving stupendous niches. ‘Vedam’ haps to be a completely unparalleled film as it fetched the best laurels amongst all the centres. To make it clearer, none of the Telugu films had crossed a month time with house-packed shows in Tamil Nadu and Vedam proved to be a winner on this arena.
Star-spangled show:
Allu Arjun’s new avatar of diverting away from his preexisting hero image turned to be one of the most important highlight of this film. Anushka, Manoj of ‘Ennai Theriyuma’ fame, Lekha Washington, ‘Nayagan’ fame Saranya, Nagaiah and Manoj Bajpai performed lead roles in this film. With the film revolving around 5 parallel stories interwoven with a single thread of terrorist attack in Hyderabad, the film witnessed repeated audiences to the theatres.
R.B. Choudary’s offer for Silambarasan??
And here comes the biggest buzz as Silambarasan expresses it openly over his twitter page. It seems that producer R.B. Choudary has acquired the Tamil remake rights of this film and has approached Silambarasan to don the lead character of Allu Arjun. The other star-casts Anushka and Manoj seem to have been included in this film that will be jointly produced by Choudary’s son Jithan Ramesh as well. If everything goes well, the shooting will kick-start shortly in Chennai and it will be a great treat for Silambarasan’s fans as he will donning a new unforeseen character

CM’s one more call to Meera Jasmine

Receiving lukewarm response for his recent release ‘Pen Singam’, Kalainyar Karunanidhi seems to have offered Meera Jasmine to be a part of his 74th film.Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s penchant passion for films remains the same even after ages. In spite of his previous film ‘Pen Singam’ not doing considerably well; the film has gained appreciations and reviews across the state. With his upcoming film ‘Ilainyan’ fast rolling on the floors, Kalainyar is gearing up for his other project that happens to be 74th film.If what we heard from the closer sources is believed to be true, then Meera Jasmine seems to have got his offer of performing female lead role in this untitled film. Meanwhile, veteran Karunanidhi is spending day and night over script works and will rope in a top level filmmaker to wield the megaphone.It’s worth mentioning that his ‘Ilainyan’ starring Pa. Vijay in lead role is none other ‘Thai Kaviyam’ that was dropped halfway due to some constraints.

Trisha yearns more of Mumbai

Trisha feels she hasn’t got enough of Mumbai yet. Her Bollywood debut 'Khatta Meetha' is nearing release and the southern beauty bitten by the Mumbai bug like never before.
She apparently is overwhelmed to the fact Mumbai never sleeps. She also expressed her liking for the Mumbai pav bhaji street food and the night life the city dishes out. She said "I love the Mumbai city" and vowed to return whenever she gets time.
Trisha’s first Hindi film ‘Khatta Meetha’ directed by Priyadarshan which will star Akshay Kumar as her hero is releasing on July 23.

KARTHI AND JAYAM RAVI TO CLASH!

For a hard core film buff, Fridays are special as there would be a new release to look forwards to. But 23rd July is going to be a double whammy for all movie lovers as Karthi’s Naan Mahaan Alla and Jayam Ravi’s Thillalangadi is set to hit the theatres on this day.In Naan Mahaan Alla, Karthi is being directed by Suseendran of Vennilla Kabbadi Kuzhu fame and Kajal Agarwal joins him as the heroine. The story is set in Chennai and is expected to contain all the entertaining factors in a realistic manner. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music for NMA.On the other hand, Thillalangadi is the remake of Telugu film Kick and comes to Tamil through Jayam Raja. Jayam Ravi and Tamannah will be doing the roles which were done by Ravi Teja and Ileana in the Telugu version. Hence it will be a clash of sorts for the young heroes Ravi and Karthi and movie buffs are certainly not complaining!

Prakash Raj- Pony Verma wedding on Aug 24

Three times National Award winner Prakash Raj is all prepared to marry his long time girl friend choreographer Pony Verma on August 24 in Mumbai according to sources. Pony and Prakash have been seeing each other for the past two years and the marriage is on the cards after the Chennai Family court granted divorce from his wife Lalitha Kumari (sister of actress Disco Shanti) in November last year.
Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor, who introduced Prakash Raj in Bollywood as the main villain in Tamil ‘Pokkiri’ remake ‘Wanted’ is said to be looking after the arrangements in Mumbai.
After divorce Lalitha Kumari is reviving her film career which she abandoned after her marriage with Prakash Raj.

