Ajith Kumar ready for second innings in Bollywood....

Ajith Kumar's debut Hindi movie Asoka starring Shahrukh Khan was not too successful for the actor. Though his performance got rave reviews, he did not act in any Hindi movie after his first film. Last year, the Thala said that he was happy in the Tamil film industry and he was not interested to act in other language films. However, he seems to have changed his stand, as he is reportedly gearing up to re-enter Bollywood.

Rumours are rife that Ajith Kumar is all set for his second innings in Bollywood. The buzz says that the actor will be starring in the remake of his last year blockbuster Mankatha. Venkat Prabhu, who directed the original version, is helming the Hindi version too. The rights of the Hindi version is with Gnanavel Raja and the process of choosing cast-crew have already begun.

The buzz says that Ajith Kumar will be stepping into the shoes of Arjun Sarja in the remake and not his role of a suspended cop. However,Mankatha also starred Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Sarja, Lakshmi Rai, Mahat Raghavendra and others in the cast. The film is about the betting money, which is involved during Indian Première League (IPL).

 KV Anand getting ready to direct Vijay

KV Anand's next project has been in the news for over six months now. Firstly, it was said that the director would be helming a project starring superstar Rajinikanth. Then, it was reported that he would be teaming up with Karthi followed by the rumours of him working with Ilayathalapathy. However, he has given clarification on all those speculations.

Speaking to a leading daily, KV Anand has said that he is still working on the script and half of the work has been completed. The director wants to give a shape to the storyline before zeroing in on any actor. According to him, it is only after the completion of the scripting process, Anand will be approaching an actor.

When asked about Vijay, KV Anand claimed that he has not offered the film to the Ilayathalapathy. Meanwhile, Vijay is busy with his next project, which also features Amala Paul, directed by AL Vijay. Other than this film, Vijay, who is basking in the success of AR Murugadoss directorial recent movie Thuppakki, has not signed any project.

 

Actor Siddharth awaits three releases in two months

 

For actor Siddharth, year 2013 begins with a bang.  In January and February alone, there are going to be three films from him.

Nandini Reddy's Jabardasth, where he is paired opposite Samantha, will be wrapped up this year.  Produced by Bellamkonda Suresh, this romantic-comedy will release in Telugu and Tamil.

Vetri Maran's NH-4 (working title), too, will be wrapped up this year.  This is, again, a Telugu-Tamil release.  Both these films are expected to release any time in Jan or Feb.

Meanwhile, his film under director David Dhawan, titled as Chashme Buddoor, will hit the screens on 22 Feb.  Ali Zafar and Tapsee Pannu have key roles in here

'Aatma' is not senseless horror - Bipasha Basu

Even though the First Look of 'Aatma' is yet to be revealed, there is good curiosity already around what it's leading lady Bipasha Basu would have to deliver this time around after her horror success 'Raaz 3' earlier this year. Since the film is still three months away from release, Bipasha is of course reluctant to reveal much at this point in time.

However she does insist that horror here is in a different space altogether.

"For starters, it is not senseless horror", says Bipasha, "Perhaps 'Aatma' and 'Raaz 3' have also helped me subconsciously to be totally fearless. (Director) Suparn Verma has set the film in a super natural genre and given me a good platform to perform. "

Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the key male protagonist, 'Aatma' is produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak & Abhishek Pathak, is directed by Suparn Varma and releases all over on 1st March.

Cancer attacks Manisha Koirala

The tinsel town of late is gripped with unexpected news - B-town charming actress Manisha Koirala is reported to be diagnosed with cancer.

According to sources, Manisha is currently undergoing treatment in Jaslok Hospital (Mumbai), where she was admitted two days back.

The 'Bombay' and 'Dil Se' famed actress was not keeping well for past few days and had posted on social networking site that she is suffering from food poising. Things got serious when she fell unconscious and was flown in to Mumbai from her hometown Kathmandu.

Manisha is being taken care of by her mother Sushma at the hospital while her father Prakash and brother Siddharth are also expected to join in. On hearing about her health issue, Manisha said to have put up a brave front, with a positive outlook to fight it.

fans prays for her well-being and hopes for speedy recovery....

 

Yash Raj Films and Shekhar Kapur to make "PAANI"

 

At last Shekhar Kapoor gets his producer for his most ambitious 'Paani'.. and it will be none other then b-town's premiere production house Yash Raj Films.

Talking about this association, Shekhar Kapur said, "I have been preparing for this film for a long time, but always wanted an Indian partner that has the same passion for the film as I do and in Adi I have finally found that. It's a huge production that demands futuristic sets and large action pieces.

With Yash Raj Films, I have found a perfect home for PAANI". The film is based in a future world where wars over water have broken out.  Water is now owned by International Corporations who use thirst as a weapon of control. In one such future city, a young love story breaks all the rules and in the ensuing war, water flows back to its people.

The film will have a strong Indian and Western star cast, headed by a young leading actor from India and a young leading actress from the west. The film, Produced by Aditya Chopra and Directed by Shekhar Kapur, will be shot in India and overseas. Music is by A. R. Rahman. PAANI goes on floor mid-2013.

 

Neethaane En Ponvasantham Promotions feature scenes from the movie

 

 Neethaane En Ponvasantham has been confirmed to release on the 14th of December. Even amidst the film's popularity and songs ranking well in chartbusters, the makers are keen on promoting the film even more and will be releasing some of the scenes from the movie ahead of the release. This goes against the normal norm when sequences actually appear on TV channels and the internet after launch day.

The crew, including director Gautham Menon, are hoping the film will relate to real-life incidences for the audience. "There are so many moments in their life that people will relate to, which will not feature in the film. We want people to watch these moments, get to know Varun and Nithya better before coming to watch their story on screen", says the Director.

