Ajith expects fans to not defame anyone in Facebook

Ajith expects fans to not defame anyone in Facebook:

Ajith

Ajith Kumar has strongly condemned littering Facebook accounts with disparaging remarks about others. The actor spoke to the press recently as he is about to wrap up the shoot of his film Valai.

“It’s true that I encountered some accidents during the making of Valai. The reason was that I wasn’t intent in using a ‘body double’. I could have used the services of a body double but wanted to do it on my own as I had done so many times in the past. However, I’m not blaming anyone else for this; accidents are part and parcel of an actor’s career. We undertake risks on our own and will have to face whatever comes with it.

“I have been near to death in the past and am not sure whether I am destined to getting into accidents frequently. It’s the Almighty who decides about what film I do, who stars opposite me and who directs my films; I don’t have any say in them.”

Speaking on the recent controversy film have been going through, Ajith Commented “ Of late, formation of the villain’s character has become  a Herculean task, as controversy arises with ease if the villain is shown to be belonging to a particular caste/religion/profession.

“Also many new political outfits try to blow a film’s script/casting in order to garner political mileage and cheap publicity. On the whole, we Indians lack discipline in all walks of our lives. Just as we expect good leaders to rule us, we ought to behave like good citizens. I don’t expect my fans to record anything defaming anyone in their Facebook accounts. Social networking sites shouldn’t be polluted with such views,” Ajith concluded.

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Udhayam NH4 audio release in April

Udhayam NH4 audio release in April

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Siddharth’s upcoming flick Udhayam NH4 audio will be released on April 1st. Ashritha Shetty and director Manimaran are making their debuts with this film. Dayanidhi Aligiri and Vetrimaran are producing this film under Meeka Entertainments.

Dayanidhi Aligiri tweeted, “UDHAYAM audio from April 1st!” G.V.Prakash is composing the tunes and Sony Music has acquired the musical rights of Udhayam NH4.

Kay Kay Menon, Kishore are playing the prominent roles. Director is planning to wrap up the shooting by the end of March and movie is anticipated to be released by the end of April. Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies has acquired the theatrical distribution rights.

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Mahat Raghavendra signs Vijay's Jilla

Mahat Raghavendra has signed for a role in Vijay's Jilla. Mahat Raghavendra was seen in Ajith’s Mankatha. Jilla will also have Mohan Lal and Mahat will be seen as Vijay’s brother in Jilla.

Earlier Mahat Raghavendra tweeted, “Signed my 4th movie titled JILLA. I'll b playing Ilayathalapathi vijay's younger brother..m super excited need all ur wishes n blessings.”

Debutant Nesan will be wielding the megaphone for Jilla and D.Imman was selected as music director. Kajal has been roped in for female lead and R.B.Chowdary is producing this bilingual Tamil- Malayalam film under Super Good Films.

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Vishwaroopam enters record-breaking 5th week in UK

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Actor-producer Arun Pandian’s Ayngaran Films International had taken up the release and distribution of ‘Ulaganayan’ Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam in the European region. AFI has now taken to releasing the film in shifting system across Britain and elsewhere. The film is being exhibited for a record-breaking 5th week in theatres in U.K.

In a press communiqué, AFI has said that the film is being released in ‘shifting’ basis in new areas to enable all the residents of Indian origin to watch and enjoy the film. “Incidentally, Vishwaroopam has become the first Tamil film to be running for 5 weeks in the region. The film has been patronized to a great extent by Kamal Haasan’s fans. We have been receiving request from many localities in Britain having sizeable population of people of Indian origin.

“In order to cater to the needs of those residing in all these areas, we are releasing the film through ‘shifting’ mode and as per this arrangement, the film now runs in 8 different Cineworld halls. The requests we have been receiving are from the Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Urdu-speaking people and we are trying our best to honour the requests that we have been receiving.

“We are ready to accept such requests in the days to come. Very soon, we are planning to bring for the benefit of the Indians residing in U.K. films such as Bala’s Paradesi and a few big-budget ventures,” the communiqué ended thus.

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Comedian Kumarimuthu suspended from Nadigar Sangam

Comedian Kumarimuthu

Comedian Kumarimuthu was last month served a show cause notice by the Nadigar Sangam( tamil Films Artiste Association) following the comedians ‘disrespectful’ attack on the Sangam Members in public, and releasing misleading information on the newly erected Sangam Building .

But the Comedian has not bowed to the show cause notice, Replying to the notice, Kumarimuthu has maintained that he had only sought some clarification.

In the  letter Kumari Muthu has said “I had only written a letter to the Sangam in order to clear my doubts about the place allocated for the construction of the Sangam building. Many co-artistes have voiced their opinion like me. I’m not sure whether all of them have been served a ‘show-cause’ notice similar to the one I have received . I have been working in the film industry for the past 44 years  after being trained on-stage. So far  no Actors have not had a complaint on me

“My only wish is that the Sangam, which had once been patronized by the legends like  late MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, N.S. Krishnan and S.V. Sahasranamam, should be run in an unbiased manner and its traditions should never be compromised!”, concludes the letter.

The Latest update we get from a Sangam member is that, the letter received from Kumari Muthu was not satisfactory to the committee members who reviewed it. Hence Comedian Kumarimuthu membership stands sususpende till the issue is discussed at the General meeting with the Sangam heads.

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Prasanna on a signing spree

Prasanna

Actor Prasanna is having a great time no doubt. With his ladylove Sneha, creating a big impact at the box office in Haridas, Prasanna seems much content with his life. Charged with the good vibes surrounding his personal and professional life, he is also discussing several other projects to establish his stronghold at the box office.

Currently awaiting the release of Chennaiyil Oru Naal(CON) featuring Prakash Raj, Cheran, Sarath Kumar and Radhika. He is cast as a doctor in the flick. The screenplay for ‘CON’ is inspired from a real life incident. Reportedly, the crux of the story takes place in the thirteen minute journey, wherein a boy has to be rushed to the hospital concerning his critical heart transplant.