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Thamannah does not believe in glamour

Thamanna who is now on the top was asked whether she will depend on glamour. She said,” As far as an actress is concerned, she has to depend on her acting skills. If she tries to retain her place by depending on glamour roles, she will face only failures. I have not come to act in glamour roles. After listening to the story and afterknowing the role I accept a film. If you depend only on glamour then you will go missing. I don’t want to be like this. The audience will not forget us only if bring out our acting skills with glamour.”
In a recent interview Jayam Ravi has stated that Thamanna has acted very glamorously for the first time in the film Thillangadi.

My best in next 10 years: Kamal

Kamal Haasan on Friday said his best innings in films would come over the next 10 years. "I am proud of my film industry", he said and added: "I'll keep doing films, as I know nothing else".

The 'Ulaga Nayagan' was speaking at the inauguration of a three-day retrospective of his films, organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, to mark his 50 years in Indian cinema.

"I am not going to dwell on what has been done, but rather focus on what is to be done," the actor said at the function attended by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni.

"This journey seems very short because I felt I had lot of time. I think I've been very lucky with my teachers or gurus. Literally, they've been my gurus; it's not about working under somebody hence calling him guru instead of your boss. They were gurus," he said.

In her address, Ambika Soni said, "Kamal Haasan as an artist over a period of time, balanced cinema with realism. His portrayal of different characters, created a pan India phenomenon, breaking the barriers of age groups, language and commercial interest.

Some of the character portrayals left a deep imprint across all generations. His multilingual cinematic versatility ensured a fan following reiterating his mass appeal and acceptance of his cinema as a unique artistic expression."

Acknowledging the contribution of Kamal Haasan to cinema, the Minister said each of the films being screened during the festival had a strong social message.

Films such as, 'Anbe Sivam, Virumaandi, Thevar Magan, Sagara Sangamam, Dasavatharam' and 'Nayagan' would be screened during the three day festival.

Vijayashanthi arrested

Actor-turned Telangana Rashtra Samiti politician and MP from Medak constituency Vijayashanthi was arrested today by the Hyderabad police for allegedly making seditious speeches on June 30 ahead of the July 27 by elections to 12 assembly seats in Telangana.
Vijayashanthi went into hiding after a case was filed against her for making provoking statements. The Medak MP was booked for promoting animosity and hatred among people on Friday.
Tension prevailed at her house when the Banjara Hills police came to arrest her and TRS workers raised slogans against the police.
In her alleged 'hate speech’, Vijayashanti had allegedly said that chop off the hands of those who oppose the formation of the separate state of Telangana.
She has been charged under section 53-A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth and residence) and 505(2) (Statements creating or promoting enmity, ill-will or hatred between classes).

Mohan Lal and Bipasha Basu together

Still thinking of what’s this all about? This could be delighting news for the regular twitter buffs as these personalities will soon kick-open their tweet acts shortly. Bollywood’s hottest Bipasha Basu couldn’t find a right time to start off with and finally, she affords for it.So, the regular twitters have already started following and the number has nearly reached 750 within couple of hours in time. And about Mohan Lal, he’s getting it done as Amitabh Bachchan has insisted him. Both of them are busy shooting for multi-lingual film ‘Kandahar’ together in Ooty.And now, one can really make a wild guess whether Big B can make it happen with our Superstar Rajnikanth as well.Let’s wait and watch for it.

Suriya’s unstoppable roar continues with ‘Yamudu’

With his dubbed version of ‘Singam’ going ahead with grand success in Tollywood box office, the fans following Suriya have innumerably increased in Andhra Pradesh.This needn’t be a guess, as it’s gonna be a right term to put this way. Suriya will sooner join the bandwagon of superstars in Tollywood as his films are remarkably doing well. Recently, his 25th film ‘Singam’ was dubbed in Telugu as ‘Yamudu’. Released by Studio Green, the film is swaying at its best with good response.Suriya will continue get-going as all his upcoming films will be simultaneously released in Telugu as well. Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Raktha Charithra’ and A.R. Murugadoss’ ‘7 AUM ARIVU’, the most expected films from the actor will be direct Telugu releases apart from Hindi and Tamil.With an ease, things can be predicted that Suriya will capture the universal audiences towards far-flung corners with earnest approach and charismatic appeal.