Neethaane En Ponvasantham features Jiiva, Samantha doing lead roles in Tamil with Nani replacing the male lead in the Telugu version. The pair will be seen portraying their characters in school, college and as adults in their life. We just cant wait for this one!

சூர்யாவின் ஆஸ்தான இயக்குனர்களுக்கு குறி வைக்கும் விஜய்......

சூர்யாவின் ஆஸ்தான இயக்குனர்களான கௌதம் மேனன், ஏ.ஆர்.முருகதாஸ், கே.வி.ஆனந்த், ஹரி ஆகியோர் இயக்கத்தில் வந்த அனேக படங்கள் சூப்பர் டூபேர் ஹிட் ஆக்கி துப்பாக்கி வரும் வரையில் இளைய நடிகர்களில் முதலிடத்தில் இருந்தார் சூர்யா. ஆனால் வெற்றி பெற்றாலும் எதிர் பார்த்த வெற்றி பெறாத ஏழாம் அறிவு, மற்றும் சாரசரியான மாற்றான் பாடங்களாலும் துப்பாக்கியின் அதிரடி வெற்றியாலும் இளைய நடிகர்களில் முதலிடத்தை மீண்டும் கைப்பற்றி உள்ளார் விஜய்.

ஏழாம் அறிவு எதிபார்த்த அளவு வெற்றி பெறாததால் தன்னை நிரூபிக்க வெறியோடு காத்திருந்த முருகதாஸ் துப்பாக்கி மூலம் தானையும் நிரூபித்து விஜய்க்கு போக்கிரிக்கு பின்னர் சூப்பர் வெற்றிப்படத்தையும் கொடுத்தார். இப்பொழுது மாற்றானின் சறுக்கலுக்கு பின்னர் தன்னை மீண்டும் நிரூபிக்க வேண்டியுள்ள கே.வி.ஆனந்தை வளைத்துப் போட்டுள்ளனர் விஜய்யும் எஸ்.ஏ.சந்திரசேகரும். மிகச்சிறந்த கதை ஒன்றை தயார் செய்து விட்டு ஒரு மாஸ் ஹீரோவை கே.வி.ஆனந்த் தேடிக் கொண்டிருகிறார் என்ற செய்தி கேட்டவுடன் விஜய் மற்றும் எஸ்.ஏ.சி உடனடியாக அவரது கால்சீட் வைத்திருந்த ஏ.ஜி.எஸ். நிறுவனத்துடன் ஒப்பந்தம் போட்டு விட்டார்கள். இந்தக் கதை சூப்பர்ஸ்டாரை மனதில் வைத்து எழுதப்பட்டது என்று பரபரப்பாக பேசுகிறார்கள். இதனால் சூப்பர்குட் பில்ம்ஸ் தயாரிப்பில் நேசன் இயக்கத்தில் வர இருந்த படத்தை ஒத்திப்போட்டுள்ளார்கள் என கோடம்பாக்கம் கிசுகிசுக்கிறது.

விஜய்யின் அடுத்த குறி அநேகமாக சிங்கத்தில் தவற விட்ட ஹரி என்றும் பேச்சு அடிபடுகிறது. கௌதம்மேனனுடனும் பேச்சு வார்த்தையில் விஜய் தரப்பு இருந்தது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

ரஜினிக்கு அடுத்தபடியாக ரூ.100 கோடி பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் ஹிட்டில் இணைந்தார் விஜய்!

தமிழ் சினிமா படங்களில் ரஜினியின் எந்திரன் படத்திற்கு பிறகு விஜய் நடித்த துப்பாக்கி படம் ரூ.100 கோடி வசூலித்து பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் ஹிட் லிஸ்ட்டில் சேர்ந்துள்ளது. கலைப்புலி எஸ்.தாணு தயாரிப்பில், ஏ.ஆர்.முருகதாஸ் இயக்கத்தில், விஜய், காஜல் அகர்வால், ஜெயராம், சத்யன், வித்யூத் ஜம்வால் உள்ளிட்ட பலர் நடிப்பில் வெளியான படம் துப்பாக்கி. படம் ரிலீஸ் ஆவதற்கு முன்பே புகைப்பிடிக்கும் காட்சிக்கு பிரச்னை, தலைப்பு பிரச்னை என்று பல பிரச்னைகளை சந்தித்து கடைசியாக தீபாவளிக்கு ரிலீசானது துப்பாக்கி படம். 

பொதுவாக விஜய் படம் என்றாலே ஒருவித எதிர்பார்ப்பு இருக்கும். அதுவும் இந்தப்படம் விஜய்யை வைத்து ஏ.ஆர்.முருகதாஸ் இயக்கிய முதல்படம் என்பதால் இப்படத்திற்கு எதிர்பார்ப்பு இன்னும் அதிகமானது. எதிர்பார்த்தபடியே துப்பாக்கி படமும் ரிலீசாகி வசூல் ரீதியாக சாதனை படைத்து கொண்டு இருக்கிறது. ரிலீஸ் ஆன முதல் வாரத்தில் மட்டும் சுமார் ரூ.50கோடி வசூலை அள்ளிய இப்படம் இப்போது ரூ.100 கோடி வசூல் லிஸ்ட்டில் சேர்ந்து சாதனை படைத்து இருக்கிறது.

இதுகுறித்து துப்பாக்கி படத்திற்கான இணையதளத்தில் டைரக்டர் முருகதாஸ் கூறியிருப்பதாவது, துப்பாக்கி படம் ரூ.100 கோடி வசூல் லிஸ்ட்டில் சேர்ந்திருக்கிறது. 10நாளில் இந்த வசூல் சாதனையை எட்டியுள்ளது. இதன்மூலம் இந்த பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் லிஸ்ட்டில்‌ சேரும் 2வது தமிழ்படம் துப்பாக்கி என்று குறிப்பிட்டு இருக்கிறார்.