Following the thriller there is Kalyana Samayal Sadham directed by R S Prasanna which is based on a South Indian wedding. The movie is touted to be a comical riot and also features Lekha Washington in a pivotal role. Unlike his other movies where he has been assigned a supporting role this one will feature him as a solo hero.

That is not all! the actor also has Bhai,Pullivaal and Koothu under his belt too. Looks like Prasanna is one a signing spree at the moment. Let us hope he too creates a big impact with his onscreen presence.

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AVM to make short films before making them for big screen

AVM

AVM Productions, founded by the late A V Meiyappa Chettiyar(AVM) has the unique distinction to have continued a five decade successful run in the movie business. The prestigious banner is in its sixty second year.

It goes without saying that all this has only been possible because of a clear vision and a will to adapt to the changing times and tastes of its audience. Post AVM’s demise, the chunk of responsibilities has been shared by sons M. Balasubramanian and M. Saravanan.

In its initial phase, the prominent banner has been instrumental in introducing prominent performers such as Vyjayanthimala, Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran and Kamal Haasan . With the arrival of M. Saravanan releases such as Punnami Naagu (Actor Chiranjeevi’s launchpad), Murattu Kalai (Rajnikanth’s stardom), Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1989), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Gemini (2002), and Perazhagan (2004) reaffirmed the banner’s presence midst the big players.

However, Saravanan has eventually decided to resign and hand over the duties to the third generation of aspirants namely son M. S. Guhan and brother Balasubramanian’s offspring B. Gurunath.

Following in their forefathers tactful approach which has successfully kept the legacy invincible, the duo recently chalked out a refined testing mechanism. According to them it will ensure a guaranteed return from every major release at the box office. The model is based on a strategic release of a short film preceding the major release. Once, the short version amasses the desired attention, talks regarding the full fledged production will be taken into consideration.

It is pertinent to mention here, a similar approach is much prevalent in Hollywood thanks to Harold Lloyd for inventing the noble concept back in 1928. However, the procedure involves screening of the movie itself prior to its general release to a selected list of critics and a small percentage of movie buffs. The event clearly gives the producers a rough idea of the audience reaction for the movie.

We need to wait and watch if AVM has a different take on it. Whatever be their decision, this move will surely change the way the game of releases in the industry. Interesting times are ahead for Kollywood as the banner gears up for a new change under the promising guidance of dynamic leaders.

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Studio Green grabs Vijay Sethupathi’s Soodhu Kavvum

Vijay Sethupati will be more delighted as Studio Green has grabbed the rights of Soodhu Kavvum. This movie is directed by Nalan Kumarasamy and Sanchitha Shetty is playing the female lead in the film.

Director Nalan Kumarasamy announced that the movie is all set for its April release. He said, “By the grace of lord subramanya, Thiru Kumaran Entertainment's SOODHU KAVVUM out righted to Studio Green. Praise the god for his mercy on us. The movie is plans to release in late April 2013. So the film is releasing this April.”

Vijay Sethupati has signed 4 films in 2013. His upcoming flick Soodhu Kavvum will have music by Santhosh Narayanan and cinematography is by Dinesh. C.V.Kumar produced the film under Thiru Kumaran Entertainment and Studio Green has got distribution rights.

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Newspaper article inspires 'Karuppampatti'

Debutant Tamil director Prabhu Raja Cholan says the source of inspiration for his upcoming romantic-comedy "Karuppampatti" is a newspaper article. He says he developed the story with commercial elements infused in facts from the article.

"The basic knot of the story is inspired from a newspaper article. It was recently that I read an article about a foreigner coming to India in search of his familial roots. Based on this simple premise, I developed a plot for the film," Cholan said.

"I obviously couldn't make a film entirely based on the article because of certain constraints. Instead, I chose to retain the crux of the article in my film and developed characters and some commercial elements around it," he added.

He says the film is shot in three different eras.

"Since the story of the film has a period flavour, we have three different eras. The first one is that of the time period before 1980s. It is shot in black-and-white mode. The second one is Eastman colour era, and it is here that we have included a Tamil disco number by Bappi Lahiri, while the third is shot in present day," said Cholan.

"The story of the film is about an Indian, born and raised in France, who comes to India in search of his roots. He arrives at a village called Karuppampatti and what happens there, forms the rest of the story," he said.

The film features Ajmal Ameer in dual roles alongside Piaa Bajpai and Alice Tantardini. It also stars Archana, M.S. Bhaskar, Jagan, Srinath and Devadarshini.

Queried about his choice of Bappi Lahiri for a song in the film, Cholan said: "It was a 1980s disco number and we wanted someone whose voice will also suit the era. It is then we zeroed in Bappi sir, the disco king, who introduced the disco numbers into India".

Sundar K has produced the film, which has music by Kannan. It is getting ready for release soon.

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A.R.Rahman’s film direction plans

After entertaining with his music for many years, ace music director A.R.Rahman seems to direct a film. There are rumors stating that A.R.Rahman is busy with his script and film is likely to go onto sets next year.

A.R.Rahman’s close friend Resul Pookutty said, “We have been discussing, writing and having long chats over scripts. It is a necessary progression for AR to get into film direction. We are already talking to some actors. The film will be on the lines of BLACK.”

Way2movies wishes A.R.Rahman for his success in film direction as well.

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Expensive equipment for Ivan Vera Maadhiri

Kumki fame Vikram Prabhu is performing lead role in Ivan Vera Maadhiri. Director M.Saravanan is wielding the megaphone. Debutant Surabhi is paring with Vikram Prabhu in Ivan Vera Maadhiri.

As per reports Saravanan is planning a huge climax shoot near Old Mahabalipuram Road. Recently, producers ordered an expensive technology for a crucial part of the film. The team has roped in experts for helicam and chopper shots, Pro Aerial Cinema, from Bangkok to film the scene.

Ivan Vera Maadhiri will also have Vamsi Krishna in a prominent role. C Satya is composing tunes for this film and cinematography is handled by Shakthi. N.Subhash Chandra Bose and N.Linguswamy are producing this film under Thirupati Brothers Productions.

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Divya Spandana won’t play sex worker

Divya Spandana

Director Vijayprasad a popular face in Kannada industry is upset that Divya Spandana who was initially offered the lead role in his movie has opted out of a forthcoming project at short notice.