SURIYA, VIJAY TAKE KAMAL AND RAJNI’S PLACE

Audio release of the Pandiraj directed Vamsam was held today in Sathyam cinemas, Chennai. Vamsam serves as the launch pad of Arulnidhi, the latest Gen Y entrant to Tamil cinema from the Kalaignar family. The event saw an impressive turn out of VVIPs from the State and Central Ministries and celebrities from the K town. CM Karunanidhi chaired the event and released the first audio to Suriya and Vijay.
Interestingly, Suriya and Vijay shared the dais with the CM thus unwittingly replacing the age old custom of the two kingpins of Tamil cinema Rajinikanth and Kamalhassan sharing the podium with him in film events. The kingpins both were not present at the event.
Suriya, who addressed the gathering, mentioned that he sees potential in Arulnidhi. “After seeing the songs and the trailer, I’m assured that Arulnidhi has what it takes to be a hero,” he said. Suriya also praised the CM on his abilities at his ripe age to pen screenplays.
Vijay’s address was peppered with his admiration for the CM. “We are proud to be born in your times. I’m always amazed at your prolific writing career,” he stated.
Referring to Suriya and Vijay, the CM expressed his wish that Arulnidhi would earn laurels like both the actors. “I was apprehensive about the title at first thinking that it might mislead people. They might think it refers to our family. However, director Pandiraj convinced that this title is required for the movie and he went ahead with that. Now I think the movie should prove itself,” he mentioned.
Pandiraj recollected his post-Pasanga days and revealed that he was pretty much jobless then. “It’s just that my social stature has changed after the release of Pasanga. That is when I met Udayanidhi and he got me introduced to Arulnidhi. I thought Arulnidhi would not fit for the role I had in mind but he proved otherwise. He wanted to do the film and the result of his hard work is for all to see,” Pandiraj said. He added that the movie will be adored by everyone like Pasanga.
The audio launch was attended by Music director Taj Noor, Arul Nidhi, Sunaina, Lyricist Vaali, Sasi Kumar, Producer's Council president Rama Narayanan.
Two songs and the movie’s trailer were screened at the event. The songs scored by Taj Noor are praiseworthy. The trailer is sure to rouse curiosity among movie buffs and the songs were neatly picturized as well.

Superstar and Ulaga Nayakan in a Sivaji Films production?

The latest hot news spreading in Kodambakkam is that Superstar Rajinikanth and ULaga Nayakan Kamal Hassan are to star in a Sivaji Films production.After doing ‘Ninaithaale Inikkum’, Rajini and Kamal stopped acting together. They each established their own style and made a name for themselves in the Tamil film field and internationally as well. After every Rajini film release, there is always speculation about his next film. Especially the likelihood of his co-starring with Kamal Hassan. Now that ‘Endhiran’ is due for release, people are already wondering about his next project. For a few years now, many efforts have been made to bring the 2 stars together in a film. It was said that they would feature in a film by their mentor K Balachander, who had introduced them both in Tamil films. That did not happen. It was then rumoured that Bharatiraja would direct them in a film and Ilayaraja would compose music for it. That also did not materialize. The latest rumour has it that Sivaji Films will bring the 2 superstars together in their production.
But there has been no confirmation of this from Sivaji Films.

Prakash Raj roars at ‘Singam’ producer

‘Singam’ has become the super hit of the season and one of its important star is irked. Prakash Raj who played the matching villain to the super hero Suriya is upset with Gnanavel Raja, the producer.
The reason for the tension is that producer Gnanavel Raja hasn’t used Prakash Raj’s voice for the Telugu version. ‘Singam’ has been dubbed as ‘Yamudu’ in Telugu and is releasing on July 2. The producer has used a dubbing artist to dub for Prakash Raj.
Prakash Raj is taking it seriously as he has a large fan following Andhra as well. He has gone to the extent of filing a complaint against Gnanavel Raja with Telugu Movie Artistes Association saying that the producer has failed to stand by the agreement signed between them.
Prakash Raj says the producer has given him an undertaking that if ‘Singam’ is dubbed in Telugu he would use only Prakash Raj’s voice.

