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WHO ACQUIRED PAIYYA?
Paiyya has just got bigger with Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies signing up an agreement to present the film. This Karthi-Tammannah starrer is directed by Lingusamy and produced by his home production Thiruppathy Brothers. The movie will hit the screens in April.
Music for Paiyya has been scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The director of camera is Madhi and editing is taken care of by Anthony.
The film, if it turns out to be a success, will be a hat trick for both Karthi as well as Dhayanidhi Alagiri.
Shivappu Mazhai creates Guinness Record
Krishnamoorthy, has entered the Guinness Book of World Records by being completed in less than 12 days. Shooting and post-production of the two-hour Tamil film Shivappu Mazhai was completed in a record 11 days, 23 hours and 45 minutes, thus creating a new record.
The earlier record was set by filmmakers Russ Malkin and John Gore for their film The Fastest Forward, made in 13 days in 1990. Shivappu Mazhai commenced on May 22 and was successfully completed by June 3, 2009, with more than 600 technicians working on the project. Director Krishnamoorthy revealed that the film is based on problems of Sri Lankan Tamils. The film is produced by Andrew Raymond & Suresh Joachim under Suresh Joachim Entertainment Inc. & Joachim International Inc. The film will be released across the globe with subtitles in English on March 12, 2010.
COMRADE SILAMBARASAN …
Silambarasan is a very happy man these days with his recently released Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa getting him appreciation from all quarters. Work on his next venture Valiban is also underway and meanwhile he has extended a helping hand to his friend Jayam Ravi.
Industry circles know that Silambarasan is good in singing and has rendered quite a few numbers in his films as well as in other films. Recently the track that he crooned in Renigunta came in for a lot of praise. It is his principle to sing for any friendly requests and following this he has sung a number for the upcoming Jayam Ravi- Tamannah starrer Thillalangadi. It is a known fact that he and Jayam Ravi share a special rapport and the singing only reiterates this fact further
WHAT TAMANNAH THINKS OF RANJITHA?
Tamannah, during Paiyya’s press meet, said that she cannot comment on actress Ranjitha, as it is her personal affair. The actress, however, pointed out that all the actresses should not be seen in bad light because of stray incidents like this.
Awaiting the release of Paiyya shortly, Tamannah is indeed excited. She pairs up with Karthi in this film. The actress, who had an opportunity to star with Karthi’s brother Suriya in Ayan, says that both the actors are good co-stars.
AJITH GOES BACK TO CAR RACING!
While there have been reports that Ajith would star in a film that is to be directed by Gautham Menon, a new buzz seems to be making rounds in Kollywood. Ajith, it is being said, is gearing up to participate in the Formula 2 car race that is scheduled to begin in April 2010 in Europe. This Formula 2 will go on till the month of October.
This news has given rise to the speculation that the Gautham-Ajith venture is put on hold. Yet another gossip that we hear is that Gautham is keen on donning the director’s cap for another venture
GAUTHAM TO SIGN UP SILAMBARASAN AGAIN
Gautham Menon seems to have struck a chord with Silambarasan during the making of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. With the film turning out to be a grand success, the director is already contemplating his next film.
When asked by the reporters if there is a possibility to work with Silambarasan in future, the director’s reply was affirmative. He hinted that talks are already on with Silambarasan for their next film together. Gautham said an announcement would be made once things fall in place
WHERE HAS SADA BEEN?
Sada’s comeback vehicle will be Puli Vesham, which is directed by ace director P Vasu. RK will share the screen space with Sada and Divya Vishwanath in this film. As per the storyline of Puli Vesham, there would be two heroines. While one is a village belle, which is played by Divya, the other is a city-bred girl Sada.
Sada, who has been away from Kollywood after the success of Anniyan and Unnale Unnale, is back as she feels Puli Vesham will offer her enough scope to perform. It is being said that Sada’s role will have a tint of mystery and she will also be seen in some action sequences.