இதுவரை ரஜினியின் எந்திரன் படம் மட்டுமே ரூ.100 கோடிக்கு மேல் வசூலான தமிழ்ப்படடம் என்று இருந்து வந்த நிலையில், இப்போது அந்த லிஸ்ட்டில் ரஜினிக்கு அடுத்தப்படியாக விஜய்யின் துப்பாக்கி படமும் இணைந்து பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் ஹிட் லிஸ்ட்டில் இணைந்து இருக்கிறது. ‌மேலும் விஜய் நடிப்பில் இதுவரை வெளியான படங்களிலேயே துப்பாக்கி படம் தான் ரூ.100 கோடியை தாண்டி வசூல் ரீதியாக சாதனை படைத்து கொண்டு இருக்கிறது என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

Thuppakki 17 day Collections

Vijay has a huge loyal fan base and they will ensure an earth-shattering opening. Thuppakki title issue had kept the movie under the radar for a few months until out-of-court settlement was reached with Kallathuppakki team. Vijay’s fans never let that controversy impact the movie. They have taken care of keeping the hype up even during the down periods.

The films have been big hits in the past even though his last outing 7aum Arivu received mixed reviews. Director AR Murugadoss had been working on Thuppakki’s script after the completion of Ghajini (Tamil). He was ready to begin shooting with Akshay Kumar even prior to 7aum Arivu.  We can look forward to a complete entertainer from him.

AR Murugadoss’ movies have always boasted of slick technical values; Thuppakki will not be an exception. Four times National Award winning Cinematographer and Director Santhosh Sivan will be a major asset to the film.

Vijay Thuppakki 1st Day Collections is 11.03 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 2nd Day Collections is 13.65 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 3rd Day Collections is 11.05 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 4th Day Collections is 9.65 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 5th Day Collections is 9.10 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 6th Day Collections is 9.35 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 7th Day Collections is 8.15 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 8th Day Collections is 8.03 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 9th Day Collections is 7.49 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 10th Day Collections is 7.35 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 11th Day Collections is 7.10 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 12th Day Collections is 7.26 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 13th Day Collections is 8.12 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 14th Day Collections is 7.42 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 15th Day Collections is 6.96 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 16th Day Collections is 6.30 Crores

Vijay Thuppakki 17th Day Collections is 5.65 Crores

Total Collections is 143.66 Crores

Saroccharu audio on Nov 30

 

 

The audio of Ravi Teja's Saroccharu wil release on Nov 30.  After rocking with Gabbar Singh, Julayi and Damarukam this year, Devi Sri Prasad is back with this Maha Maharaja flick.

Parusuram of Solo fame is the director.  RT is teaming up with Bujji for a second time, their first outing together was Anjaneyulu.  Their association goes to the days of Idiot, when Bujji was a PJ assistant.

Kalaj Agarwal and Richa Gangopadhyaya are the heroines.

The film is a crazy project for Ravi Teja for the reason because it is produced by a respectable production house.  More importantly, he has been smarting under a lean path effected by the failure of Nippu and Daruvu this year.

I really feel like King: Nag

 

 

With Damarukam garnering huge collections (as indicated by early trade reports), Nagarjuna is a happy man.  He is proud of the fact that despite so much delay, the film has been able to hold its ground.  "Damarukam's success has given me so much happiness.  I congratulate my entire team.  This is the biggest hit of my career.  I really feel like King," he said.

Sadly, the film has been a victim of piracy since day one.  Appealing to the general audience to watch every film in theatre and not on a pirated CD, he said that his fans were working towards controlling the scourge of piracy through the legal route.

Any case of piracy may be reported on this mail id: antipiracy@nagfans.com

'Talaash' breaks trend theaters open advance on Sunday

 

 

An AamirKhan film always carries enthusiasm amongst cinegoers for all ages.

The unique attachment with Aamir Khan's starrer is the guarantee that the movie will have something to say and it won,t be a regular run of the mill no brainer potboiler.

Already an icon or begin a sharp strategist Aamir movies earns brownie points right from its announcement and 'Talaash' garners more curiosity cause its Aamir's biggie after the biggest B-town cult grosser '3 Idiots' coming after a wait of three long years. Aamir Khan had created a lot of hype and suspense around the promotions.

Seen on CID and a special on star plus, the impact of these shows has taken to a different high. Talaash's buzz is so strong that all single screens and multiplexes were under tremendous pressure to open the advance on Sunday itself. Usually advance in single screens open on Monday and for Multiplexes on Wednesday.

However people were thronging the theatre to book tickets and they had to start booking the same on Sunday itself. Its Aamir Khan's huge release after 3 years after 3 Idiots.

A suspense film, starring Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherji, its the most anticipated film of the season. as per reports the advance opened on Sunday itself and lets see how far the desires of hungry for content souls of bollywood gets fulfilled with 'Talaash'

Shahrukh, Deepika a la modern Raj-Simran?

 

 The shooting of Rohit Shetty's much talked film 'Chennai Express' is going on full swing.

Currently the film's team is shooting in Goa, which involves lead cast Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in a train sequence. And going by the sources' gossip, the scene turns out to be another version of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge's train scene.

 Like the famous Raj and Simran's train-catching sequence, here too the team shot a scene where SRK, instead of Kajol, helps Deepika to get into the moving train.

However sources from the unit clarified that although there is a resemblance, it's not an attempt to recreate the popular scene. "This happens to be an important part of the sequence of events," added the sources.