Ads attract Sneha

"Advertisements are very creative stuff and I am enjoying doing them. It takes a lot to win over people in less than a minute," says Sneha, who is the brand ambassador for some top consumer products.
The actress is impressed with the creativity shown by ad-film directors but was quick to say 'no' when asked if she would consider directing commercials at any point of time.
Saying that advertisements fascinated her, she says that acting in commercials is challenging as it meant having to convince the consumers about the quality of the particular product in 30 seconds or so.
Shifting the focus to Tamil films, her forte, Sneha says: "I want to don varied roles and don't want to be typecast. Importantly, I am looking for good characters." The actress is looking forward the release of films like 'Bhavani'. 'Vidiyal' and 'Vande Matharam'.

Thillalangadi – the Game Starts on July 23

Joys and jubilations: these things must be perpetually running down in Ravi’s mind now. The actor is brimmed with gleefulness after becoming dad of a baby boy and here’s yet news from him. Yeah! His long-awaited ‘Thillalangadi’ will hit screens on July 23. Followed by the grand success of ‘Singam’, Sun Pictures has decided to release ‘Thillalangadi’ by last week of July.Produced by Jayam Company and directed by Raja, the film is a remake of Telugu movie ‘Kick’ that marked a great success in Tollywood box office…With Thamannah playing Ravi’s love interest in this film, Shaam sustains his same role of Telugu version this remake as well while Raja has made some changes over the characterization of Vadivelu and Santhanam as they’ll be tickling your funny bones all throughout the film.

Naan Mahaan Alla Preview

Naan Mahaan Alla - Will be stylish as well as realistic

Karthi is one of the hottest stars of this year with three consecutive hit films. This year he had the first super hit ‘Paiyaa’ publicising his ability. ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ is his fourth film. The title has reused taken an old Rajinikanth film released in 1984. That had Rajini and Radha and this new film has Karthi and Kajal Agarwal. The similarities end there. The story of Karthi’s ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ has no resemblance to the super star film. While that was a story of lawyer who becomes the nemesis of the villains, the new film is all about a wishful romantic.
‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ directed by Suseendran of ‘Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu’ fame. This is a different film for the director as his first film was set in a village backdrop and ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ is a city-centric flick. This film is produced by K.E Gnanavel Rajan of Studio Green Films in collaboration with S.R. Prakash Babu and S.R. Prabhu. Studio Green is the banner which gave riveting films like ‘Sillunu Oru Kadhal’ and ‘Paruthi Veeran’.
The heart of the film is about the bonding of a serious father and a romantic son, laced with the criminal backdrops of Chennai. Karthi plays the role of Jeeva, a typical middle-class Chennai youngster with a devil-may-care attitude, who is drawn into the world of crime and criminals after a particular incident changes his life. Jayaprakash after his superb performances in ‘Pasanga’ and ‘Naadodigal’, plays the role of Karthi’s father.
The hottie in Telugu after the blockbuster ‘Magadheera’, Kajal Agarwal is the heroine of the film. In Tamil, she was last seen in Saran’s ‘Modhi Vilayadu’. Her character in ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ is cute and bubbly, something on the lines of what Asin played in ‘Ghajini’, says the director.
This film will be an extension of Karthi’s image in ‘Paiyaa’. According to the director Suseendran Karthi’s role in this film is almost the same as senior Karthik’s role in Mani Ratnam's ‘Mouna Raagam’. This film will showcase another romantic side of Karthi ala Paiyaa, sources say.
A combination that made ‘Paiyaa’ a success, music director Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematographer Mathi are back together in this film. Songwriters are Na. Muthukumar, Yugabharathy and Francis while Bhaskar Sakthi has penned dialogues. Rajeevan is in charge of the art department.
Director Suseendran assures that ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ contains 100% entertainment factors with the right mix of comedy, romance, action and sentiments. Karthi had said,” When director Suseendran was narrating the first half of the story I was laughing. I asked him whether I would be suitable for the role of an ordinary middle income youth. He said I will fit the role. For the first time I rehearsed for this film. I rehearsed for one week.”
Now that the film is taken over by Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies, it will leave no stone unturned to reach the masses in every nook and corner.
‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ will be stylish as well as realistic. The film which started in September 2009 has been scheduled for release in August 2010.

