After the tremendous success of Kandasamy, Chiyaan Vikram is all set to proceed to his next project in Tamil. And its going to be with none other than director Selvaraghavan. In an EXCLUSIVE, confirming the news, Vikram tells us ,"Yes I am doing a film with Selvaraghavan."
Disclosing details about his character in the film he says, "The character I play is going to be totally 'out of the box'. This has been something we have been toying with ever since the time I was doing Pithamagan. Its taken this long for both Selva and me to bring it under the anvil !"
The shooting of the film is slated to begin on Oct 20th. Speaking about the launch he says, "We are rushing through this schedule because we want to capture the wondrous landscapes of Leh and Ladakh before the snow strikes." Unlike the long time Selvaraghavan has taken for his last venture Ayirathil Oruvan, this film is going to be ready for Chiyaan's fans by the middle of next year.
And are his co-stars Swathi and a Hollywood actress as rumours go? Says Vikram, not giving anything away, "Lets see! Doesn’t it sound like a great idea though?"
With so much going for the film, looks like its going to be a sizzling summer treat for Chiyaan's fans next year.
Director Hari needs no introduction when it comes to punctualities. Much adhered to predesigned ground works, the filmmaker just completes the project much or before the assigned deadline. It has been more evident in the past and again with his present project ‘Singam’ starring Suriya-Anushka in lead roles.
The film started rolling with first schedule hitting the floors of Tuticorin and surrounding locales. The entire crew has left the down south with the completion and will kick-start with following schedule herein Chennai.
According to the sources, the second schedule will start rolling after the three day FEFSI meet that will bring almost every film personalities of Tamil film industry together.
‘Singam’ is produced by Studio Green in collaboration with Big Pictures. Suriya does the cop role with hottie Anushka starring opposite him in the female lead and Prakash Raj enacting a prominent character. Devi Sri Prasad has scored music
The Red Giants team of producer Udayanidhi Stalin, director KS Ravikumar and hero Suriya seemed visibly upbeat about their Divali release Aadhavan at the media interaction today.
“Aadhavan is a complete family entertainer for all age groups to come together and watch in the theatres this Divali,” says Suriya. Speaking about the highlights of the film he said, “It has action, comedy, romance and one of the highlights is 15 minutes of me playing a ten year old boy in the flashback scenes,” revealed Suriya.
The movie stars Nayanthara about whom Suriya says, “She is looking even more beautiful in this film than any other. She is a real professional who would be on sets well on time despite the fact that her make up and costumes took more time than the others.”
The veteran artist Saroja Devi has done a major role in the film and Vadivelu brings up the comedy. Anand Babu, son of veteran actor Nagesh has an important role as well. “There are lots of things even for a repeat audience to enjoy in the film. Director KS Ravikumar has seen to that and added his special touch to every scene,” says Suriya.
Another highlight is a song with Suriya in several get ups.
Looks like its going to be a cracker of a Divali for Suriya fans!
Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru’ – first film to be produced by Satyam Cinemas and Real Images is all set to hit the screens on September 25. With buzzes rounding up across airs that T4 is a comedy entertainer, director Nandini has something to clarify with it.
Getting about to speak about this, director Nandini utters, “I just want to clarify that Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru isn’t just a comedy film with mirthful quotients. The main storyline goes all the way with romantic-thriller interwoven with laughter riot.”
Satyam Cinemas is vigorously promoting the film, right from the continuous trailers to the pictures imprinted on popcorn buckets.
The film features Ajmal and debutant Rupa in lead roles while Mouli performs a prominent role.
Post-recession, Satyam Cinemas seems to have backed to top-of-charts under the criterion of Film Business Market. Instantaneously, the theatre group forayed into production of films and indeed plans to expand the territory over other theatres in the city.
Now, the Satyam Cinemas has expanded the territory over Thygaraja Cinemas located at Lattice Bridge Road, Tiruvanmiyur in Chennai. Possibly, this could be the best offer for film buffs in Adyar and Tiruvanmiyur that they can experience the real new experience of Satyam Cinemas with best digital sounds and RDX effects. Apart from renovating the existing theatre, a new cinema hall would be constructed.