According to sources, the shooting took place in Vasco station and it was transformed to Kalyan Station. Deepika looked like a typical south-Indian girl - wearing half saree and two plaits.

Hmmm, Shahrukh and Deepika might try to reprise the iconic characters of Raj and Simran, but couldn't replace the classic romantic magic created by the 'DDLJ' scene... Right, folks?

'Chennai Express' is about a man who is on a journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and in the course of the movie meets with a south Indian girl.  The film is expected to be a Diwali 2013 release.

 

'Bigg Boss' scare on Big Screen

 

 

The highly popular and most controversial show of television, 'Bigg Boss' will soon go on the big screen.

Talks are that the film version of the famous reality show will be made into a movie with a scary twist. Yes, the 'Bigg Boss' film is said to be made into a horror comedy movie, that will be produced by the show's production banner Endemol India along with Select Media Holdings Pvt. Ltd's film production arm, Moving Pictures.

"As a concept and a format, 'Bigg Boss' inherently has a fabulous cinematic potential and we are looking forward to working with Endemol India in bringing this very exciting property to the big screen," quoted Nitin Tej Ahuja, Director of Select Media Holdings Pvt Ltd, in a statement.

The story will be based on the experiences of the people in the Bigg Boss house.

The TV reality show 'Bigg Boss', went on air in 2006 on Sony TV and now currently going on in Colors, made a huge impact on the television viewers. The show involves select celebrities from different walks of life being put under one roof in a house, who are kept completely cut off from their routine life.

The one who successfully survives the tasks, challenges and eliminations governed by Big Boss is hailed as winner.

B-town celebrities namely Arshad Warsi, Shilpa Shetty, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt have been the show's previous Seasons' host, with latest being Salman Khan who is being on the show for the second time.

Now the question is - Kaun Banega film ka Bigg Boss host?

Deepika Padukone : best dressed B-town babe

 

The tall, smart and sexy Deepika Padukone has been declared the best dressed actress in an online survey. Be it Indian or Western the b-town sexy Veronica carries it with all the grace.

With a great style and attitude DP attracts anybody towards her looking elegance in whatever she wears making her stand tall over her contemporaries.

Even in the girl next door avatar in jeans and t-shirts she oozes all the glam making her fabulous and the most desired style icon..

சூர்யா ஜோடி சமந்தா

 சிங்கம் 2 படத்துக்குப் பிறகு சூர்யா லிங்குசாமி இயக்கும் படத்தில் நடிக்கிறார். வேட்டை வெளியே பிரமாதமான வெற்றி போல தோன்றினாலும் தோல்வியை ஜஸ்ட் மிஸ் செய்த படம் என்பது அனைவரையும்விட லிங்குசாமிக்கு நன்றாகவே தெரியும். அதனால் சூர்யாவை வைத்து இயக்கும் படத்தின் ஸ்கிரிப்டில் அதீத கவனத்துடன் இருக்கிறார்.

அடுத்த வருடம் இவர்கள் இணையும் – இதுவரை பெயரிடப்படாத படத்தின் ஷுட்டிங் ஆரம்பமாகிறது. நடிகர்கள், தொழில்நுட்பக் கலைஞர்கள் தேர்வு தற்போது நடந்து வருகிறது. இசை அனேகமாக யுவன் ஷங்கர் ராஜாவாக இருக்கலாம்.

ஹீரோயினாக சமந்தா ஒப்பந்தமாகியுள்ளார். நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தத்துக்குப் பிறகு அவர் ஒப்புக் கொண்டிருக்கும் முதல் படம் இது. திருப்பதி பிரதர்ஸ் சார்பில் லிங்குசாமி அவரது சகோதரர் சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் இணைந்து தயாரிக்கிறார்கள்.

சூர்யா, சமந்தா இணைந்து நடிக்கும் முதல் படம் இது என்பது முக்கியமானது.

மீனவர் தினம் கொண்டாடிய தனுஷ்

 இந்தி, “ராஞ்சனா படத்தில் நடித்துக்கொண்டே பரத்பாலா இயக்கும், “மரியான் படப்பிடிப்பிலும் கலந்துகொண்டு வருகிறார் தனுஷ். இதில் அவருக்கு ஜோடியாக, “பூ பார்வதி நடிக்கிறார். மீனவர்களின் வாழ்வியல் பிரச்னையை அடிப்படையாக கொண்ட படம் என்பதால், ராமேஸ்வரம், குளச்சல், மண்டைக்காடு, குறுப்பனை, முட்டம், கோவளம் என்று கடற்கரையோர பகுதிகளிலேயே, இதன் படப்பிடிப்பு துரிதமாக நடந்துவருகிறது. உலக மீனவர் தினத்தன்று, கோவளம் கடற்கரையில் தனுஷ் – பார்வதி நடித்த காட்சிகள் படமானது. மீனவ இளைஞன் கெட்டப்பில் தனுஷ் நடித்ததைப் பார்க்க, ஏராளமான மீனவர்கள் கூடிவிட்டார்களாம். அந்த காட்சியில் மீன் வலையை பின்னிக்கொண்டு, மீனவர் தினம் கொண்டாடியபடி நடித்துள்ளார் தனுஷ்.

டிசம்பர் 2ம்தேதி விஸ்வரூபம் இசை வெளியீடு!