Divya has a good following in Kollywood thanks to her roles in Pollathavan and Vaaranam Aayiram. Following which the director had appraoched her for the role of a sex worker. Moreover she has been part of Vijayprasad’s past releases such as Chitlikku and had gladly signed on the dotted line.

Interestingly a close source pointed out that Divya’s mom is currently campaigning for the Hebbal Assembly Constituency. It is her moms directions that the pretty daughter opted to stay away from getting into controversies.Divya’s late decision on the contrary,has made her low profile movie project gain unwanted hype midst her fans.

However, her unprofessional refusal to turn up at the first schedule was a blow to the director and his crew’s confidence. Following which the director is on the hunt of a new actress. He has also registered a comlpaint against her with a leading union in the state.

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Divya Spandana won’t play sex worker

Divya Spandana

Director Vijayprasad a popular face in Kannada industry is upset that Divya Spandana who was initially offered the lead role in his movie has opted out of a forthcoming project at short notice.

Divya has a good following in Kollywood thanks to her roles in Pollathavan and Vaaranam Aayiram. Following which the director had appraoched her for the role of a sex worker. Moreover she has been part of Vijayprasad’s past releases such as Chitlikku and had gladly signed on the dotted line.

Interestingly a close source pointed out that Divya’s mom is currently campaigning for the Hebbal Assembly Constituency. It is her moms directions that the pretty daughter opted to stay away from getting into controversies.Divya’s late decision on the contrary,has made her low profile movie project gain unwanted hype midst her fans.

However, her unprofessional refusal to turn up at the first schedule was a blow to the director and his crew’s confidence. Following which the director is on the hunt of a new actress. He has also registered a comlpaint against her with a leading union in the state.

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Vishwaroopam issue settled; To be released in Tamil Nadu with 7 cuts

Kamal Haasan at the secretariat

Kamal Haasan has finally reached an amicable agreement with Muslim groups over the screening of movie ‘Vishwaroopam’ in Tamil Nadu. Kamal has agreed to delete 7 objectionable scenes and to mute the Quran verses from the film.

The settlement was reached after a 5-hour meeting between Kamal Haasan’s camp and Muslim groups in the presence of Home Secretary R Rajagopal IAS at the Secretariat in Chennai.

The edited movie will be released in Tamil Nadu, after receiving the approval from Censor Board again. The matter will come up for hearing on February 6.

“I had a discussion with my Muslim brothers. They told me which are the scenes that would offend and could be removed. I have agreed to delete few objectional sequences”, said the actor, while addressing the media.

Kamal added that the issue has been settled amicably. “We will immediately arrange to announce the date of release after consultations, including with technical team”, said Kamal.

Following this, the Muslim groups  have declared that no more protests will be held against the ban of Vishwaroopam. M H Jawahirullah on behalf of the Muslim organisations said, “Kamal has agreed to delete 7 objectionable portions out of 12 portions that were told by us. He also has agreed to mute some scenes”.

The tri-lingual film, originally slated for release on January 25, was banned by Tamil Nadu state government for two weeks, as the govt. feared that its screening would spawn protests.

Meanwhile, the hindi version of the film titled ‘Vishwaroop‘, released on Friday, opened to good response in North India, with multiplex owners claiming that the controversy surrounding the movie has generated more curiosity among the audience.

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Cultural terrorism should stop: Kamal Hassan

Noted actor Kamal Hassan, expressing his shock at the two-week ban ordered by the Tamil Nadu government on his film "Vishwaroopam" after objections from Muslim organisations, said Thursday he would seek a legal remedy.

In a statement Kamal Hassan said: "I have been ruthlessly used as a vehicle by small groups who seek political profile. Icon bashing is a great way to be noticed when you are not one yourself. It is happenning again and again. Any neutral and patriotic Muslim will surely feel pride on seeing my film. It was designed for that purpose."

"Now I will rely on law and logic to come to our support. This kind of cultural terrorism will have to stop," he added.

The film, which deals about the adversities of war, was majorly shot in the US and Afghanistan.

While he is touched by the support he and his film gets, Kamal added that he is appalled at how his movie is construed to be against his Muslim brothers.

"I am not only hurt by these accusations of denigrating a community but my sensibilities are truly insulted," said Kamal who has written, produced and directed the movie.

He said his statements in favour of the Muslim community has marked him as its sympathizer.

"I have always gone beyond the call of my duty as an actor to voice my opinion in favour of what was humane and civil. I have been part of an organization called Harmony India which worked for Hindu Muslim amity," he added.

On Wednesday the state government banned "Vishwaroopam" movie for two weeks with around 25 Muslim organisations objected to Kamal's movie on the ground that it portrays the community in bad light.

The Tamil and Telugu versions were slated for a Friday release, while the Hindi version, titled "Vishwaroop", is scheduled to come out Feb 1.

When Muslim organisations had objected to the movie, the 58-year-old organised a special show for them to allay their fears.

However, the organisations hardened their stance after watching the movie, alleging that the community was shown in bad light.

Earlier, the film got into trouble when Kamal had announced that he will premiere it first on DTH and then take it to the theatres.

But when distributors objected, he had to revise his plans. Now the Tamil and Telugu versions will be aired on DTH a week after theatrical release.

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Ajith, Vishnuvardhan film goes Dubai

Ajith’s new film in the direction of Vishnuvardhan has wrapped up major part of the shooting in Mumbai and Chennai and for the next schedule, the unit members are flying to Dubai. Few vital scenes will be canned in Dubai for a week long.

The film has loads of action sequences that will impress the audiences, says the filmmakers. The movie casts Arya, Nayanatara, and Tapsee in the lead roles. AM Ratnam is producing this Ajith-Vishnuvardhan’s movie under Sri Surya Movies Entertainment banner. While P. S. Vinodh and Om Prakash are handling the camera, A. Sreekar Prasad is handling the editing. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the music director of the film.