The construction works have already commenced and will be completed by April 2010.
Actor Vijay – Vijay Antony: the duo combo coming together had raised everyone hopes for their specific mantra of stunning music and dance. Perhaps, the songs of ‘Vettaikaran’ don’t exceed your expectations. The musical album has a mix of some good and well as lacks impressiveness in few.
Top10cinema brings you the exclusive music review of Vijay’s ‘Vettaikaran’…
1. Puli Urumudhu
Vocal: Ananthu, Mahesh Vinayagam
Lyrics: Kabilan
A ‘perfect picture’ for all Vijay buffs and indeed it’s an indirect political propaganda that the actor had looked out for. Precisely, nothing seems to be impressive on both instrumentations and vocalisms. It’s more or else tuned in the same theme of ‘Singam Ondru Purapattadhe’ from Rajnikanth starrer ‘Arunachalam’.
2. Chinna Thamarai
Vocal: Krish, Suchitra
Lyrics: Vivega
Sounds interesting on rap lines and fill-ins. But again, the playback singers don’t fill the space. The sensuously erotic song has the right appeal over lyrics penned by Vivega. ‘Chinna Thamarai’ has yet another version in the later part of album.
3. Naan Adichaa…
Vocal: Shankar Mahadevan
Lyrics: Kabilan
A fast-beat title song well-tailored for Vijay and it is sure to become a sensational hit amongst his fans. Amongst the other tracks, this one happens to be a perfect score by Vijay Antony. For sure, it would throw extreme excitements with Vijay’s spellbinding dance.
4. Karigaalan
Vocal: Surchth, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
Lyrics: Kabilan
In simple terms, the song isn’t a recommended number and naturally, if you wouldn’t feel adhered to the tunes. Per chance, scenarios could be different after the film’s release.
6. Ucchimanda
Vocal: Krishna Iyer, Shoba Shekar, Charulathamani, Shakthi Shree
Lyrics: Annamalai
Apart from the fast-running notes and rhythms on acoustic and electric guitars, there is nothing for special mention here. Vijay’s mother Shobha Shekar has crooned the song and she does her part well.
Final verdict
‘Naan Adithcha’ is a peppy commendable number while ‘Chinna Thamira’ maybe a slow pick up. But we aren’t sure about rest of the songs and maybe with vigorous promotions of Sun Pictures, paradigms maybe shifted… But on whole, it’s a big disappointment from Vijay Antony who spelled mind-boggling tunes in his previous albums.
Banner: AVM Productions, Sun Pictures. Producer: M. Balasubramaniam , B. Gurunath Meiyappan Starring: Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse, Sri Hari, Sri Nath. Director: Babu Sivan. Music Director: Vijay Anthony.
Actor Suman who got a state award for his villains role in Sivaji is happy for another reason as well. ‘I got to spend one and half years almost, with none other than the superstar himself during the making of the film,” he says. This experience was an unforgettable one for the actor.
Recalling those days he says, “Rajnikanth is a modern guru. He gave me a lot of advice about life, our profession, how to respect elders, how to balance work and family life and how to be a good human. He used to tell me a lot about how to be punctual and do our best for the producer who has so much riding on the projects we work in. Rajni himself would come well in advance for any shoot with make up, setting an example that we could see for ourselves. From him I learnt many things about how to face competition, how to face the future and how to live ones life to the fullest,” says Suman.
It’s undoubtedly, advice that he will always remember and cherish in his life.
Possibly, ‘Ninaithale Inikkum’ may not be a blockbuster or a film successfully crossing 100 days, but there’s a great lesson for our existing filmmakers who are much blindfolded in remaking films without a single change.
Debutant Kumaravelan kick-starts with a bright and commendable show differentiating himself from these filmmakers just replicating the features from original-to-remake versions…. It was weird to watch few moviemakers who never spared even costumes and the wall colors.