 நடிகர் கமல்ஹாசன் இயக்கி நடிக்கும் விஸ்வரூபம் படத்தின் பாடல் வெளியீட்டு விழா வருகிற டிசம்பர் 2ம்தேதி சென்னை நேரு உள் விளையாட்டு அரங்கில் நடக்கிறது. ஏற்கனவே கமல் பிறந்த நாளில் மூன்று முக்கிய நகரங்களில் பாடலை வெளியிட திட்டமிட்டனர். கமல், விமானத்தில் சென்று இவ்விழாக்களில் கலந்து கொள்வதாக இருந்தது. ஆனால் மழை காரணமாக ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டது. இந்நிலையில் வருகிற டிசம்பர் 2ம்தேதி இசை வெளியீட்டு விழாவை சென்னையில் மட்டும் நடத்த படக்குழுவினர் முடிவு செய்துள்ளனர். இப்படத்தில் 5 பாடல்கள் உள்ளன. சங்கர் எசன்லாய் இசை அமைத்துள்ளார். கமல் ஜோடியாக பூஜாகுமார், ஆண்ட்ரியா நடித்துள்ளனர். சமீபத்தில் ரிலீசான விஜய்யின் துப்பாக்கி படம் போலவே விஸ்வரூபம் படமும் தீவிரவாதத்தை கருவாக வைத்து தயாராகி உள்ளது. பெரும்பகுதி வெளி நாடுகளில் படமாக்கப்பட்டு உள்ளது. ஆரோ 3டி ஒலி தொழில்நுட்பத்தில் படத்தை எடுத்துள்ளனர். அடுத்த மாதம் இறுதியில் படம் ரிலீசாகும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது

நயன்தாரா நோ நோ...அஞ்சலி யெஸ் யெஸ்...
                                   
                                                                                                      டிபன், லஞ்ச், டின்னர் மூன்று வேளையும் நெருப்பு துண்டுகளைதான் சாப்பிடுவாரோ என்று ஐயுறுகிற அளவுக்கு படப்பிடிப்பில் படபடப்பாக இருப்பார் ஹரி. வண்டி வண்டியாக ஓனிக்ஸ் ஓட்டுகிற இவரது வாயிலிருந்து பாராட்டுகள் வந்தால் அது பூர்வஜென்ம புண்ணியம்.

இவரது தாறுமாறான திட்டுகளை தாங்கிக் கொள்கிற தைரியம் உள்ளவர்கள் மட்டுமே படப்பிடிப்பில் தவறு செய்வார்கள். அப்படிப்பட்டவரிடம் 'ஆஹா' என்று பெயர் வாங்கியிருக்கிறார் அஞ்சலி. சிங்கம் பார்ட் 2 படத்திற்காக ஒரு சிங்கிள் டான்ஸ் ஆடியிருக்கிறார் இவர்.

முதலில் இதற்கு நயன்தாராவைதான் அழைத்தாராம் ஹரி. ஆனால் அறிமுகப்படுத்திய குருநாதராச்சே என்பதையும் மறந்து 'ம்ஹூம்' என்று கூறிவிட்டார் நயன். அந்த நேரத்தில்தான் 'நான்தான் இருக்கேன்ல' என்று உள்ளே வந்தார் அஞ்சலி.

ஃபாஸ்ட் ஃபாஸ்ட் என்று ஓடிக்கொண்டேயிருக்கும் ஹரி நினைத்ததை விட ஒரு நாள் முன்னதாகவே ஆடி முடித்துக் கொடுத்தாராம் அஞ்சலி. அதற்காகதான் இந்த 'ஆஹா'.

CMA Award Winners: Did Taylor Swift Walk Away Empty-Handed

 

Taylor Swift saw a lot of green earlier this week when her fourth album, Red, sold a whopping 1.2 million copies in its first week, but did she also see gold at the 46th annual Country Music Awards? Despite her three nominations, the young singer - who was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Musical Event of the Year - had plenty of competition: Swift faced off against country giants like Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, and Jason Aldean and pop greats like Kelly Clarkson and... Snoop Dogg(?!).

But did Swift get the chance to break out her patented surprise face during Thursday night's awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Underwood? Or did country power couple Lambert and Blake Shelton find cause to celebrate? See the full winners list below to find out!

Entertainer of the Year

Blake Shelton

Male Vocalist of the Year

Blake Shelton

Female Vocalist of the Year

Miranda Lambert

Vocal Group of the Year

Little Big Town

Vocal Duo of the Year

Thompson Square

New Artist of the Year

Hunter Hayes

Album of the Year

Chief, Eric Church

Single of the Year

""Pontoon,"" Little Big Town

Song of the Year

""Over You,"" Miranda Lambert

Musical Event of the Year

""Feel Like a Rock Star,"" Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw

Music Video of the Year

""Red Solo Cup,"" Toby Keith

Musician of the Year

Mac McAnally

 

 

Santhanam named 'Comedy Superstar'

 

 

Actor Santhanam has been named 'Comedy Superstar' by the Settai crew with whom he is currently working. The team has been busy making a remake of Hindi film Delhi Belly and Santhanam plays one of the lead roles in the movie along with Arya and Premji Amaren.

Santhanam has been at his best recently and is constantly wanted by directors big and small for their films. His performances in films like SMS, Siruthai, Boss Engira Baskaran and several other prominent films have made him one of the top names in the industry. Now, the news comes from the Settai sets that he will soon showcase his name in his films' credits. The actor has gleefully accepted the title and has thanked everyone for coming up with the idea.

'Radio Mirchi' Siva to catch Dubai flight

 

 

'Mirchi' Siva, director Badri and the rest of the cast and crew of 'Thillu Mullu' will catch a flight to Dubai soon, as some important scenes and songs are scheduled to be shot there.

"Though the film is a remake of a Superstar Rajinikanth starrer of the same title, Badri has made some changes to the original script," sources said.

"As per the new modifications, some scenes take place in Dubai. Even the evergreen 'Raagangal padhinaaru...' song will be shot in exotic locales in Dubai," they added.

Isha Talwar and Prakashraj play crucial roles in this movie, whose shooting is expected to be wrapped by January 2013. Once everything is done, the movie, it is said, will be screened for Rajini and K Balachander.