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Court curbs on 'Vishwaroopam' release till Jan 28

Declining to stay a two-week ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government on the screening of "Vishwaroopam", the Madras High Court Thursday restricted the film's release till Jan 28. A judge will see the movie Jan 26 and decided on its fate.

Made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, "Vishwaroopam", which deals about the adversities of war, is produced and directed by Kamal Haasan who has also acted in it. It was scheduled to release Friday, but the government imposed curbs following protest from Muslim groups.

"The final verdict on the release of 'Vishwaroopam' will be announced on Jan 28. Justice K. Venkatraman will watch the film on Jan 26 and will deliver final verdict on Jan 28," a lawyer said.

The Tamil and Telugu versions were slated for a Friday release, while the Hindi version, titled "Vishwaroop", is scheduled to come out Feb 1.

Kamal challenged the ban by the state government. In his plea, he contended that the movie was cleared by the censor board and the state government could not ban it.

On Wednesday, the state government banned "Vishwaroopam" for two weeks when around 25 Muslim organisations objected to Kamal's movie on the ground that it portrays the community in bad light.

When the Muslim organisations had objected to the movie, the 58-year-old superstar organised a special screening for them to allay their fears.

However, the organisations hardened their stance after watching the movie, alleging that the community was shown in bad light.

Earlier in the day, Kamal, expressing his shock at the two-week ban ordered by the Tamil Nadu government, saying: "I have been ruthlessly used as a vehicle by small groups who seek political profile."

"Icon bashing is a great way to be noticed when you are not one yourself. It is happening again and again. Any neutral and patriotic Muslim will surely feel pride on seeing my film. It was designed for that purpose," he said in a statement.

"Now I will rely on law and logic to come to our support. This kind of cultural terrorism will have to stop," he added.

Earlier, the film got into trouble when Kamal had announced that he will premiere it first on DTH and then take it to the theatres.

But when distributors objected, he had to revise his plans. Now the Tamil and Telugu versions will be aired on DTH a week after the release in theatres.

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Nayanthara roped in for 'Kahaani' remake

Actress Nayanthara, one of the leading actresses of the southern film industry, has been roped in to play Vidya Bagchi in the southern remake of Hindi movie "Kahaani", in which Vidya Balan played the lead.

In the original, directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Vidya played a software programmer. She comes to Kolkata from London in search of her husband.

Expressing her happiness, Nayanthara said: "I am extremely delighted to be a part of this movie."

"The character of Vidya Bagchi was beautifully essayed by Vidya Balan and I should say I am lucky that Endemol approached me for this role. It is definitely a performance oriented role and audiences will see me in a completely different avatar!" she said in a statement.

The actress has known for essaying character-driven roles and she has delivered super hit films across languages down South.

The 27-year-old made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film "Manassinakkare" and followed it with the successful "Vismayathumbathu" in 2004 before foraying into Tamil and Telugu cinema.

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Sekhar Kammula will direct "Kahaani" in Telugu and Tamil.

He is excited to work with Nayanthara and added: "Going by her previous work, I truly feel that Nayanthara can express and connect with the audiences beautifully. It is this endearing quality of hers that makes her our Vidya Bagchi!"

The bilingual remake in Tamil and Telugu is all set to go on floors soon. The film will be co-produced by Endemol India, Logline Productions Pvt. Ltd and Select Media Holdings Pvt Ltd.

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Let 'Vishwaroopam' release, superstar Rajinikanth urges Muslims

Saddened by the ban on his close friend and colleague Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" in the state, superstar Rajinikanth has urged Muslim groups to withdraw their protest.

On Wednesday, the state government banned "Vishwaroopam" for two weeks when around 25 Muslim organisations objected to Kamal's movie on the ground that it portrays the community in bad light.

A day later, the Madras High Court restricted the film's release till Jan 28. A judge will see the movie Jan 26 and decided on its fate.

"I request my Muslim brothers to sit with Kamal Haasan, discuss and release the film without hampering the storyline. He is no ordinary artiste but an extraordinary one who can take Tamil cinema to all new levels," Rajinikanth said in a statement.

"Kamal and I have been friends for over 40 years and I know personally for a fact that he wouldn't hurt the sentiments of anybody let alone Muslims," he added.

Made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, "Vishwaroopam", which deals about the adversities of war, is produced and directed by Kamal who has also acted in it. It was earlier scheduled for a Jan 25 release.

When the Muslim organisations had objected to the movie, Kamal organised a special screening for them. But the members of the organisations hardened their stance after watching the movie, alleging that the community was shown in bad light.

"He should be respected for the fact that he screened the film to Islamic leaders before its theatrical release," said Rajini

"Vishwaroopam" in Tamil and Telugu was scheduled to release Friday Jan 25, but was only released in places like Kerala and few parts of Hyderabad.

The film, which also stars Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur and Jaideep Ahlawat, has also been banned in Andhra Pradesh Friday by the state government.

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Healthy competition helps in raising the bar: Piaa Bajpai

Piaa Bajpai has come a long way from being a dubbing artist to one of the well-known faces in southern cinema. Undaunted by the cut-throat competition in showbiz, the actress strongly believes healthy competition paves the way to a better performance.

"I never get pressurised by competition because I feel healthy competition helps in raising the bar with regards to performance. In every film, I've only pushed myself to do better and have always succeeded," Piaa said.

"If one is extremely hard working, then competition will have no effect on him or her," she added.

Finding a foothold in Mumbai filmdom was her goal.

"Even though I always wanted to be an actor, I was not where I was supposed to be - Mumbai. I started my career in Mumbai as a dubbing artist earning anywhere between Rs.200-Rs.500 for one session," said Piaa, who holds a diploma in computer science.

"I did several odd jobs before doing print ads and finally was cast in an ad film opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarshan, who directed the ad film, went on to cast me in my debut Tamil film ('Poi Solla Porom') and rest was history," she said.

"Poi Solla Porom" was a Tamil remake of Bollywood hit "Khosla Ka Ghosla". Since then she has acted in several Telugu and Tamil films, playing both lead and second fiddle.

"I don't believe in lead or second heroine because it's the character that matters to me the most. If my character is important, then all I have to worry about is putting up a good show. Audience loved my performance in 'Ko', 'Goa' and 'Sattam Oru Iruttarai' despite the presence of multiple heroines," said Piaa.