Sada says that she is happy to bag this offer from P Vasu. She adds that her stint in Bollywood had her busy for the past couple of years.
A SARCASTIC JAI AND GORGEOUS NANDAGI
The special show of Aval Peyar Tamilarasi for the winners of the Behindwoods’ APT contest took place at the Four Frames Theatre in Chennai on March 7th, 2010. The screening began at 3 pm after which the lead stars Jai, Nandagi, producer Moser Baer Dhananjayan and director Meera Kathiravan had an interaction with the winners to gauge their reaction about APT.
The team answered a volley of questions thrown at them by those present. Later, the fifty lucky couples that won the contest held by Behindwoods.com had themselves photographed with Jai and Nandagi.
A highly jovial person that he is, Jai was at ease in answering all the questions, of course with a tint of sarcasm.
Nandagi must have gone home wearing a huge smile on her face, as she received first-rate compliments from the audience on her good looks. The actress was shown to be a matured lady in APT, while in reality she was exceedingly beautiful.
The audience lauded the makers of APT for giving a wonderful film.
Ramarajan returns with Medhai
Ramarajan, who has given some classics like Karagattakkaran, is all set to come back with a difference. It had already been announced that he will act in Medhai (also referred to as Methai) in the lead role. Medhai, a commercial entertainer whose story takes place in a city, has an abundance of comedy, romance, sentiments and all other masala elements needed for making a grand entertainer. Though from a rural backdrop, the ‘Ramarajan effect’ will be unaltered as he has a reliable partner in Vadivelu, and they both are going to rock in Medhai!
Medhai will be directed by N.T.G. Saravanan, who had worked as an assistant to director Hari. Story, screenplay and dialogues have been written by him, and he would like to emulate his teacher Hari and produce commercial hits. The film is being produced under the banner of Kalaimagal Koodam.
Karthik appreciates Arun Vijay
After tasting success in Malai Malai, the Arun Vijay-Venkatesh duo is back with Maanja Velu. The director-actor duo has reportedly wrapped up the shooting of Maanja Velu and has moved on to post production recently.
Yesteryear heart-throb Karthik is making a comeback of sorts with this movie, which will also star Prabhu in a prominent role. After Agni Natchathiram, the Prabhu-Karthik duo will come on screen after a long time. Meanwhile, Karthik has reportedly appreciated Arun Vijay for maturing as a good actor with the right scripts.
Maanja Velu is also an action movie. 'Maanja' is the mixture of glass powder and other ingredients coated on the string of a kite. It is used to cut the strings of rival kites, but if handled wrongly, it can cut you. This forms the basic plot. Ganja Karuppu, Santhanam and others form the supporting cast. Mani Sharma has scored the music for Maanja Velu, which is expected to release soon.
Rajni-Sameera in Aptha Rakshaka remake?
Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan's 200th and last film Aptha Rakshaka is storming the box office ever since its release. The film has recently replaced Mungaru Male as the highest grosser in Sandalwood so far.
Aptha Rakshaka, the sequel of Apthamitra (which was remade in Tamil as Chandramukhi with superstar Rajinikanth in the lead), is directed by P. Vasu and Gurukiran has scored the music. The film stars Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Vimala Raman, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Bhavana, Sandhya, Komal Kumar, Srinivasamurthy, Avinash and others. The producer is Krishna Prajwal.
There are widespread reports that a Tamil remake is planned by Superstar Rajinikanth and he will reprise the role of late Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan in Aptha Rakshaka. These rumours started after Superstar Rajinikanth along with producer Ramkumar and Prabhu watched the preview of Aptha Rakshaka in Chennai. Director P. Vasu has already confirmed that he is planning to remake Aptha Rakshaka in Tamil and the Superstar will be his first choice for the lead role. The director has reportedly even made sketches of Rajinikanth as Vettaiyan and Sameera Reddy as Chandramukhi and he has already approached Sameera for her dates.