Andrea's director confirms IG report

 

 

A few days back IndiaGlitz carried a snippet that Andrea Jeremia would play a nude model in 'Endrendrum Punnagai', but there would be nothing vulgar about the scenes involving her.

Ahmed, who is directing the film, has now said that the actress would be "wearing a nude colour costume for a modelling scene' in 'Endrendrum Punnagai'.

He also added that this could not be considered as going nude for the role and they are planning to get a U certificate for the film, from the Censor Board.

Starring Jiiva, Trisha, Vinay and Andrea in lead roles, 'Endrendrum Punnagai' is taking shape fast. Set in urban background, the film is touted as a rom-com.

'Neer Paravai': Plans open from today

 

 

Those looking for some meaningful entertainment this weekend can book their tickets for 'Neer Paravai' from today, as the bookings are open.

The film directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies attempts to show the plight of Tamil Nadu fishermen, in the backdrop of a beautiful love story.

Vishnu and Sunaina have played the lead roles, while director Samuthirakani and Nandhita Das have enacted crucial characters. Saranya Ponvannan is also there.

"We have made the film without any compromise," says  Udhayanidhi Stalin, who celebrated his birthday on Tuesday. Meanwhile, he is gearing up to start his second heroic venture soon

   Thuppakki villain as hero?

Vidyut Jamwal has been making waves in the short period of his existence in the industry. He debuted in the Hindi remake of Kaakha Kaakha as the baddie and won himself a Filmfare award for Best Male Debut. Since then he has worked with two of South Cinema’s biggest heroes in Ajith for Billa 2 and Vijay for Thuppakki. While working with the two Tamil stars, Vidyut has watched them closely and picked up key characteristics from them. From Vijay, he says he has learnt the importance of silence and with Ajith the manner of treating women respectfully.

Despite playing the villain regularly, the young man has managed to send the female audience into a tizzy with his good looks and tough physique. Vidyut admits that he has been approached by Tamil film-makers to play the hero but the actor maintains that he will consider every offer that he receives and pick the one that suits him best at present.

Cannes beckons Bala's Paradesi

Bala’s Pardesi is being subtitled, for it is likely to feature in the next Cannes International Film Festival, which will be celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema by screening a number of Indian films. The recently released music and trailer of the film are receiving good response and the makers are very happy about it.
The film is likely to be presented before the censor board on December 5^th and will hit the screens on 21^st December.
The film has been produced by Bala’s own B Studios and has Atharvaa, Vedhika and Dhansika doing the lead roles. This film is an adaptation of a Malayalam novel by the name ‘Eriyum Thanal’.

Bala's Paradesi viewed by lakhs

The trailer of Bala’s Paradesi was released along with its music a couple of days back. The trailer was uploaded on Director Bala’s official Youtube channel. Now, in a span of just over 2 days the trailer has received an astounding count of approximately 3.5 Lakhs views with positive feedback. This only goes to show that the audience is always keenly on the look-out for Bala’s films since his stories always evoke a high level of curiosity.
Paradesi is slated for release on December 21^st 2012 and stars Atharvaa, Vedhika and Dhansika. The film has music by G.V. Prakash who teams up with Bala for the first time, likewise for renowned lyricist Vairamuthu too.

Exclusive: Vijay's next with AGS Entertainment

In an exclusive update, we have come to know that Vijay would be doing a movie for AGS Entertainment in the near future. The rest of the cast and crew, including the director and other details are still being worked out.
This will be the first time that Vijay and AGS are joining hands. AGS recently delivered KV Anand’s Maattrraan with Suriya in the lead. Since 2006, the three brothers who established AGS have produced successful films like Thiruttu Payale, Santosh Subramaniam and Madrasapattinam.
This Vijay project has already become among the most expected movies. More details are awaited in this regard.

Gautham Menon reveals the story of Neethane En Ponvasantham

Neethane En Ponvasantham has the same structure every love story has, but the moments the lovers share makes the film interesting, claims Gautham Menon. Recently Jiiva said that shooting for NEP was like reliving all those beautiful moments again. Editor Anthony, who is currently working on the film, had to leave his suite abruptly, as his buried thoughts were brought back to life after watching the footages.
Gautham claims that Nithya will be a Puthumai Penn in the department of romance and calls Jiiva the embodiment of love.
The scene where Nithya and Varun get together after years and the climax sequence, will move every soul in the theater, it seems.

Damarukam collected Rs. 18 cr in 3 days: Atchi Reddy

The figures are out from the horse's mouth.  It is official that Damarukam opened big like crazy.

According to K Atchi Reddy, the presenter of Damarukam, the film is one of the biggest hits.  "I apologise to Nag's fans, as the film was postponed repeatedly for small reasons.  I am happy to announce that in the first 3 days, it collected Rs. 18 cr."

Damarukam's story, the performances and dialogues have received appreciation.

 

Sivaji 3D to release on Rajinikanth's birthday

Sivaji 3D, which has been in the making for quite some time now is finally ready for release and will be hitting the screens on Superstar Rajinikanth's birthday, on the 12th of December. This represents a specialty in general, because of the unique date of 12-12-12.

AVM Studios who made the original Sivaji have taken a lot of effort to release the film in 3D and have spent the last few years in converting the movie from it's original format. Sivaji was originally directed by Shankar and released in 2007 and saw huge openings across screens. It quickly grossed the biggest earnings in history with respect to Tamil cinema. Seeing it again in 3D would make a great day for fans of Rajnikanth and Tamil cinema in general.

Prabhu Deva's ABCD - First Look

Directed by ace choreographer turned director Remo D'Souza, the much-talked film stars the highly talented dancing star and blockbuster filmmaker Prabhu Deva along with dance-based reality show winners like Dharmesh Yelande, Vrushali Chavan and Salman Yusuff Khan.