The actress, who has two releases lined up for this year - Telugu-Tamil thriller "Dalam" and Telugu romantic drama "Backbench Student", doesn't believe in luck.

"I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth and therefore had to slog my way up to the place where I'm now. I believe in making it big through constant effort and determination," said Piaa.

Queried about what kind of roles she likes to play, she said, "I like to play characters that I'm happy with but not what the audiences or critics. If I'm happy with my character I don't even worry about the feedback I receive from the viewers because each one will have different perspective".

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Thulasi Nair shares her first birthday picture

Thulasi nair first birthday

This sixteen year old is yet to make her on screen debut. But all credits to her for keeping followers glued to consistent updates. No doubt that Director Mani Ratnam must be glad that his choice is putting her null time to good use and extending an arm to up the ante on the prior to the release of his much awaited movie – Kadal.

Thulasi Nair who plays the female lead in the movie was in news as a music video titled Moongil Thottam featuring her alongside Karthik was released recently. Evidently, her innocent looks have charmed many as she was floored by the messages fans sent her following the videos release online.

Crowning a notch further on her snowy looks this sensuous teenager recently shared a snap clicked on her very first birthday. In fact this baby face matches her adventurous streak even as a little girl as she rides her mango polished tricycle to glory.Well, the smile on her face is evidence enough that she is enjoying every moment on it. Owing to which Thulasi disclosed on her microblogging site recently ” Had the most fun time sitting down with mom and brushing through my childhood albums ♥ those were the best times ! ”

Thulasi it is amazing how you still manage to retain that cute expression on your face. We wait to see viewers of Kadal walk out smiling just like this after its first screening this February 1. Best of luck to you baby Thulasi!

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Udhayam NH4 first look poster

NH 4

The first look poster of  Siddharth’s forthcoming movie Udhayam NH4 has been unveiled a week ago. Debutant director Manimaran will helm the megaphone for this venture. Penned by Vetrimaaran, GV Prakash Kumar is the featured composer for the movie. Its script is set on the National Highway that leads to Bangalore.

More importantly, the movie will also see the return of Divya Spandana to Kollywood in a guest appearance. The sensuous beauty also has Kadhal 2 Kalyanam up for release as she waits in anticipation to pull off a string of success at the box office.

The poster for he next reveals a gritty looking Siddharth standing with 4 Way Lug Wrench in his hand.  Looking sideways his character is centered on a busy highway and a determination to resolve a matter much important is indicated by the duotone poster.

Produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri and Vetrimaaran the movie is completing its post production at a brisk pace. We wish the this road leads to success for the cast and crew of Udhayam NH4.

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Rettai Thala will be Ajiths next with AR Murugadoss

Ajith

There is no doubt that Thala Ajith has a way with his words. Previously when Vishnuvardhan wanted to name his ongoing directorial as Thala taking a slice of the actors’ brand wagon Ajith had politely declined the offer. In response, Thala had purposefully remarked that the story and script were much important, and they outweighed his individual presence in the movie at all costs.Eventually, left with no choice the title is still being decided upon although many expect it to called Valai.

Meanwhile, in a turn of events, owing to Ajiths much suspected collaboration with AR Murugadoss an industry insider recently reports“Thala’s forthcoming project will be titled as Rettai Thala as he will play a dual role in the same.As Murugadoss gave birth to their popular association, Thala has also agreed to ARM’s request. ” However, the official announcement on the same is yet to confirm the reports.

If the reports turn true Ajith and Murugadoss will shake hands after a longtime sans their much praised past success Dheena in 2001. Nonetheless, fans of Thala will have to keep calm and hold on till Ajith completes his ongoing project with Vishnuvardhan. Likewise,  AR Murugadoss will stay busy with Thuppakkis north Indian release.

Once they are through with the movies, fans can set off their firecrackers as  they may soon witness the duo kick starting  Rettai Thala in all glory.

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Muslim organisations demand ban on Vishwaroopam release with the Chennai commissioner

Vishwaroopam

A flock of Muslim organizations stood tall against the screening of Kamal Haasan`s Vishwaroopam that opened for advance booking earlier in the day. The move has been suspected to be a plot by close competitors of Ulganayagan Kamal who have advantageously irked the religious sentiments of the community and are hoping ill for the actor.

Viswaroopam opposing muslim organisation at the Commisioners office

Followed the much promised special screening of the movie for the community prior to its release MH Jawahirullah, MLA and President for the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam along with his close representatives cried out in unison seeking to ban Kamals magnum opus in the making for two long years.

Furthermore the organisation has  also sought a prompt decision from the City Police Commissioner S George as they stated the trailer of the movie itself is biased and hurt the sentiments. It clearly portrayed the religion in bad light and the followers as outsiders of the nation.

Meanwhile, Kamal who has already tackled his way through innumerable objections by theatres is expecting a good turnout for his movie.Reportedly tickets for January 25,26 and 27 have been already sold out in the major cineplexes in the state.However, representatives from Haasans camp have been far away from reach as the team is busy preparing for a screening this January 24 in Los Angeles.

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Ajith’s dual role in Murugadoss film

Ajith who has signed up Valai in Vishnuvardhan direction has also signed up another biggie to be directed by Murugadoss. While the news has been in rounds for sometime, here is the latest news that Ajith is playing dual roles in the film.

Ajith has earlier played dual roles in Citizen, Vaali, Villain and Varalaaru which resulted as Box-Office hits and now after a good gap Ajith will entertain his fans in dual roles.

The movie also brings the comeback of exciting combo Ajith and Murugadoss after a long gap post the release of Dheena in 2001. The fans are looking forward for this combo and we’ll provide you the interesting happenings of the film right here.

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Gnanavelraja dismantles his team after successive failures

After back-to-back failures as producer with Karthi starrer Saguni and Alex Pandian, film-maker K.E Gnanavelraja has reportedly initiated a secretive ‘stock-taking’ exercise with his trusted team of aides. Sources close to Gnanavelraja, uncle of actors Suriya and Karthi, say that the exercise is apparently intended to find out the reasons/factors which contributed to both the films biting the dust at the box-office.