Shruthi croons for Kannada film
Earlier, we have reported that star kid Shruti Haasan will croon a duet song for Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar's upcoming film Prithvi. The latest buzz is that the multitalented artist has recorded the song at Bombay Brothers Studio in Mumbai on Sunday. The gorgeous lass recorded 'Nenapidhu Nenapidhu', which will feature Parvathi Menon and Puneeth Rajkumar. The film is produced by Soorappa Babu and N.S. Rajkumar
Simbu's Valiban
Actor Silambarasan in on Cloud Nine, since he recently drew a lot of praise for his looks in Gautham Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (VTV). After opting out from K.V. Anand's Ko, the handsome star is all set to start the much hyped Valiban. Apart from playing the lead role, Simbu will also wield the megaphone for the film. Valiban is expected to be a love story with a message and Yuvanshankar Raja will compose the music for the film, sources say. There are also reports that the film will go on floors from March 25.
AJITH OR VIJAY – THE NEXT SUPERSTAR: VIKRAM Vikram’s interview to a popular Tamil magazine states that both Ajith and Vijay have the capacity to be the next Superstar of Kollywood. The actor pointed out that several of Vijay’s films have been a huge success in the past. Speaking about Ajith, he said that the actor has a charming appearance just like Shah Rukh Khan. Hence both of them are eligible to race for the next Superstar spot, said Vikram.
SURIYA’S LANDMARK FILM
Singam is the tenth film for which director Hari is wielding the megaphone. It also happens to be Suriya’s 25th film. With this combination turning out to be a great success earlier, the expectations for Singam have been on the rise. One more addition to this team is Devi Sri Prasad. A press note from Singam’s makers states that Hari-Suriya-Devi Sri Prasad will be joining together after a gap of six films. The trio, it may be recalled, had worked together in Aaru.
Singam’s audio will be launched by the end of this month and the film will hit the screens next month.
Ajith-Gautham's next titled Kaaval?
Now we all know that Thala Ajith's 50th film will be directed by the stylish film-maker Gautham Menon. The film produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri is believed to be a police story. Ajith has played a cop in Anjaneya, but the film was not too successful, so we hope it’s time Ajith tastes success in a thrilling cop story.
Meanwhile, director Gautham Menon has clearly denied that the film is titled Thuppariyum Anand. In an interview, he stated, “Yes I have written a script called Thuppariyum Anand about a detective in 1920’s Madras and given it to Kamal Haasan and Aamir Khan. I’m hoping that one of them will do the film. Once and for all I would like to say that the Ajith film is untitled and is a mass entertainer. All technicians who worked with me in VTV will be a part of this new film, while I’m on the lookout for a heroine.”
Now the latest buzz is that the ace director has suggested the title Kaaval for their upcoming venture. It is also learned that the director has applied for the title to Film Chamber and once the approval comes, it will be announced officially. There are also reports that Thala is planning to invite Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and the state DIG for the launch function.
Samantha speaks out
Samantha, a commerce graduate from a Telugu-Malayalee family, is making her screen debut with Naga Chaitanya's Yemaya Chesave (Telugu version of Gautham Menon's Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa starring Simbu and Trisha).
When asked about the language barrier, the pretty lass in an interview to a leading English daily said, “We speak Tamil and English at home, so Telugu is alien to me. I had great difficulty in mugging up the dialogues, but now, I can speak a few words.”
About her upcoming Tamil venture Baana Kaathadi opposite Atharva, son of actor Murali, the excited actress says, “It’s a lovely role. I had signed this film first, but my Telugu film became my launchpad. For me, language doesn’t matter; I’m interested in meaty roles.”
When asked about the comparison with her Tamil counterpart Trisha, she chirps, “I think Trisha is extremely talented and experienced. And she’s also one of my favourite actresses. I simply followed director Gautham Menon's instructions when I did the film. I wasn’t even trying to outdo a senior like Trisha.”
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