Besides the film features B-town's super choreographer Ganesh Acharya and international dance diva Lauren Gottlieb in prominent roles while the music is handled by composing duo Sachin-Jigar.

Touted to be India's first high-octane dance film in 3D, ABCD is slated to release sometime in February 2013.

Aamir gets spooked

 

Aamir Khan, who is currently promoting his suspense drama Talaash, confessed that he experienced a feeling of deja vu and was even spooked a wee bit, when  he discovered that yesteryear master of suspense films, Raj Khosla, had actually stayed in one of the rooms (that now serves as a guest room) in the flat that is Aamir's current home.

Raj Khosla explored a variety of styles be it crime thrillers, suspense thrillers, musical, melodramas and dacoit dramas he is often credited for the success of actors such as Dev Anand.

He's the man who gave Bollywood memorable films like CID (1956), Woh Kaun Thi (1964) and Mera Saaya (1966) besides a host of other movies. Aamir is a huge Raj Khosla fan and sources close to AK say that Talaash is his tribute to a man who made the best crime and suspense films.

Director Milan Luthria (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, The Dirty Picture) is Raj Khosla's son and Aamir's dear nephew Imran is starring in his awaited 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbai 2'.. Aamir Khan says he feels lucky to be at the current place where he resides...

John Abraham fights professional South African fighter for Race 2 ,despite injury.

 John Abraham is fighter and it's well known. but what very few know is that the actor pushed himself to the extreme ,while shooting a fight scene with professional South Indian fighter and former Mr.Universe Andrew, despite being injured with a deep gash in his back that required up to 14 stitches.

 

Talking about the scene, says director Abbas "It's a unique action sequence that hasn't been seen in any film so far. John's physique is such that it was necessary to get a competitor as good as him. When we did a research we found Andrew who's a former Mr Universe. Both of them were trained for the sequence before they shot.

When the action starts, a huge cage comes down that is made of iron bars. John was injured several times, but we would never realize that till the days' shoot was over. Even when John got a 14 inch cut, we did not know it. Later, we thought we won't be able to shoot for at least four-five days, but John continued despite the injury".

If that wasn't all, to further paramount the challenge, the action sequence was filmed for over 14days at Mumbai's Filmistan Studios , sometimes even wrapping up at 2 in the morning.

All praise for the actor, says director Abbas "John worked out for three months for the perfect body. He wanted to match up to Andrew , working on a physique that was leaner than what he sported in Force and at the same time a little beefed up,".

Ajith to debut in Bollywood

 

After Ram Charan, yet another Southern superstar is going to set his foot in a big way in a Bollywood film.  It is Ajith Kumar, Kollywood's equivalent of Mahesh and Pawan.

Director Venkat Prabhu, who last delivered a super hit film with Mankatha (Gambler in Telugu) is looking to remake the film in Hindi. He has already started speaking with producers from the industry and is expected to work on it soon. The interesting news is that Ajith will feature in it again, but not in his same role.

Ajith played the lead in Mankatha, of a rogue cop who was very ambitious. However, he will this time play the role of Arjun, who was also a part of the film. Previously, Ajith had appeared in Shah Rukh Khan's Asoka. He will soon be paired up with a leading face from Bollywood to work on the remake of Mankatha.

After him, Pawan may be the one in queue.

விஜய்யின் 25வது பாடல்

 

கொஞ்ச நாட்கள் படங்களில் பாடாமல் இருந்தவரை ஹா‌ரிஸ் ஜெயரா‌ஜ் துப்பாக்கியில் பாட வைத்தார். கூகுள் கூகுள் என்ற அந்தப் பாடல்தான் படத்திலேயே மிகப்பெ‌ரிய ஹிட்.
ஏ.எல்.விஜய் இயக்கத்தில் விஜய் நடிக்கும் பெய‌ரிடப்படாத படத்தில் ‌ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ் இசையில் ஒரு பாடல் விஜய் பாடுகிறார். கூகுள் கூகுள் பாடுவதற்கு முன்பே இதுபற்றி விஜய்யிடம் கேட்டுவிட்டேன் என்கிறார் ‌ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ்.
நா.முத்துக்குமார் எழுதியிருக்கும் இந்தப் பாடலை விஜய் குரலில் விரைவில் ஒலிப்பதிவு செய்யப்பட உள்ளது. மும்பையில் பாடலை ஒலிப்பதிவு செய்ய திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர். இந்தப் பாடல் விஜய்யின் 25வது பாடல் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

Lawrence’s b’day gift for Rajinikanth

Raghava Lawrence has decided to show his admiration for Rajnikanth in a special way on his birthday which is falling on a special date this year 12.12.12
The actor and choreographer has decided to come out with a video song and album with a Rajni’s birthday as the theme, as a gift to him. ‘Every fan of his should sing our song on his birthday’, says Lawrence.
For this he has teamed up with Vijay Antony for the music. Vijay is thrilled to do his bit, since he has never worked with the superstar and this way he feels connected to him.

 

ரஜினி பிறந்தநாள் – குவிகிறது பரிசு

தனது பிறந்தநாளை முன்னிட்டு ரஜினி ரசிகர்களுக்கு என்ன பரிசு தரப்போகிறார் தெரியவில்லை. ஆனால் ரசிகர்களுக்கு மற்றவர்கள் அளிக்கும் பரிசு குவிந்து வருகிறது.