Gnanavelraja’s  current 12-member team are the people assigned with the job of listening to the scripts from directors. Depending on the director’s reputation and the script(s), the team decides on behalf of Gnanavelraja as to whether or not the script(s) narrated to them deserve(s) investment. Gnanavelraja is  also known to stick to his team’s decision.

Following the  poor choice of  Saguni and Alex Pandian, Not satisfied with the team’s work, Gnanverraja is said to be dismantling’ or ‘dissolving’ the team. At a recent meeting with the team, he has given the members a literal ‘dressing down’ and asked them to be wary of market trends and the public liking before deciding on the scripts which are narrated to them.

In the meantime, while movies produced by his home production are biting the dust at box-office at regular intervals, the other film distributed under his banner Attakathi and Kumki have done well. A ‘formal’ research is being conducted to go into this syndrome which belies logic.

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Vishal: Certain Forces tried to block Samar release

Actor Vishal did drop a ‘bombshell’ by saying that certain ‘forces’ were quite intent in getting his film Samar blocked from release during the teams success meet. Samar is doing reasonably well in theatres  after its release last week , also it has received all-round critical acclaim especially for its screenplay.

The movie team comprising director Thiru, lead actors Vishal and Trisha met the media last week to celebrate the success of their movie.  During the meet, Vishal revealed,  “Samar has had been facing a lot of obstacles right from the start and  towards the end certain forces had made  plenty of efforts to block the film’s progress and release. All those efforts were happening behind us and therefore, we were unable to pinpoint the culprits. “

Director Thiru speaks out on Studio Greens cheap strategy

Later at the meet Vishal thanked everyone for the positive reviews of the film,  he added”We were always confident during the making of the film, that the  screenplay would surely get accolades as and when the film gets released in theatres. Our prediction has now turned true. The film has turned out to be a hit film and I’m thankful to all those who have been behind in making this possible.”

Further he added, “Fans and movie-goers who always patronize films made with sincerity and hard-work are responsible for the success of Samar. The Telugu version of the film will be releasing this Friday (25th January). I would like to work with director Thiru once again. I’m also quite happy that my first film with long-time friend Trisha has turned out to be a successful affair,”. 

He also informed that the film is likely to be released in more theatres in the days to come.

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Hindu Maha Sabha files obscene complaint against Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya

The Hindu Maha Sabha (HMS) on Sunday has filed a complaint against Rama Narayanan and Santhanam, the producers of the film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (KLTA), accusing them of depicting Hindu Goddess Amman and women cops in a derogatory manner in the film. Veer Vasanthakumar, the president of HMS,  who filed a complaint with the city police commissioner seeking action against the producers and has also demanded deletion of the said scenes.

The complaint said, “Produced by Rama Narayanan and Santhanam, Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya was released in theatres recently. In a particular sequence, Santhanam, Srinivasan and Sethu who play the lead roles are shown ‘playing’ in an inebriated state to grab the trident(Trishulam) and the ornaments of Amman, she has in her possession. Sequences wherein Goddess Amman is made to look hapless have hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community.

Also, in another sequence, one of the heroes is shown to teasing a  woman cop and removing her belt. Such sequences  have insulted the feelings of those who worship Goddess Amman and the reputation of women. These scenes are strongly condemn-able and should be deleted from the film with immediate effect.“ the complaint concluded.

HMS has also threatened to stage protest outside the residences of Ramanarayanan and Santhanam if those sequences are not deleted from the film forthwith.

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Harris Jayaraj crowned the king of romance

Harris Jayaraj

Harris Jayarajs forthcoming album would be Irandam Ulagam and it is scheduled for a release this February. Following the announcement by the composer himself interest midst music lovers has soared substantially as this is the first time Harris and Selvaraghavan will come together for a project.

In response, to the experience with the composer at the studio Director Selvaraghavan wrote on his microblogging site, “Harris can be hereafter crowned as king of romance. Love u bro. My bro sang a song and that’s a beautiful soup song About husbands my friends. Not lovers.”

Selva also had a message for his fans who have been patiently waiting for the movie release date since a longtime. He mentions, “After a brief period of isolation I am back. Lets have fun with irandaam ulagam. Irandaam ulagam should be an experience. I welcome u all in to the world I have created. It’s a fun ride.will take a few more months.Thanks for all the feedback. Audio will be released soon and pls give me time to create what I exactly have in my mind. And trust me.”

Touted to be a romantic drama Irandam Ulagam features Arya and Anushka in pivotal roles, together for the first time on-screen. It’s also the first time ever that Selvaraghavan would be directing Aarya and Anushka. We hope the music by Harris Jayaraj electrifies the launch in its follow up to its silver screen release.

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Bejoy Nambiar urged to postpone Davids release as Kadal releases on the same day

Bejoy Nambiar urged to postpone Davids release as Kadal releases on the same day:

Bejoy Nambiar

Mani Ratnam much awaited forthcoming release Kadal recently brushed past the critical eyes of the censor board with a spotless U certificate.

Following which the director is making sure to book the major theatres in the state preceding its release. A close source mentions, “In all probability the movie will release this February 1^st.”  In addition, featuring a chartbusting album by Isapuyal AR Rahman and cinematographer Rajiv Menon behind the lens, fans eagerly look forward to another blockbuster from the inimitable trio.

Meanwhile, closing in on the competition simultaneuosly is Mani’s own past assistant and director Bejoy Nambiar. He plans to release the Vikram and Jiiva starrer David on the same day . On good advice, industry insiders remarked it would be tactful to postpone the release of David to a much further date as competition will be heavy at the box office and a scarcity of theatres will affect the proceedings.

With Vishwaroopam releasing on January 25th across five hundred plus screens and Kadal basking in a majority of screens in Tamil Nadu,  David may have to face the brunt of the move eventually. However, nothing has been officially confirmed from the David camp yet.