We’re sure you should have got your guesses right on whom we are pointing on.
To start off with, ‘Ninaithale Inikkum’ is a film to appreciate for its very rare kind of remake. Yeah! The filmmaker has just adapted the conceptualization of Lal Jose (director of Classmates) and spells a new-fangled treatment, especially with a different screenplay from original version. Trust us! Apart from couple of sequences, rest of the film is completely different from what it appeared in Lal Jose’s flick. Our heartily congrats to Kumaravelan: for these earnest efforts of shaping it uniquely.
The film opens with old students of academic year 2000 batch gathering for a reunion. Well, Shiva (Prithviraj) is making his way from Mumbai to join the occasion where he’ll meet his broken love Meera (Priyamani), close pal (Vishnupriyan), his college-day rival Vasu (Karthik) Karthik (Jeeva) and others. On his journey, he glimpses back to his bittersweet days of college life brimmed with love, friendship, hatred and unbearable pains. In the later span, we’re exposed to a hardcore truth that the entire reunion is nothing about death anniversary of their close friend Sakthi (Sakthi), an asthma patient who passed away during the final year.To accomplish Sakthi’s dreams, his father (Bhagyaraj) launches a music library in their college. Moments later, Meera unable to resist her feelings heads to Shiva’s room to revivify their love.
Unluckily, she’s thrown into extreme shock as Shiva’s neck is chocked with a guitar string.
Immediately, he’s rushed to hospital and cops insist that everyone must stay back in campus until Shiva gets back to consciousness. But doctors aren’t about his status for next 24hrs.
Sakthi’s father is left with no options other than himself setting out to unravel this mysterious incident.But what makes the situations tougher is that – None are sure whether it’s an attempt to suicide or homicide.
The film opens with slow-paced treatment as some of the ingredients in college days offer a feel of déjà vu. But nothing to worry: its sudden turn of events ever since penultimate moments to intermission and the suspense keeps it going till the climax. However, Kumaravelan has repeated few scenes from yesteryear films. Much exemplifying one is Prithviraj, Sakthi and Vishnupriyan watching movie with eunuchs. As known to everyone, it’s a famous comedy track from ‘Eeramaana Rojave’. The entire first half goes much dependent on songs and comedy tracks until the ‘point of twist’ we mentioned above.
Prithviraj has completely drawn himself out from his show in original version. Of course, you’ll feel the difference if compared with both the versions. Indeed, the actor tries out some good steps on dance and engrosses us with it. Ah! After a long time Priyamani gets a role to travel along full story. She plays her part well and we need to compliment her for avoiding skin shows. Karthik Kumar in the role of arrogant rich guy does justice to his role. Bhagyaraj has been offered with interesting dialogues that wins applause at an ease. Don’t miss the final touch rendered by him as in conversation with Prithviraj during climax. ‘Lollu Sabha’ fame Jeeva excels well with a substantial role. It’s nice to see him performing a full-fledged role and in mere future, he may shine over the screens with even non-comical roles. Sakthi suits the space of an innocuous lad and evokes sympathy amongst us with his likeable role.Vishnupriyan is okay.
Vijay Antony’s musical score embellishes the flick in terms of songs. Be it the melodious ones or the fast-beat folk songs, they make you feet-tapping. Cinematography by Balasubramaniam makes the film enriched with best visuals.
On the final not, ‘Ninaithale Inikkum’ is a film to watch out for the gripping tale and interesting screenplay.
What works: Lal Jose’s script, appealing screenplay, strong characterizations, Musical score by Vijay Antony, cinematography, dialogues and shorter duration (120mins)
What doesn’t work: Unwanted song (Sexy Lady), few repeated comedy tracks, the moment where suspense is broken (could’ve been done slightly different).