12-12-12 அன்று ரஜினியின் பிறந்தநாளை முன்னிட்டு சிவாஜி படத்தை 3டி யில் வெளியிடுகிறது ஏவிஎம் நிறுவனம். படத்தின் சுவாரஸியமில்லாத காட்சிகளை எடிட் செய்து கச்சிதமாக இந்த 3டி வெளியாகிறது. ரஜினி ரசிகர்களுக்கு ஏவிஎம் மின் இந்த பிறந்தநாள் பரிசு சிறப்பானதாக அமையும்.

ரஜினியின் தீவிர பக்தர்களில் ஒருவரான ராகவா லாரன்ஸ் ரஜினியின் பிறந்தநாளில் ஆல்பம் ஒன்றை வெளியிடுகிறார். ரஜினி சார் அற்புதமானவர், அவரது ரசிகர்களை மகிழ்ச்சிப்படுத்த அவரது பிறந்தநாளில் இந்த ஆல்பத்தை வெளியிடுகிறேன் என்று லாரன்ஸ் கூறியுள்ளார். இந்த ஆல்பத்துக்கு விஜய் ஆண்டனி இசையமைத்துள்ளார்.

ரஜினி 3டி படம், ரஜினி பற்றிய ஆல்பம்… ரஜினி ரசிகர்களுக்கு இந்த பிறந்தநாள் விசேஷமாக இருக்கப் போகிறது.

Tamil cinema is going digital and making tons of money

Nov 27

2012 is going to be a landmark year for Tamil cinema. A slew of small budget films such as Pizza and Attakathi,shot with digital cameras, have turned out to be commercially successful. The return on investment on these films has been encouraging and it has started a boom in film-making.

This year will see over 160 films  in Tamil, which is likely to rise higher next year, thanks to the digital revolution. Even the Diwali blockbuster, Vijay’s big budget AR Murgadoss directed Thuppakki, shot by ace cameraman Santosh Sivan was also digital.

Jayendra Panchapakesan, co-founder of Real Image, the digital pioneers in the South and the man who started the trend with his Siddharth-starrer 180(2011), feels that the Tamil industry will soon go fully digital: “Today nearly 80 per cent of the films being shot are done using a digital camera. Traditional film rolls are facing extinction with many well-known companies pulling down their shutters. Digital cinema has come off-age in the last two years and by end of next year, everybody will be shooting digital. Costly film cameras have become antique pieces.”

The national award winning and internationally reputed cinematographer Santosh Sivan who loves shooting using film rolls also observes a similar trend: “Digital cinema is here to stay. Please note that digital revolution is taking place as digital projection is happening in our screens. The earlier film prints have virtually disappeared and have given way to digital projection in cinema theatres.”

Added Jayendra, whose company’s “Qube” is the digital platform cinema theatres across India and abroad uses: “ Today nearly 90 per cent of the screens in Tamil Nadu have only digital screening, as conventional prints are slowly becoming obsolete. So, naturally people have switched over to shooting their films using digital cameras. The post-production work, especially that of a big film, is made easier by shooting in digital as DI (Digital Intermediary) is easier.”

One of the main reasons why all young directors are switching to digital is that it is more cost effective. One of the biggest hits of the year is debutant Karthik Subbaraj’s thriller Pizza with newcomers, made on a shoe-string budget of Rs 1.50 crore. From Tamil Nadu theatricals alone, it will make Rs 3 crore. Television and remake rights in other languages including Hindi, Telugu and Kannada have fetched another Rs 5 crore!

Karthik Subbaraj says: “ I have done nearly 14 short films using hand-held digital cameras. The experience I got from that made me go for my debut Pizza using a Red MX. With a budget of Rs 1.5 crore, digital was easy as we even used torchlights instead of normal lights for all the night effect in the movie.” Karthik is one of the new directors who will never get a chance to do a film in conventional film rolls, as technology changes.

Says Santosh Sivan: “My romance with film rolls started when I was a child, and it will continue till they stop making rolls. But, I chose to do Thuppakki in digital as the story and milieu of Murgadoss’s script demanded it. After I read the script, I told Murgadoss it will be better if we shoot in digital. Thuppakki had car chases, close proximity fight scenes and lot of candid shots in real Mumbai locations which needed 6 to 7 cameras. In one particular scene, Vijay shot with a handheld mini camera. But my love for film continues, as I’m doing my next film Ceylon on film.” Santosh feels there is a lot of freedom shooting in digital as you can shoot randomly without cutting.

According to Balaji Gopal who runs a studio specialising in “digital camera design” and is a consultant for various films using digital format: “ The quality of films shot in digital have improved over the years, and today you cannot distinguish between a film shot and the one shot with digital camera.The digital cameras used today for shooting Tamil films are all state-of-art.”

Gopal explains the economics of shooting in digital – “The cost of shooting in digital is one-third of using traditional camera and film rolls. A major plus is the number of retakes you can take to improve the quality of content without using expensive film rolls”

Jayendra, whose Qube is the delivery platform for digital projection in cinema theatres said: “ Today out of 1040 operating cinema theatres in Tamil Nadu, nearly 900 odd are digital. The old projector and film prints have now become obsolete. So filmmaking itself is switching over to digital as post-production work becomes easier.”

Meanwhile, the only two big films being shot using traditional camera are Mani Ratnam’s Kadal, whose cinematographer Rajiv Menon preferred to shoot using film rolls, and Shankar’s I, being shot by PC Sriram. Remember, Sriram was the first cameraman to go digital many years back when the technology was in a nascent stage. Shankar, known for his song and dance along with AR rahman’s music, is planning to shoot two songs for I in digital.

Jayendra concludes: “ Digital is here to stay. I think it is a level playing field for the big and small budget films. If a small film, due to word-of-mouth becomes a hit on the release day (Friday), by Saturday we can increase the number of digital screens, which was not possible when we used prints. Tamil cinema is on the verge of a big boom in production as digital revolution happens.”