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Shruti haasan the Brand Ambassador of Chennai Rhinos

Shruti haasan the Brand Ambassador of Chennai Rhinos

The third edition of Celebrity Cricket League will kick start at Kochi this February 9, 2013. For the opening match a mighty Kerala Strikers will battle out against Mumbai Heroes.Hailing from Chennai the defending champions Chennai Rhinos will have on its side a capable team led by Vishal as Captain and his team that includes Vikranth,   Arya,    Bharath,    Hamsavardhan,    Jiiva,    Jithan Ramesh,    Karthik Kumar,    Prithivi,    Ramana,    Rishi,    ,Shaam,    Shiva,    Shanthnoo,    Sri Balaji and Vishnu.

Crowning a glamorous campaign for the Rhinos will be Shruti Haasan who will flaunt herself as the brand ambassador for the team. Notably in the past bombshell Sameera Reddy and Mollywood siren Amala Paul have also cheered the team to consecutive back to back titles in the prestigious tournament.

Shruti Haasan who was happy to be chosen, recently revealed on her micrologging site “On my way to the ccl curtain raiser so so happy to be the ambassador for the chennai rhinos!! Go rhinos! Absolutely adore the chennai rhinos!! Such awesome boys! Proud to be the team ambassador it’s going to be super fun!”

No doubt that The Chennai Rhinos will be banking on Shruti to distract the bowlers of the opposing lot. Hopefully she will help them to clinch their hat trick victory in the coming times. Good luck to you Shuthi Not at tough task at hand for you afterall.

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Vazhakku Enn 18/9 gives Thirrupathi Brothers to celebrate their international success

Vazhakku Enn

Vazhakku Enn 18/9 directed by Balaji Sakthivel created headlines as it recently bagged the honors as ‘Best movie’ in the 10th edition of the Chennai Internal Film Festival.

With a good support from producer Lingusamy’s – Thirrupathi Brothers, the offbeat teen crime thriller seamlessly brought forth a strong script and well sculpted characters to the fore. In much contrast to the populating list of ongoing ‘masala action flicks’ at the box office this movie has taken a different route denying stooping low to commercial candy flossing.

No doubt that the authenticity has generated a cult following and audiences have been requesting repeated screenings of the movie. Owing to its great response the movie was also adjudged as the best movie at the  South Asian Film festival Paris which is also known as Festival du film d’Asie du Sud Transgressif.

Long story cut short the movie is a modern tale about a lad who works under a Tiffin vendor and his world.  Well, the international success is indeed another reason for Thirrupathi Brothers to celebrate as it is fuel to the humongous success they received post the release of their recent production Kumki.

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Kamal revises release plans, but says DTH future of cinema

Kamal Haasan had decided to premiere his Tamil film "Vishwaroopam", its dubbed Telugu version and the Hindi "Vishwaroop" on DTH a day before the scheduled theatrical release. But distributors were unhappy with the move and Kamal had to shelve that plan.

"The Hindi version is being released on Feb 1. It cannot be released on Jan 25 along with the Tamil and Telugu versions because 'Race 2' is releasing the same day," the actor-director-producer said on the new revised release plans.

The film stars Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose and Kamal who has also directed the film.

But he is as confident of the DTH premiere strategy as he was before he was compelled to bow down.

"Look at the success through the DTH of the new Richard Gere film 'Arbitrage'. It has collected double its theatre collections on DTH. DTH is the future of cinema. The postponement of my film's release gave me an opportunity to convince my film fraternity of the feasibility of DTH.

"Unfortunately, the advance bookings had already opened when we postponed. We had to say sorry to the disappointed patrons. But I have to tell you, the advance bookings were unprecedented. No one refrained from going to the theatres because of the DTH. The panic regarding DTH is prevalent all over the world."

As far as the DTH telecast is concerned, Kamal said: "The south Indian distributors and exhibitors have requested a four-day headstart for the theatrical release. I made it easier for them. The DTH telecast would now be on Saturday, February 2 following the theatrical release on Friday Jan 25."

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Sundaattam Movie Trailer

Sundaattam Movie Trailer

Sundattam Movie Trailer

Sundaattam Cast and Crew

Director: Brahma

Cast: Irfan,Arundhati

Music Director: Britto

Lyricst: Na.Muthukumar , Snehan , Palanibharathi

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Moongil Thottam KADAL Video Song Promo

Moongil Thottam KADAL Song

Moongil Thottam KADAL Song Promo

Moongil Thottam KADAL Video Song Promo

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Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal Movie Wallpapers

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s next film ‘Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal‘ Movie Wallpapers. Directed by SR Prabhakaran who directed Sasikumar’s recent hit Sundarapandian, the film has Nayanthara playing the female lead and Santhanam is handling the comic portion.

Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal Movie Wallpapers

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Shruti Haasan to release her poems in English and Tamil

Whoever said beauty and brains don’t mix in a woman often would have to eat back his words: meet Shruti Haasan, the pretty-faced, mightily-talented and multifaceted actress who is also in possession of a hourglass figure besides a flooring smile. To top it all, Shruti has the requisite amount of acting potential to become a front-line actress and the capacity to dub in her own voice in films.  After failed debut ventures in Telugu and Hindi,  the pretty lady is slowly evolving as an actress of substance, as witnessed in last year’s 3 (Tamil) and Gabbar Singh (Telugu).

She appears to have successfully come out of the tag of often referred to as the ‘eldest daughter’ of ‘Ulaganayagan’ Kamal Haasan. For a girl who can compose music, write lyrics and sing them with aplomb besides performing on-screen to the song, only the sky appears to be the limit.

Shruti appears to have a special liking towards writing poems at will and whenever she finds enough time to let her wings of imagination take flight. Many are passionate about writing poems but few can be as successful as Shruti in penning poems with prowess in both English and Tamil. The poems she has penned over the past many years have accumulated in huge numbers which she plans to bring out in the form of a book.

Separate issues would be brought out in Tamil and English comprising Shruti’s poems. These poems have covered wide-ranging issues such as society, romance, welfare, etc. The titles of both the Tamil and English versions and the date on which these books would be released are getting finalized and would soon be revealed, it is learnt.