Kalavani Goes Topper Over Charts

When the most expected biggies disappoint us, we really keep ourselves away from the medium-and-low budget films. In all likelihood, the previous Friday’s release ‘Kalavani’ has made it through a similar way. The film opened up with lukewarm response with distributors not really jumping with joy over the collections during first weekend. But with film reviews and audiences’ feedback getting on more favorable, the crowds have gradually started thronging more for this film.In most of the theatres, the film was screened for a single show and from Monday onwards, they have been increased due to more crowds. Previously, it had happened with Vikram Kumar’s ‘Yaavarum Nalam’, Sasikumar’s ‘Nadodigal’ and Shankar’s ‘Eeram’. These films never had such intense expectations and got through slow picks at box office.Let’s hope the film makes through a commendable phase, thereby insisting producer Naseer to often make good quality films.

Anushka for Ajith in new film

Hey folks... things are getting clearer on the next film of Ajith. There were enough truth and gossips were written on Ajith's film after the not so good ‘Aasal’. So after Gautham Menon walked out of the project IndiaGlitz first reported that Venkat Prabhu and Ajith had a secret meeting to discuss a film together.
Now the truth is out. Ajith's next film is produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri and directed by Venkat Prabhu. And the film is titled ‘Mangatha’.
And the other truth is Anushka will sing and dance with Ajith replacing Samantha. Samantha was considered for the heroine role when Gautham was to do the film. ‘Mangatha’ is a big leap in the graph of Anushka as she is pairing with the third top hero this year. After ‘Vettaikkaran’ with Vijay and ‘Singam’ with Suriya, ‘Mangatha’ with Ajith is a dream offer for Anushka.
But it does cross our minds here Anushka's comment while speaking at the press meet of ‘Singam’ is Telugu dubbed version 'Yamudu' only a couple of days ago. At the press meet Anushka said “Although I do films in Tamil my first preference undoubtedly is Telugu”. ‘Singam’ was her third film and first hit in Tamil after ‘Rendu’ with Madhavan and ‘Vettaikkaran’ with Vijay.

Genelia bags award

Moving away controversies on her proposed trip to Sri Lanka to take part in the International Indian Film Academy awards ceremony, Genelia is all smiles now, as she has recently bagged a national honour.
The actress recently won the Brand Ambassador of the Year award at a business award function. “It is a great honour. I am deeply touched by support I have getting from film and advertisement industries,” she says.
Last year, Genelia had blockbusters to her credit in four languages- Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. And this year too, the actress’s hands are full with promising offers from south as well as north.
“This shows the belief industry stalwarts have on me. I am indebted to my directors, producers and of course fans,” she says. As far as Kollywood is concerned, Genelia currently has two projects in the pipeline- ‘Velayudham’ with Vijay and ‘Uthamaputhiran’ with Dhanush.

Court issues order on ‘Kaavalkaran’

A Chennai court has asked the Crime Branch Police to submit a report after probing the allegations made by a petitioner on the remake rights of Vijay’s forthcoming film ‘Kaavalkaran’, directed by popular Malayalam director Siddique.
In his petition, Johny Thomas of West Mambalam in Chennai has said that he had produced the Malayalam film ‘Bodyguard’ a couple of years ago and he was the actual owner of the film’s rights.
“But without my knowledge, director Siddique is remaking the film in Tamil with Vijay playing the lead role. Since he has no legal rights to do so, the Court should order the police to register a case on him,” Johny Thomas said.
When the case came up for hearing, the Eleventh Magistrate of Saidapet Court instructed the Crime Branch Police to conduct detail investigations on the allegations made by Johny Thomas and submit a report to the Court.