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Eeram, Banner: S Pictures, Production: Director Shankar, Direction: Arivazhagan, Star-casts: Mirugam fame Aadhi, Nanda, Sindhu Menon, Saranya Mohan, Sreenath and others. Music: Thaman S
Flakey supernatural thriller – possibly, this could be an apt mark or verdict for ‘Eeram’. It’s good to witness new and innovative conceptualizations rendered by our filmmakers, but that doesn’t credit all honors to them. Precisely, ‘Eeram’ being a film under such genre carries lot of copycatted sequences from various Hollywood and Japanese horrors.
So, what would be the clear-cut definition about Eeram? Arivazhagan brings us a clichéd tale of horror where ‘seeking revenge of innocent soul’ factor dominates all throughout the show. Much incisively, it reminds us off ‘Final Destination’, ‘Mirrors’ and more.
The film opens up with Ramya (Sindhu Menon) found dead in bathtub at her apartment. On the call of watchman who witnesses the gruesome scenario, cops reach the spot. It’s Vasu (Aadhi) invited by his pal to have a detailed look into situation. But, he’s completely broken down in spirits to find Ramya in such a situation and we are revealed that both of them were in love during their college days.
As they find a final note penned by Ramya that she has committed suicide, cops have nothing to mark other than closing the file. But Vasu has his own inherent aptitude that there’s a mystery behind her death. He leaves nothing behind his suspicious act of inquiring Ramya’s husband Prabhu (Nanda) – dashed down in his spirits, her neighbors who comment that she had an affair a stranger. On the pars, the story flashes back from Vasu’s perspective of his previous days with Ramya.
But instantly, the story goes through turn of events as the neighbors, a stranger and apartment’s watchman are killed mysteriously.
Now, Vasu sets on the run of serial killer responsible for these murders.
Nonetheless, he has no clues about the murderer except his weapon - Water…
On the opening note, director Arivazhagan starts off the film with a slow-paced touch that lacks substantiality. However as the murders takes places one after the other, especially the one at Udhayam theatre, you’re sure to move edge across your seats. But later in the post-intermission the screenplay drags with lengthy flashback. But again, once the cut backs are done few sequences do excite us during penultimate sequences.
But what’s much disappointing with Arivazhagan is that about replicating ‘Final Destination’, ‘Ring’ and ‘Mirror’ panoramas. They’re projected exactly as the same and the filmmaker could’ve avoided it to prove himself much better than Ram Gopal Varma.
Lots of surprisals from the star-casts: Aadhi has top-notched with his performance with his decent efforts. Well, there aren’t any sequences where he tries to overdo his job. But, he can go ahead try his luck in exceptional roles in mere future. Nanda on an unusual role takes himself to a better task when compared to his previous films. Debutant Sindhu Menon emotes well to the situations. Unlike her previous films, Saranya Mohan doesn’t turn hyperactive and does justice to her role and indeed, she carries the entire second half on her shoulder. Specifically, watch her interacting with Vasu while dining as she exhibits a different behavior. Srinath depicted with grey-shaded character wins applause at few parts.
Technically, the film excels on all panoramas. Hats off to cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa for an innovative placement of camera angles… He could’ve reduced the over-usage of panoramic shots as they turn hackneyed. Thaman carries on with mind-boggling musical score but all the songs sound similar to each other. It would be better if he works out on showing variations. Editing remains sleek and computer generated graphics as well. Be it the title or those elements you observe during a particular murder at Udhayam Theatre, they’ve been perfectly done. But few shots of over-clouded skies do appear artificial.
If Arivazhagan had avoided threadbare factors like usual horror-stuffs, the film would’ve done really well.
Finally, ‘Eeram’ is merely for the lovers of supernatural thrillers while for general audiences, it’s a film that can be watched once and director Shankar can take a cake walk as his low investments would yield him good profit by next week.
What works: Few thrill moments, dialogues, performance of Sindhu Menon, cinematography, open ending…
What doesn’t work: Overloaded women-centric emotions, lengthy second half, long flashbacks spoil the ‘thrill’ vistas, songs…
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