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Dhanush Mariyaan’s unique shoot

Dhanush’s forthcoming film Mariyaan directed by Bharat Bala was shot in a unique manner. The regular shoot was started with climax and last scene and the entire shoot was taken in reverse. The makers have finished off the shooting schedules with first scene of the movie.

"Mariyaan was filmd in reverse T climax was t 1st scne 2 b filmed and Dhanush hd 2 work al his emotions in reverse," tweeted director Bharat Bala. Dhanush will be seen in the role of a construction site worker while Parvathi Menon is playing his love interest.

AR Rahman has provided the soundtrack and the makers wrapped up canning all the songs shooting and Mariyaan will hit the big-screens very soon.

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Welcome Ulaga Iyakunar Kamal says Balu Mahendra

Balu Mahendra

Although Kamal Haasan considers K Balachander as his prime mentor he has cited Balu Mahendra and P Bharathiraja amongst his major influences during the recently held audio launch for the Telugu version of Vishwaroopam.

Post the event his day was filled with flattering responses from Bharathiraja. However, Kamal was still a bit disappointed that Balu Mahendra could not make it to the prestigious function due to some personal problems.

Following which Kamal made sure that a special showcase of his action thriller be made for Balu Mahendra. Much to his surprise after the show Balu Mahendra remarked “Kamal should be known as Ulaga Iyakunar from now on. He is possessed by the medium of cinema like no one else and I am proud that he is a fellow Tamilian.  I pride myself in being a close friend of his.”

The statement has been well received by Kamals fans and good wishes are pouring in for the actor. His action-thriller which is written, directed and produced by Kamal will also feature Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose and Shekhar Kapur in supporting roles. The movie awaits its release scheduled for January 25 all across the state. Subsequently a DTH premiere of the movie will follow a week later.

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Panivizhum Malarvanam Movie Stills

Panivizhum Malarvanam Movie Stills

Panivizhum Malarvanam Movie

Starring Abhilash,

Directed by P James David

Music By Rajin

Camera by Arun prasad

Executive Producer: SK Aravinth

Produced by Maaruthy Nanthan and Indran under the banner of CTN production Media.

Panivizhum Malarvanam Movie Stills

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Powerstar Srinivasan happy with the response for KLTA

Powerstar Srinivasan

Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya is a sure winner at the box office this Pongal. Bringing along with it the special attraction Powerstar Srinivasan and his comical injections the movie has successful established itself on top of the game.

Walking out of the theatres many are in awe of Powerstars antics in the movie. Certainly he has overshadowed his close support Santhanam and Sethu in their chase for Vishaka Singh with his quirky facial expressions.

Powerstar says “I always wanted to do commercial roles for the masses because at the end of the day it is my fans who will decide if I should stay or leave. I am happy from the response I have got from them and will continue to tickle them till they get tired of me.”Notably Powerstar had previously mentioned about a sequel to the movie and we asked him about the same. On which he replied “Nothing is finalized yet, I will announce it once we are totally sure.”

Meanwhile in its first three days, KLTA has collected near to Rs.7 crore in Tamil Nadu alone and will enter its second week at the box office tomorrow. Overwhelmed by the response recently Udhayanidhi Stalin who is distributing the film through his banner Red Giant Movies confirmed the same as he wrote “KLTA’s last 3 days collection for Tamil Nadu theatrical is Rs.6,80,65,560 and distributor share is Rs.3,75,98,768. We will be increasing the screens from now on.”

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Neerparavai becomes part of Stalins success story as it completes 50 days

Neerparvai

Seenu Ramasamy’s Neerparavai recently touched the prestigious landmark of a 50 day run at the box office and became a part of Stalins successful stint as a producer. The above poster was released on the special occasion.

Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin it is indeed a great time for the producer/distributor. In addition Stalin recently bagged the distribution rights for Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam in Salem area. Furthermore he is also expecting a long run with ‘Pongal winner’ Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya at the box office which is entering its second week in success. He is the distributor the movie through his banner Red Giant Movies.

Actor Vishnu the lead actor of Neerparavai recently remarked on his mcroblogging site “50th day of NEERPARAVAI..all thanks to our team @Udhaystalin @seenuramasamy @NRRaghunanthan thnks evryone for d wishes..

Seconding him and joining in the celeberations is N.R.Raghunanthan who gave the background score for the movie. He says “Finished Press show, getting superb response for NeerParavai movie and BGM. Thank you @Udhaystalin and @seenuramasamy for the opportunity “

Well Stalin is surely reaping benefits from his contributions to Kollywood in a the best possible way. Way to go Giant!

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Vishwaroopam in Auro 3D Theatre List

Vishwaroopam AURO 3D

List of screens releasing Vishwaroopam in Auro 3D(Tentative)

City	Cinema Name	Screen	Status
Chennai	Devi Cinemas	Devi Screen	Coming Soon
Chennai	Mayajal	Screen-07,12	22.01.2013
Chennai	Sangam Cinemas	Roopam	Coming Soon
Chennai	Sathyam Cinemas	G Degrees	Ready
Chennai	Sundar Theatre	Screen 1	Ready
Hyderabad	Prasadz	Screen 4	Ready
Madurai	Thanga Regal	Screen 1	Ready
Madurai	Vetri Theatre	Screen 1	Ready
Mysore	DR Cinemas	Screen 4	19.01.2013
Trichy	Vijay Theatre	Screen 1	Coming Soon
Vellore	Aascar Cinemas	Raja	Coming Soon

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Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom Movie 50th Day Celebration

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom Movie 50th Day Celebration

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom 50th day celebration

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom team celebrated the 50th Day function at Chennai.

Director Balaji Tharaneetharan,Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathri, V.S.Rajkumaran, C.Premkumar, Keyaar,Vimal, KV Anand, Dhananjayan, R.Parthiban,  Amma Creations T Siva, Yugi Sethu, Ranjith, KE Gnanavel Raja, Rajkumar, Vigneswaran, Bagavathi Perumal, Chitra Lakshmanan,Lakshmi Ramakrishnan,were among those seen spotted

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Anushka New Hot Navel Show Photos

anushka latest hot navel show images in damarukam movie stills

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