Action Against Asin

Nadigar Sangam Secretary Radha Ravi was questioned recently on what action the Sangam would take on Asin, who had traveled to Sri Lanka, to participate in the Hindi film shooting Ready. It is worth mentioning here that the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and several other associations of the Tamil film industry have issued a warning to all the Tamil stars not to visit Sri Lanka for shooting purposes. They also made it clear that the Tamil film industry would not cooperate with their Sri Lankan counterparts.
hen news about Asin flying down to Sri Lanka to take part in the shooting of Salman Khan-starrer Ready started making rounds, there was a lot of opposition. The actress, on the other hand, stated that it was not her preference but she had to go with the crew of the film.
peaking on this issue, Radha Ravi said that the association would meet to discuss the issue.

Priyamani, Bhavana to act together

Yes, the Vikram’s sister in ‘Raavanan’ and Ajith’s love interest in ‘Aasal’ are set to share the screen space, but not in a Tamil movie. Priyamani and Bhavana will work together for a Kannada film, titled ‘Vishnuvaradhan’.
The movie, apparently titled as a tribute to the late Kannada superstar ‘Vishnuvaradhan’, will also have Sudeep and Sonu Sood in pivotal roles, say sources in the know. “It has a different storyline with equal importance to all stars,” they say.
“Priyamani, who is getting ready to leave for the United States, will join ‘Vishnuvaradhan’ team on her coming back to India by the end of July, while Bhavana will start working for the movie from August,” sources add.
Interestingly, this is not the first time for either Bhavana or Priyamani, both from Mollywood, to act in a Sandalwood film. Priyamani has acted in films like ‘Raam’ and ‘Eno Onthara’ while Bhavana starred opposite Puneet Rajkumar in ‘Jackie’.

Popular Actress Cheated

Popular actress K R Vijaya complained to the police that her car driver Thamizhvannan stole a Rs. 1 Lakh cheque from her residence and cashed it without her knowledge. The actress stated that the car driver joined the service three years ago and proved to be very trustworthy in several instances. Due to this, Thamizhvannan was entrusted with several jobs and has handled cash, she said.
owever, the recent theft has left the actress shattered and her daughter Hemalatha filed a complaint with the T Nagar police to arrest the driver.

Naan Mahaan Alla on airs from July 5

The musical release of Karthi’s ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ is on July 5. The producers have planned for a soft Audio Launch. CDs will be available at stores and there’ll be no special functions.Reccently, Yuvan Shankar Raja has been tweeting about his musical experience of ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’. Especially, the song ‘IRAGAI POLEY’ has been his most favorite number as he says that the song has been making him to heed it again and again.Keep logging to this column for more updates and exclusive music review of this film shortly.

Thittakudi Movie Review

Starring: Ravi & Asvatha
Direction: Suntharan
Music: Selva Nambi
Production: Dr.R.Siva Kogul Raj
At one side, we have movies that take Tamil cinema to the next league with world class potential and at the other, there are such movies that even describing them would make one cringe. Director Suntharan’s Thittakudi is one of those B graders simply made to add credit points to the director’s profile and to make the producer Siva Kogul Raj’s finances dwindle.
Set in the Thittakudi town, the movie follows the life of a waywardly young man (played by Ravi) who decides to take life in his hands in the absence of proper guidance. He makes merry, sleeps with every single willing woman, drinks and gambles and falls in love - or pretends to. And the poor girl (Asvatha) who falls for him loses her virginity, after which she is abandoned by him.
The villagers’ attempt to bring the two together fails miserably and the girl gets married to another hopeless bloke. Now Ravi becomes destitute and seeks penance for having deserted the love of his life.
It’s not only that the director has included many obnoxious scenes in the movie; in the name of twists he has packed it with malicious content.Although there was no justification for those scenes, the fact that he used such scenes makes a huge difference to the movie’s social standing.
You don’t tend to remember any of the performances by the end of the movie, no matter how emotionally dramatic the scenes were. Mainlybecause Thittakudi has no heart in its right place and comes across as rather hollow.
Director Suntharan probably wanted to give some sort of social message with his movie but the way he scripted the screenplay, the movie sounds more like a wannabe sensationalist. If loose morals that make people lose their minds and do pretty awful things do not count for sensationalism, what else will?